Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ruled out possibility of any political understanding with BNP, saying that nobody should come up with such a proposal, reports BSS. "Those who are thinking about political understanding with the BNP should discard such thought," she told a press conference…

The scuffle for relief materials is taking a heavy toll on Rohingya children and teenagers. Such is the mad scramble for the paltry relief that many of them are ending up in hospitals with severe wounds. Take 13-year-old Anwarul Islam, for instance. Doctors had to amputate two toes on his right foot…

The current influx of Rohingyas to Bangladesh from Myanmar due to atrocities orchestrated by their security forces in Rakhine State is now the largest…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested 11 people from the capital Dhaka, Khulna and Rajshahi on Friday for their alleged involvement in providing financial assistance to militancy, reports UNB. The arrestees are known as Al Mamun, 20, Al Amin, 23, Faisal alias Tuhin, 37, Moin Khan, 27, Md…

France, Britain, the United States and four other countries have asked the UN Security Council to meet next week to discuss the ongoing violence in Myanmar, according to a request seen by AFP on Friday. The seven countries including Egypt, Kazakhstan, Senegal and Sweden want UN Secretary-General Antonio…

Two Myanmar journalists Min Zayar Oo and Hkun Lat, held in Bangladesh on various charges, including violation of immigration law and suspected involvement in espionage, were released on Friday, according to a press release issued by Bangladesh embassy in Yangon yesterday. “Both the photojournalists…