Alongside facing the ongoing Rohingya crisis described by many as one of the gravest experienced by the country since its inception, Dhaka is also having to keep an eye on the Indian state of Assam where politicians, especially those belonging or connected to ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and…

Bangladesh yesterday expressed its deep concern at the recent ballistic missile attacks by the Huthi rebels targeting the residential area of Riyadh of Saudi Arabia, which was successfully intercepted by the Saudi air-defence forces. Dhaka renounces such unilateral and provocative acts which could escalate…

The UN General Assembly will hold an emergency session today to vote on a draft resolution rejecting President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that around 100 Rohingyas continue to escape to Bangladesh from Myanmar daily. “As the refugee situation in Bangladesh enters its fourth month, people are continuing to arrive there from Myanmar. However, the pace of the influx…

The government is planning to set up a new public university in Sunamganj as part of its initiatives to expand higher education for the students of the region, said sources in the education ministry. The ministry has already sent a letter to the University Grants Commission (UGC) seeking a draft law…