Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday renewed her call to Myanmar to immediately start the repatriation of their forcibly displaced Rohingya nationals from Bangladesh, reports UNB. "We're continuing our bilateral talks with Myanmar so that these Myanmar nationals (Rohingyas) could return to…

Two Singaporean companies have submitted their respective proposals to import dredged sand from Bangladesh, but the authorities are yet to take any decision in this regard. Land ministry sources explained to The Independent that there is no clause in the existing laws of the country to export dredged…

In an effort to put additional pressure on Myanmar over its treatment of Rohingyas in the Rakhine state, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is going to hold a special session in Geneva on December 5 in which Bangladesh is expecting a resolution to be adopted. “Yes, a special session…

Alliance partners of the Awami League (AL) yesterday expressed concern over the government’s decision to hike the power tariff afresh, saying it is unwise to do so ahead of the 11th general election in 2019. Leaders of the 14-Party Alliance, including a minister and a former minister, also urged…