Bangladesh on Wednesday asked the World Bank (WB) for support to cope with hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees, and the WB said it is ready to move with a programme of support for the government, host communities and the refugees, a statement said. While Bangladesh has kept its door open for…

Describing the issuance of warrants for the arrest of its chairperson Khaleda Zia in two cases as part of the government's evil design, BNP yesterday announced protest programmes against it for tomorrow, reports UNB. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programmes at…

The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) yesterday proposed an amendment to the Constitution to curtail the power of the present government during the next general elections. It suggests that the role of the government be restricted only to the performance of routine work. CPB president Mujahidul Islam…

Their arduous journeys from Rakhine villages to the border with Bangladesh took from 2-16 days, and that most Rohingya people were forced to pay between Tk 5,000-10,000 each to cross the Naf River by boat, according to a new report, reports UNB. “Many without any means had to walk across to the…

Pope Francis will push for peace during his visit to mainly-Buddhist Myanmar, a church official said Thursday, a trip that plunges the pontiff into the…

US President Donald Trump "lit the fuse of war" against North Korea with his provocative comments to the United Nations last month, North Korea's foreign minister has told the Russian TASS news agency, reports AFP from Moscow. Trump has engaged in an escalating war of words with North…