DLF panelist denounces Suu Kyi for denying rapes of Rohingya women

    Noman Mosharef yanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi was vehemently denounced at a panel discussion at the ongoing Dhaka Lit fest for  denying Myanmar Army’s rape of Rohingya women. The discussion titled as Rohingyas: Landless future took place in the afternoon on the second day into the international literary festival. Panelist Azeem Ibrahim, a…

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      Lack of partnerships hampering a solution

      Redwan Ahmed Speakers at a discussion yesterday pointed out lack of partnership between Myanmar and Bangladesh hampering the solution of the Rohingya crisis. Some of them suggested relocations of the massive plight of Rohingyas that entered Bangladesh in other Muslim nations and liberal countries. They also called for deploying diplomacy, focusing on China and Russia, in…

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        Bandarban Gonoshanghati Council Claims, Their Members Being Hassled Daily

        Rafiq Ahmed Bandarban Gonoshanghati Council President Usomong Marma claimed that, several groups are accusing Bandarban Gonoshanghati Council members for the kidnapping of Mongpu Marma, on 13 June 2016. Since then, their council members are being hassled with falsified police charges, chased & being harassed daily. Gonoshanghati Council arranged a protest assembly at the Bandarban district…

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          Mugabe trying to buy time despite calls for resignation by Opposition

          Sabah Mannan Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of Zimbabwe’s largest opposition alliance has called on Robert Mugabe, to voluntarily step aside as the country entered days of military takeover. However, despite growing calls for his resignation, Mugabe is reportedly refusing to step down immediately. Sources suggest that Mugabe is “buying time” to negotiate his exit.On Friday,…

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            13 Police Hospitals Getting Renovated: Addition of 500 Beds at CPH

            Ismail Hussain Emu & Susanta Saha Government has already initiated several renovation projects for the Central Police Hospital (CPH) in Rajarbagh. Bed numbers will be doubled, said CPH Director DIG Lutfar Rahman Mondol. Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has recently approved the proposal of renovating 13 Police hospitals countrywide, at the expense…

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              DSCC Reinstalling Stolen & Damaged Waste Bins

              Riku Amir Authority has completed all the preparation & ready to initiate the Waste Bin Reinstallation project soon, informed Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Additional Director (Waste Management) Khondakar Millatul Islam to the press. Due to poor monitoring & waste management of the waste-bins, many of these are now obsolete. Some bins are overflowing with…

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                A film based on graffiti of Shubodh

                Sejuti Mourin ‘Run away Shubodh (Integrity), there is nothing to your destiny’, ‘Escape Shubodh, time is no longer on your side’ – For several months, the graffiti in the walls of the capital has popped up in many Social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, media, and the stirring character of the protagonist. Shubodh has been…

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