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Mass demo at camps seeking repatriation

Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar yesterday (Saturday) staged demonstrations demanding "safe and voluntary" repatriation. The day marked one year of the brutal crackdown by the Myanmar army, at Rakhine State in Myanmar, that drove over 7,00,000 Rohingyas to Bangladesh. From 9am to 11am, the Rohingyas, including women and children, demonstrated at the Kutupalong, Balukhali, Palongkhali, Shamlapur, Madhurchhara and Whykhong refugee camps. The Rohingya leaders demanded a safe environment to return to Rakhine. They said due to the crackdown, widespread rape, killings and torture by the Myanmar Army and local vigilantes they had fled to Bangladesh. Even after one year, the international community has yet to address the problem so…

Front Page

Unavailability of funds makes crisis worse

The situation is as bad as it can be with regard to the ongoing Rohingya crisis which is affecting Bangladesh…

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News

Rights bodies call for justice

Different rights bodies yesterday formed a human chain and demanded that Myanmar junta must be brought to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for justice, otherwise ethnic cleansing and genocide like the one in Rwanda will recur in the history, reports UNB. UN agencies and INGOs (International non-government…

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Metro

People still in Eid mood in cities

RAJSHAHI: A huge number of people particularly the teenagers are still rejoicing the Eid festival in the city although the main celebration day was on Wednesday. They are seen visiting the amusement spots especially the bank of the river Padma with joy and enthusiasm making the spots overcrowded till…

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Editorial

Sexual offenders must be punished

For too long the issue of sexual harassment has not bee taken seriously enough. Reports from human rights and women’s rights organisations show that women are often treated with disdain, neglect, or find themselves the victims of even more sexual harassment or abuse when trying to report such…

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Op-ed

The legacy of Karunanidhi

All eyes are on August 28 when the DMK is all set to elect MK Stalin, as party chief following a bitter war of succession in one of the foremost parties down south. As of now its working president is M.K.Stalin, the younger son of late party patriarch M Karunanidhi. Karunanidhi who died…

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Business

Doctorola is here to help you

Getting a doctor’s appointment—especially of a specialist or consultant—can be a daunting task for an ordinary citizen in Bangladesh. Ask Abdul Alim, a private service holder residing in Mirpur, he would tell you why. “My four-year-old daughter was suffering from fever…

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Worldwide

Pope arrives in Ireland facing abuse scandals

DUBLIN: Pope Francis touched down in Dublin yesterday for an historic two-day visit to Ireland, where the Catholic Church is battling to regain trust following multiple sexual abuse scandals, reports AFP. His Alitalia “Shepherd One” flight landed under cloudless skies at 10:26am (0926 GMT),…

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Dhakalive

Four veteran artistes set to rock with stage performance

Veteran artistes Dilara Zaman, Abul Hayat, Mamunur Rashid and Shahiduzzaman Selim are set to rock with stage performance in their old age. The audience can enjoy their performance in the Eid special telefilm titled ‘Abar Elo Je Shondha’ today at 4:30pm on Channel i. Scripted by Masum…

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Sports

Incredible Kohli stirs Tamim to reach zenith

“@imVkohli is unbelievable what a innings,” tweeted Tamim Iqbal after India captain Virat Kohli hit a fighting century against England in Trent Bridge, a one of the toughest condition, to help his side win the Test by 203 runs. Tamim’s tweet came as a surprise to the people who know…

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Nationwide

Public library hamstrung by funds crunch in Jashore

The Jashore Institute Public Library, a non-government public library, is one of the oldest and largest public libraries in the subcontinent. Founded in 1854, it has survived for 164 years, despite several attempts to destroy it. Earlier, the library had received donations from different organisations,…

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Verdict pending for 14yrs in Aug 21 grenade attack case

Even though 14 years have passed since the grenade attack on Sheikh Hasina’s political rally on August 21, 2004, the case has not yet been disposed of due to "unnecessary delay by defence lawyers during the trial process". The prosecution side last year assured that the trial proceedings…

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