Australia to work with Bangladesh on Rohingya issue

    Kabir Humayun: The Australian government has committed to work with Bangladesh to support Rohingyas in need at camps in Cox’s Bazar. After visiting Cox’s Bazar from August 6-9 to observe the humanitarian response to the Rohingya crisis, seven Australian parliamentarians made the committment, said Australian High Commission in Dhaka yesterday, reports UNB. Since September 2017,…

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      No room in US for ‘neo-nazism’: Ivanka

      AFP: Ivanka Trump, President Donald Trump’s daughter and a White House adviser, explicitly condemned “white supremacy, racism and neo-nazism” late Saturday in a manner her father seems reluctant to do. The tweets come on the anniversary of deadly unrest triggered by a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. A similar far-right rally is scheduled for…

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        Jute packaging mandatory for poultry, fish feeds

        Sayeed Muhammad: The producers of poultry and fish feeds will have to use jute bags for packaging their products from now on as the government made it obligatory for them to follow. The Textiles and Jute Ministry recently issued a notification in this regard, said an official release yesterday, reports UNB. “The government made the…

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