6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (171+ words) Leader of the Opposition and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has urged the Nippon Foundation, Japan’s largest charitable organisation, to expand development and livelihood programmes for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. He made the call when Chairman of the Nippon…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (778+ words) Bangladesh Bank has rolled out a Tk 2,000 crore special fund to revive the country’s struggling frozen fish export sector, but shrimp exporters and processors fear bureaucratic hurdles, high interest rates and restrictive conditions could make the initiative ineffective, as happened…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (373+ words) Fisheries and Livestock and Agriculture Minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid on Tuesday said Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman was the only President who declared Bangladesh’s independence and took part in the Liberation War with arms. He said Ziaur Rahman’s sense of responsibility…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (414+ words) Nine years after brutal military attacks in Myanmar that triggered the mass displacement of the Rohingya, they continue to face grave human rights violations and a dire humanitarian situation in Myanmar and across the region, UN experts warned on Tuesday....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (395+ words) As the Rohingya crisis enters its 10th year, the international community on Tuesday said they must ensure that the Rohingya people are not forgotten. Creating the conditions for return will require a strategic, coordinated and long-term approach to address the root…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1408+ words) Urging the international community to shoulder the Rohingya responsibility together, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Sunday said Bangladesh’s humanitarian generosity must not become an excuse for international inaction. “Bangladesh can provide shelter. Bangladesh can provide humanitarian…...