Systemic discrimination and ongoing violations against Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya minority, including denial of citizenship, could amount to crimes against humanity, the United Nations said yesterday. In a report on the human rights situation for minorities in Myanmar, United Nations High Commissioner…

A busload of Nepali security guards were among 23 people killed in a string of bombings across Afghanistan yesterday, days after Washington expanded the US military’s authority to strike the insurgents, reports AFP from Kabul. The Taliban claimed the first attack which killed 14 Nepali security…

Traffic on the Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover was closed for over an hour following clashes between two groups of transport workers at Joykali Mandir Road near Banga Bhaban. This choked the busy central streets of the capital, causing severe inconvenience to commuters and Eid shoppers. The warring workers…

Housing and public works Minister Mosharraf Hossain yesterday told parliament that the members of parliament (MPs) can have flat and plot both. He was speaking at a general discussion on the proposed budget in parliament. He said RAJUK will build about 1,00,000 apartments which can be received on easy…