BNP yesterday alleged that the government is mocking with people's 'hunger' by importing 'rotten' rice from Thailand, reports UNB. "After importing rotten wheat from Africa, the government has now procured rotten rice from Thailand," BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul…

To his foes, Ata Ullah is a reckless amateur who has brought untold misery to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya after launching an insurgency in Myanmar, reports AFP. But to supporters of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, their leader is an intrepid fighter who left a life of luxury in Saudi Arabia…

London transport authorities said yesterday they would not renew Uber’s licence to operate in the city when it expires, due to public safety concerns, although the US-based ride-hailing app has said it will appeal, reports AFP from London. Transport for London said the conduct of Uber, which has…

The Pakistani military yesterday said six people have been killed and over two dozen wounded in firing by Indian troops, in the latest cross-border violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours, reports AFP from Islamabad. The incident occurred within the last 24 hours near the frontier dividing Indian-held…

There is still no news of some 500-odd Rohingya women and children who went missing while crossing the border into Bangladesh or from the refugee camps. Since August 30, the Handicap International information centre at the Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp has reported that at least 1,200 Rohingya women…

The government is going to build a monument for martyrs of the allied forces who laid down their lives during the Liberation War in 1971. This has been a long-standing demand of the Bangladesh-India Friendship Society. The proposed monument would be built at Ashuganj town in Brahmanbaria district, said…

Bangladesh remains bilaterally engaged with Myanmar alongside continued efforts with the international community to make its second neighbour listen to wider world about the atrocities being orchestrated in Rakhine by the security forces against Rohingya Muslims. The atrocities by the Myanmar security…