Bangladesh

UN panel for trial of Myanmar military

Shawdesh Desk: The Bangladesh government and the UNHCR would continue to determine voluntariness of Rohingya families for sending them back to Rakhine, when UN experts are stressing the need for

Rohingya return fails as government implements Myanmar’s formula: BNP

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday said that the moves to repatriate Rohingyas were not successful as the Awami League government had bowed down to Myanmar and was implementing

Infant dies of dengue, 1,179 hospitalised

Shawdesh Desk: An infant died of dengue in Mymensingh while 1,179 other were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours ending at 8:00am on Saturday. With the latest death, at

Eight killed as bus falls off Faridpur bridge

Shawdesh Desk: At least eight people were killed and 20 others injured after a bus fell off a bridge in Sadar upazila on Saturday afternoon. Three of the deceased were

No entomologist in city corporations

There is no entomologist at any of the 12 city corporations in the country although their job of carrying out research and preparing action plan is vital for controlling mosquito

Biman Bangladesh: Gaining strength, yet losing market

Shawdesh Desk: Even with its aging fleet, Biman carried over 32 percent of all international passengers to and from Bangladesh in 2006-07. But now, despite having modern aircraft, its share

Foreign debt to double in 5 years

The country’s external credit will more than double in 2022 – just in a span of five years – amid high growth of suppliers credits and short-term borrowings to finance

Sexual violence means Rohingyas can’t return to Myanmar: UN

Shawdesh Desk: Sexual violence by Myanmar’s military against Muslim Rohingya amounts to war crimes, a UN report said Thursday, adding that conditions are not favourable for refugees to return to