Fisherman loses leg in landmine blast near Myanmar border

April 7, 2025

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT A Bangladeshi fisherman lost his right leg in a landmine explosion while fishing near the Myanmar border on Sunday. The victim, Firoz Alam, 30, is the son of Md Ali Ahmed from the Amtali area of Teknaf’s Hwaikong union. The explosion occurred around noon at Totar Island, located approximately 100 yards inside Myanmar […]Continue Reading

Former UPDF member shot dead in Khagrachhari

April 7, 2025

STAFF REPORTER, KHAGRACHHARI A former member of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF-Prasit) was shot dead in the Dumbil area of Chenghi union in Khagrachhari’s Panchhari upazila early Sunday. The victim, Amar Jiban Chakma, son of Satyapriyo Chakma, was reportedly attacked by a group of unidentified armed men who entered his home around 1:30am and […]Continue Reading

India’s opposition says will challenge Muslim properties bill in top court

April 4, 2025

NEWS DESK India’s opposition parties say they will challenge a recently passed bill that overhauls laws governing Muslim religious endowments in the country’s Supreme Court, Al Jazeera reports. The waqf amendment bill, hailed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “major milestone for reform and transparency”, was passed by the parliament’s upper house early on […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh sends second consignment of emergency aid to Myanmar

April 2, 2025

NEWS DESK Bangladesh has sent the second mission of emergency medicines and relief supplies to the victims of the devastating earthquake in Myanmar. The supplies and medicines were sent through three transport aircraft of the Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) on Tuesday morning, following the instructions of Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, his […]Continue Reading

ASEAN MPs look to bar Myanmar from BIMSTEC over human rights concerns

April 2, 2025

NEWS DESK The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) on Wednesday strongly condemned the decision to invite the “illegitimate” Myanmar military junta to participate in the upcoming Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) meeting in Bangkok on April 3-4. APHR called on BIMSTEC member states, particularly Continue Reading

Myanmar junta chief wants bilateral meeting with Yunus at BIMSTEC summit

March 29, 2025

Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing wants to hold a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Professor Muhammed Yunus on the sidelines of a regional leaders’ summit in Thailand next week. Reuters says Min Aung Hlaing will join the April 3-4 summit in Bangkok of the BIMSTEC grouping of mostly South Asian countries. BIMSTEC, or […]Continue Reading

Bangladeshis in Myanmar safe after powerful quake, says envoy

March 28, 2025

NEWS DESK All Bangladeshi citizens in Myanmar are safe following a powerful earthquake that struck the country on Friday, the Bangladesh ambassador in Yangon has said. The quake, which measured between 7.2 and 7.7 in magnitude, was felt across northern Myanmar in the early afternoon, prompting people to rush out of buildings in search of […]Continue Reading

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh fear aid cuts will deepen crisis

March 27, 2025

Majuna Khatun sat cradling her six-month-old baby at a rehabilitation centre for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, worried her child would be without critical healthcare due to funding cuts from the United States and some European countries, Reuters reports. “Where will I go if this facility closes?” 30-year-old Khatun said at the centre, where her child, […]Continue Reading

Rohingya in Bangladesh face dire consequences if aid money drops, say UN agencies

March 24, 2025

Two United Nations agencies said on Monday that any shortfalls in funding from global donors could have dire consequences for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, Reuters reports. Refugee agency UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration issued the warning at the launch of their first joint multi-year funding appeal for food and educational help to Rohingya […]Continue Reading

Dhaka for innovative solution to Rohingya crisis

March 23, 2025

NEWS DESK Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin on Sunday expressed hope that the upcoming High-Level Conference under the aegis of the UN, to be held in New York, would offer innovative solutions to the Rohingya crisis. He made the remarks as UNHCR Executive Committee Chair Ambassador Marcelo Vazquez-Bermudez met him at the foreign ministry in […]Continue Reading