UN praises B’desh’s preparedness, response to tropical storm Mahasen

DHAKA: The United Nations has commended the work carried out by the Bangladesh Government ahead of tropical storm Mahasen, which hit the country last Thursday, noting it saved thousands of lives.

Myanmar Muslims jailed for killing Buddhist monk

MEIKHTILA, Myanmar: A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison — one of them to a life term — in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was overwhelmingly directed against minority Muslims but has produced no serious charges against the members of the country's Buddhist majority.