Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi yesterday expressed her government’s readiness to support Bangladesh to ease the burden of refugee crisis, originating from the influx of Rohingyas fleeing persecution at their homeland in Rakhine State of Myanmar. She said her government wants an immediate…

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a press release yesterday (Tuesday) that the Rohingyas who have entered Bangladesh are in a poor condition and need life-saving assistance. In a press briefing held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, UNHCR spokesperson…

Amnesty International has said the Myanmar authorities' restrictions on international aid in Rakhine state is putting tens of thousands of lives at risk in a region where mainly Rohingya people are already suffering horrific abuses from a disproportionate military campaign, reports UNB. The London-based…

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will arrive in Dhaka today to discuss the Rohingya issue. His visit comes a day after visiting Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi held a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali over…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the international community to mount pressure on Myanmar to stop pushing its nationals into Bangladesh and take back its refugees staying in the country, reports UNB. "Hosting a huge number of Myanmar nationals is a big burden for Bangladesh. We've…

The suspected militants holed up in a hideout at Mirpur's Mazar Road failed to surrender before law enforcers within a stipulated time in the evening yesterday, and then commenced a daring counterattack of bomb explosions and gunfire against the law enforcers, reports UNB. Mufti Mahmud Khan, Rab…

Bangladesh’s defensive mindset let Australia come back strongly to dominate the series-deciding second Test as David Warner hit an uncharacteristic…