Dhaka appears to be firm on brushing aside the apparent opposition of the international organisations to the arrangements reached between Bangladesh and Myanmar on Tuesday about the beginning of the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas, who took shelter in Cox’s Bazar to escape the…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh wants a peaceful solution to Rohingya crisis with its next door neighbour Myanmar, reports UNB. "Bangladesh and Myanmar have already signed an agreement for the repatriation of Rohingyas. As a next door neighbor, Bangladesh always wants a peaceful…

Rohingya refugees living in refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar said they would like to go back home if their citizenship was restored, they were given the freedom of movement, and their homes and croplands were reinstated by the Myanmar government. They also said that a congenial atmosphere for their…

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza urged his senior players to step up as his side take on Sri Lanka in their crucial match against Sri Lanka in the tri-nation series today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. The match starts at 12 noon. Sri Lanka came off a poor international run and…

The second phase of 53rd Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, will begin on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi here…

2017 was the hottest year since global records began that was not given an additional boost by the natural climate cycle El Niño, according to new data, reports the Guardian. Even without an El Niño, the year was still exceptionally hot, being one of the top three ever recorded. The three…

The Election Commission (EC) is pushing back against allegations that it was negligence on their part that led to the postponement of a by-election for the post of mayor of Dhaka North, as well as voting for 36 new councillor posts equally divided between the North and South, on the strength of a High…