International divisions emerged yesterday ahead of a UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday on a worsening refugee crisis in Myanmar, with China voicing support for a military crackdown that has been criticised by the US, slammed as "ethnic cleansing" and forced 370,000 Rohingyato flee the…

The Awami League (AL) was unhappy with the Indian and Chinese governments for “not playing a positive role” in supporting Bangladesh to resolve the Rohingya crisis, party insiders told The Independent yesterday. AL leaders, however, were hopeful that since Bangladesh shared good relationships…

Two major UNHCR airlift with emergency relief supplies for Rohingya refugees arrived in the country yesterday, reports UNB. The first flight landed in the capital just before 04:30am while the second one at 2:15pm. A UNHCR-chartered Boeing 777 flew in with 91 metric tonnes of aid, including much-needed…

UN rights body slams India for seeking deportation of Rohingyas. India has came under fire yet again from the UN Human Rights Council over its threat to deport 40,000 Rohingyas, reports Times of India. Earlier this year, the UN body had slammed India for rising communalism, caste violence and attacks…

Prices of rice have been rising despite various government measures, such as facilitating imports and  withdrawal of taxes and duties, to keep them in check. িRice traders say they do not see any prospect of an immediate fall in the prices of the grain. The traders are selling different varieties…

BNP yesterday appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for visiting Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar but strongly criticised her government for not adopting a motion in parliament condemning the ongoing genocide against the ethnic community by Myanmar authorities, reports UNB. “The Prime…