foreign-affairs
Foreign Minister briefing diplomats
Dhaka, Nov 15 (UNB)-Foreign Minister A H Mahmood Ali is briefing diplomats on the ongoing Rohingya repatriation move.
Halt Rohingya repatriation plan: HRW
Dhaka, Nov 15 (UNB) - The Bangladesh government should follow the recommendations of senior United Nations refugee and human rights officials and immediately halt the proposed repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, advocacy group Human Rights Watch said Thursday.
Rohingyas staging demonstrations, unwilling to go back
Cox’s Bazar, Nov 15 (UNB) – Rohingyas in different camps are staging demonstrations expressing their unwillingness to return to their homeland although Bangladesh and Myanmar have completed all the necessary preparations to repatriate some 150 of them on Thursday afternoon.
Denmark to help Bangladesh for smooth graduation from LDC: Envoy
Dhaka, Nov 15 (UNB) - Danish Ambassador to Bangladesh Winnie Estrup Petersen on Thursday said Denmark stands by Bangladesh in its quest to prepare itself for a smooth graduation taking into account the many challenges associated with the new status.
Take necessary protection for returning Rohingyas, Canada tells Myanmar
Dhaka, Nov 15 (UNB) - Canada has urged the government of Myanmar to guarantee the necessary safeguards for and protection of any returning Rohingya saying repatriation must not be rushed.
Preparations complete to repatriate 150 Rohingyas Thursday
Cox’s Bazar, Nov 14 (UNB) – Bangladesh and Myanmar have completed all necessary preparations to repatriate some 150 Rohingyas on Thursday, but the repatriation looks complex and uncertain amid call from the UN to halt it.
Canada PM appreciates Summit Group chair for bringing LNG to Bangladesh
Dhaka, Nov 14 (UNB) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appreciated Summit Group Chairman Muhammed Aziz Khan for his effort to bring LNG, a source of clean energy, that will decarbonise power generation in Bangladesh.
IU introduces five new faculties
Islamic University, Nov 13 (UNB) - The authorities of Islamic University (IU) in Kushita on Tuesday introduced five new faculties on the campus.
The five new faculties were Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Technology and the Faculty of Biological Science.
According to the organogram of the university, a total of three departments are under the Faculty of Arts while five departments under Faculty of Social Sciences, two departments under Faculty of Sciences, five departments under Faculty of Engineering and Technology and three departments under faculty of Biological Sciences, said IU Vice-Chancellor Professor M Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari.
Keep up int'l pressure on Myanmar for safe return of Rohingyas: Bangladesh
Dhaka, Nov 13 (UNB) - Bangladesh has reiterated its call for sustaining the international pressure on Myanmar for the safe and dignified repatriation of the Rohingya refugees who fled to Bangladesh to escape atrocities.
Missing in bay, 15 fishermen return from India after 2 months
Benapole, Nov 13 (UNB) – Fifteen Bangladeshi fishermen who were driven away into the Indian territory by a strong storm while fishing in the bay in Patuakhali district two months back returned home on Tuesday.