5 month agoConfirmed: Facebook and Messenger restricted in Bangladesh amid protests against Narendra Modi visit for golden jubilee of independence; real-time network data show disruption to platforms on multiple leading internet providers newspaper
5 month agoUN humanitarian chief MarkLowcock today released US$14 million from the UN CERF to provide urgent shelter and other assistance to tens of 1000s of Rohingya refugees after a devastating fire tore through the Kutupalong camp in CoxsBazar, Bangladesh
5 month agoBangladeshi police firing at anti-Modi protest at Baitul Mukarram mosque in Dhaka. Armed Awami goons backed by police also joined in attacking Muslim worshippers
Fourteen jihadists were sentenced to death in Bangladesh on Tuesday for attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina more than two decades ago, a prosecutor said
15 dead, 400 missing in Rohingya camp blaze in Bangladesh: UN
6 month agoThe remains of Rohingya refugee camp after a massive fire engulfed the camp, where more than 1 million refugees from Myanmar are living. Photos by Ro Yasin
6 month agoA massive fire erupted today at the Balukhali camp for Rohingya refugees, located on the southern side of Kutupalong. Hundreds of tents were destroyed in the flames
6 month agoFire in Balukhali Rohingya refugee camp 8W, Block D/I18. An accidental fire starts from the shelter at about 3Pm, today (22/03/2021) - still burning
A Shariatpur court today sentenced six people to death in connection with a murder case filed over the killing of Public Prosecutor Habibur Rahman and his brother in Shariatpur 19 years ago
6 month agoAround 2:30 PM There was fire at Rohingya camp-17 near idea box hospital where mosques and shelters attached together and got burned all also burning save the children hospital at block(H-68) in camp-17.
Gas leak explosion in Narayanganj: Child dies from burn injury A 12-year-old who along with five other family members sustained burn injury in a gas leak explosion in Narayanganj city early Tuesday, has died today
The #US government said Sunday that all options remain on the table for its remaining 2,500 troops in #Afghanistan, saying it has made no decisions about its military commitment after May 1
Policeman killed in Natore road accident A policeman was killed in a road accident while on a walk in Natore town this morning
Y'day morning, suspicious movement of 20-25 people from Bangladesh side & 18-20 on Indian side was noticed in Falakata, WB along with cattle. They didn't stop despite warning & fired upon troops. A jawan retaliated in self-defense. They managed to flee due to foggy weather: BSF
A man was killed and at least 20 were injured in sporadic clashes over establishing supremacy and business rivalry between two groups in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj this morning Bangladesh
7 month agoBangladesh Navy Ship Prottoy, a stealth Missile Corvette visited Mumbai on 14-15 Feb.
Over 3,000 more Rohingya refugees will sail from Bangladesh to a remote Bay of Bengal island over the next two days despite concerns about the risk of storms and floods lashing the site
7 month agoBangladesh: 8 Islamist extremists were sentenced to death on Wednesday for the murder of a publisher, as the predominantly Muslim nation grapples with tensions between religious and secular extremists
A suspected drug trader was killed in a "gunfight" with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar early today. Bangladesh
Members of Armed Police Battalion (APBn) have detained five Rohingya men with firearms in their possession from a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf upazila early today. Bangladesh
8 month agoFour @UNICEF schools for Rohingya children in refugee camps in Bangladesh have been destroyed in a fire, with the UN children's agency calling it arson
8 month agoIn response to recent media reports that circulated about an explosion in the visa center of the UAE embassy in Bangladesh:The country's embassy in Dhaka: Initial investigations indicate that the accident was an accident due to mechanical problems during the routine maintenance of the air-conditioning system
A man was killed in an alleged gunfight with police at Mithapanir Bazar area of Cox's Bazar's Teknaf Sadar
Suspected yaba smuggler killed in Teknaf 'gunfight'
3 motorcyclists killed in Natore road accident Three men riding a motorcycle died early today at Duaria in Lalpur upazila of Natore
9 month agoRohingya refugees board a Bangladesh Navy ship to be transported to the island of Bhashan Char in Chittagong. Bangladesh has begun transferring Rohingya refugees to a low-lying island in an area prone to cyclones and floods, with rights groups alleging people are being coerced
Bangladesh began transferring hundreds of Rohingya refugees on to a low-lying island in an area prone to cyclones and floods, with rights groups alleging people were being coerced into leaving
Human rights groups urge Bangladesh to halt plan to ship thousands of Rohingya refugees to flood-prone Bhasan Char island off coast
Singapore: A 26-year-old Bangladeshi man has been arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA), following investigations into "terrorism-related activities", said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a press release on Tuesday (Nov 24)
Marine Le Pen calls for a ban on immigration from Bangladesh and Pakistan
