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3.7-fold rise since July, says IOM

3.7-fold rise since 
July, says IOM
Some 607,735 undocumented Rohingyas have been identified in four upazilas of Cox's Bazar district and 53 percent of them are women and girls, UNB reports quoting a new report. The assessment was done in four upazilas of the district -- Cox's Bazar Sadar, Ramu, Teknaf and Ukhia. This represents a 3.7-fold increase since the last reporting period in July, 2017 (164,000 displaced individuals), according to a report of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) a copy received yesterday. A total of 429,308 undocumented Rohingyas have arrived since August 25 due to the current ongoing outbreak of violence in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The majority of undocumented Rohingyas are living in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox's Bazar…

Asean chief’s statement ‘misrepresentation of the reality’: Malaysia

Asean chief’s statement ‘misrepresentation of the reality’: Malaysia

Malaysia is disassociating itself from the Asean chairman statement on the Rohingya humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, calling it a “misrepresentation of the reality of the situation”, reports the Star Malaysia. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman said the statement was not based on consensus.…
16.6pc pass in DU ‘Kha’ unit admission tests

16.6pc pass in DU ‘Kha’ unit admission tests

The results of ‘Kha’ unit admission test of Dhaka University for 2017-18 session has been published on Monday with pass rate of 16.56. DU Vice-chancellor Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman announced the results at the central admission office in the university’s administration building around 12:30…
Deaths by lightning

Deaths by lightning

Eight people were killed and seven injured in three incidents of lightning strike in Dinajpur and Sunamganj districts on Saturday, according to a report of this newspaper on Sunday. It is worrying to note that incidents of lightning have increased alarmingly in the country in recent times. According…
The Great Lie 2: The conspiracy

The Great Lie 2: The conspiracy

The Great Lie is the claim put forth by the Myanmar Government that the military actions against the Rohingya are in response to the August 25 attacks of the ARSA on a number of police posts and army camps. The position that the violence involving the Rohingya was caused by these uprisings by an organization…
MNP licence to be awarded after prime minister nod

MNP licence to be awarded after prime minister nod

Posts and Telecommunications Division will award licence to the firm, which was selected trough ‘beauty contest’ for launching mobile number portability (MNP) services in the country, after getting approval of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who is also the posts and telecommunications…
Nearly 50,000 flee amid fears of Bali volcanic eruption

Nearly 50,000 flee amid fears of Bali volcanic eruption

KARANGASEM: Nearly 50,000 people have evacuated their homes for fear of an imminent volcanic eruption on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, disaster officials said Monday, reports AFP. Mount Agung, 75 kilometres (47 miles) from the tourist hub of Kuta, has been shaking since August and threatening…
Syed Shamsul Haq to be remembered at BSA today

Syed Shamsul Haq to be remembered at BSA today

Ahead of wordsmith Syed Shamsul Haq’s first death anniversary tomorrow (September 27), a commemorative programme is being organised to mark the occasion today at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), Segun Bagicha in the capital. As a part of the event, two memorial…
Khulna snatch massive win over Barisal

Khulna snatch massive win over Barisal

Defending champions Khulna Division posted maiden triumph when they outmatched Barisal Division by comprehensive 239 runs on the fourth and final day of the second round affair in the Tier-1 of the Walton National Cricket League yesterday. At the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra, the top-Tier match between…
‘Govt working for uplift of edn sector’

‘Govt working for uplift of edn sector’

GAIBANDHA: Whip of the Jatiya Sangshad and local lawmaker Mahabub Ara Begum Gini yesterday said the government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working relentlessly since 2009 for uplift of overall education sector, reports BSS. “Infrastructural development at the academic institutions…
WHO warns of cholera threat in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps

WHO warns of cholera threat in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps

The World Health Organisation warned yesterday of a growing risk of a cholera outbreak in the makeshift refugee camps in Bangladesh where some 436,000 Rohingya Muslims have sought shelter from unrest in Myanmar, reports AFP from Cox’s Bazar. A month after the exodus began, those dispersed in some…
Taking a step against US impunity in Guantanamo

Taking a step against US impunity in Guantanamo

“I also learned since [my detention] from my brother in Canada that my mother, who is now very elderly, tried to send clothes and other items to me in Guantanamo, to care for me. I never received them. My brothers knew I would not, but how could they stop my mother from trying, it is what mothers…
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