Angry Muslim protesters took to the streets from Jakarta to Dhaka yesterday to denounce Myanmar over allegations of indiscriminate killing and rape in a military crackdown on the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority, reports AFP. Around 5,000 Bangladeshi Muslims demonstrated in the capital Dhaka…

The brutal gang rape that Habiba and her sister endured is a story that is becoming depressingly familiar among the thousands of Rohingya refugees fleeing to Bangladesh to escape the violence of Myanmar’s soldiers, reports AFP from Teknaf. “They tied both of us to the bed and raped us one…

Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday stood accused of failing to protect Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims from what rights groups say is a systematic campaign of abuse by the army, reports AFP from Yangon. The democracy icon, garlanded by the international community as a moral force during…

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has declared Uber, an app-based taxi service, illegal for launching its service in the city without permission from the authorities concerned, reports UNB. BRTA issued a circular declaring the service illegal, unlawful and a punishable offence. Uber, the smartphone…

Khulna Titans climbed the top of the BPL-4 points table after their comprehensive six-wicket victory against Barisal Bulls in a low scoring affair at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium yesterday. Titans bowlers paved the platform for a one-way traffic by restricting Barisal Bulls to a paltry 119…

The BNP yesterday reiterated its demand to deploy the Army during the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election scheduled to be held on December 22.  “Godfathers have started flexing their muscles soon after the announcement of the poll schedule. We strongly demand Army deployment for the…

The Awami League (AL) may not be able to tame its rebel candidates in the upcoming Zila Parishad elections. A large number of district leaders and party-backed former administrators have submitted their curriculum vitae (CV) to the central office to get the party ticket. For the first time, the district…