Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday called on the international community to take urgent and coordinated action to resolve the prolonged Rohingya crisis, stressing that repatriation to Myanmar is the only sustainable solution. Speaking at the opening session of the High-Level Conference on the Situation of the Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar at the United Nations ...

A Dhaka court on Tuesday rejected a petition filed by model and leadership trainer Meghna Alam, seeking the return of her passport, which was seized in connection with a Dhanmondi police case involving fraud and extortion. Metropolitan Magistrate MA Azaharul Islam issued the order, noting that forensic reports on her confiscated devices; including two mobile phones and laptops, are still ...

Hindus across the country celebrated Kumari Puja on the Maha Ashtami on Tuesday as part of the five-day Durga Puja. The main attraction of Maha Ashtami is Kumari Puja where a pre-pubescent girl is worshipped as “Mother Goddess”. In the capital city, hundreds of Hindu devotees offered Anjali (prayers) before the virgin Goddess at Ramkrishna temple seeking blessings for peace, ...

Whoever will engage in any kind of conspiracy-whether at home or abroad- will be resisted by the people, said BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday. ”The people of Bangladesh are now united and in the post-uprising situation, they are determined to restore democracy.”Bangladeshi products online Talking to reporters at BNP founder Ziaur Rahman’s grave, Salahuddin said, “It is ...

An employee died in a water tank collapse at Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital on Monday afternoon. The deceased, Suman Ahmed, 42, was an outsourcing class-four employee of Ward No 36 of the hospital, its administration said. Witnesses said that a part of the roof of a quite old brick-built water tank suddenly broke down and dropped on Suman at ...

Bangladesh reported three new dengue-related deaths and 735 hospital admissions in past 24 hours between Sunday 8 AM and Monday 8 AM, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the new hospitalizations, 166 were in Barishal division, 156 in Dhaka division (outside the city corporations), 121 in Dhaka North City, 95 in Dhaka South City, 98 in ...

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has imposed a nationwide shutdown of telecommunications, weeks after it began severing fibre-optic internet connections. The country is currently experiencing a “total internet blackout”, internet watchdog Netblocks reports. International news agencies say they have lost contact with offices in the capital Kabul. Mobile internet and satellite TV have also been severely disrupted across Afghanistan. The ...

Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal, who nearly became the youngest ever Ballon d’Or winner last week at just 18, has a prime opportunity to strengthen his claim for next year’s award in Wednesday’s Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain. PSG’s star Ousmane Dembele, the current Ballon d’Or winner, is sidelined through injury and will miss the game at the Olympic Stadium, ...

Like the government, three packages for next year’s hajj have been announced under private management. Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) Secretary General Farid Ahmed Majumder announced the packages at a press conference at a hotel in the capital’s Nayapaltan area on Tuesday. Under the private management, Tk 7,50,000 has been set for special package, Tk 5,50,000 for general package ...

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said they are witnessing a ‘very well-orchestrated move’ by the fallen autocrat, their associates and allied international forces to destabilise the country and foil the upcoming national election, scheduled for early February. “We remain vigilant, as we see such moves unfolding,” Alam told reporters at a hotel in New York on Monday evening ...