- China favours permanent solution of Rohingya crisis
- Undocumented Rohingyas see 3.7-fold rise: Report
- Rohingya crisis’ origin, solution lies in Myanmar: UNHCR chief
- Actor fined RM1,200 for punching Bangladeshi
- DU ’Kha’ unit admission test results published
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China favours permanent solution of Rohingya crisis
The Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday assured Bangladesh of convincing Myanmar government to resolve the Rohingya problem permanently.…
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Undocumented Rohingyas see 3.7-fold rise: Report
Some 607,735 undocumented Rohingyas have been identified in four upazilas of Cox's Bazar district and 53 percent of them are women and girls,…
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Rohingya crisis’ origin, solution lies in Myanmar: UNHCR chief
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Monday reiterated its position saying both the origin of and solution to the Rohingya crisis…
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Actor fined RM1,200 for punching Bangladeshi
Popular actor Sharnaaz Ahmad (pix) was fined RM1,200 after he pleaded guilty to punching a Bangladeshi man at a golf club here. The 32-year-old…
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DU ’Kha’ unit admission test results published
The results of 'Kha' unit admission test of Dhaka University for 2017-18 session has been published on Monday. DU Vice-Chancellor Prof…
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India’s home minister, Rajnath Singh, said in a tweet that his government… 
President Donald Trump issued a new open-ended travel ban on Sunday that saw North… 
Eman Ahmed, the world’s heaviest woman who underwent a weight-loss surgery… 
A Dhaka court on Monday placed 11 alleged militants, who were arrested on Friday over the allegation of financing the radical activities under the… 
A science-based programme titled ‘Science Café’ was held yesterday at the BUDS School and College in Savar. ‘Science… 
The World Health Organisation warned Monday of a growing risk of a cholera outbreak in the makeshift refugee camps in Bangladesh where some 436,000 Rohingya Muslims have sought shelter from unrest in Myanmar. A month after the exodus began, those dispersed in some 68 camps and settlements along the… 
A Bangladeshi young man was tortured to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Dabri border area in Haripur upazila early Monday. The deceased was identified as Abdur Razzak, 22, son of Abdus Sobhan, a resident of Sarkerbosti in Baliadangi upazila. Nayeb subedar Md Shaheed, company… 
Greeting the Hindu community members on the occasion of Durga Puja and Bijoya Dashami, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday urged all, irrespective of their religion and colour, to remain alert about any type of evil act against the country's religious harmony. In a message issued on the occasion,… 
BNP on Monday termed 'ridiculous' and 'deceptive' Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's statements made in her interview with Voice of America over Bangladesh's election. "The Prime Minister's comments on election in an interview with the Voice of America are considered absurd… 
The High Court Monday fixed Tuesday for delivering its order on a writ petition seeking its directive to stop the activities of the board of… 
The government has sought 250 million dollar from the World Bank to provide health services to the Rohingyas who fled to Bangladesh…
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A rice mill at Paniswar in Sarail of Brahmanbaria, one of the four that met the same fate,… 
Work of 100-foot lake from Kanchan Bridge to Kuril Bishwa road is going on in full swing.… 
This photo taken yesterday shows a bulldozer demolishing illegal structures at Kuakata in… 
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World Rivers Day being observed
The World Rivers Day is being observed in the country as elsewhere across the globe on Sunday. The theme of this year's World Rivers Day is 'Encroachment-pollution free rivers: Save Life and Nature.'…
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