Sayeed Muhammad My-anmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been stripped of the honorific freedom of Oxford, the British city where she studied and raised her children, over her “inaction” on the Rohingya crisis, reports AFP.”When Aung San Suu Kyi was given the Freedom of the City in 1997 it was because she…
Sofian Khan Banglad-esh government on Tuesday has allotted Tk 2,312 crores in order to temporarily accommodate the Rohingya refugees awaited for repatriation. AHM Mustafa Kamal, Planning minister for Bangladesh Government after a meeting of a top government body confirmed that Bangladesh Navy will eventually implement the project. Rohingyas will be sheltered at Noakhali’s Bhashanchar area…
Sayeed Muhammad While delivering a keynote speech in Myanmar, Pope Francis, on the second day of a four-day visit to the country, demanded “respect for each ethnic group” without specifying the Muslim Rohingya community.Rights groups had earlier urged him to use the term for backing the community. Myanmar’s Catholic Church had told him the term…
Sofian Khan On Tues-day, Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in for a second term as Kenya’s president that put an end to the prolonged electoral saga in recent months. Kenyatta has taken vows to overcome Kenya’s divisions. “To my competitors, and in the spirit of inclusivity, I will endeavour to incorporate some of their ideas. The…
Sofian Khan Emmerson Mnangagwa, the new Zimbabwean President dissolved the cabinet of his predecessor Robert Mugabe and handed over two key ministries temporarily to two former ministers under the former regime. ZBC, the state-owned broadcaster announced this on Monday. As Mugabe resigned after the military takeover, his cabinet was disintegrated. Chief secretary to the president…
Shakil Ahmed 24/7 Healthcare Hotline was announced by the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokan, yesterday. Doctors will directly visit the patients’ at their houses to deliver full-free healthcare services. The healthcare line is – 09611000999. Each DSCC ward will have a team for the healthcare service with 150 field-workers in total. More will…
Syed Ripon Bangladesh Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved of 12 projects in their last meeting. It was held at the NEC seminar hall in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, on yesterday. Total estimated budget for these projects, is near 11 thousand crores taka. GOB will be providing 10.48 cores taka, rest will be…
Sofian Khan Obaidul Quader, road transport and bridges minister for Bangladesh Government said that for the upcoming national election, Awami League is mostly focusing on the women and young voters. Asking the party’s leaders to take preparations, the minister on tuesday said this while addressing a discussion organised by DSCC (Dhaka South City Corporation). The…
Ummul Wara Sweety Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be inaugurating the construction project for the core reactor of the Rooppur Power Plant by first concrete pouring, tomorrow. This will initiatiate the main construction of this massive project in Pabna, informed Ministry of Science & Technology. Authorities aim to produce its first unit of 1,200 megawatt…
Tanzim Taqrim Rohingya girls exploited and sold for sex. They described being taken advantage after escaping Myanmar. They are kept in hotels and treated like slaves. Moreover, they are being beaten and threatened with a knife if they refuse to work. These girls are being sold by Rohingya men but eventually these girls don’t derive…