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ECHO, UNICEF to provide protection to 42,000 Rohingyas
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 17 (ANI): The European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Operations (ECHO) has provided $2.6 million to United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
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B'desh SC upholds bail for Khaleda Zia
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 16 (ANI): The Bangladesh Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the bail order of former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in connection with the ongoing Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case.
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US provides USD 44 m as assistance for Rohingyas
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 16 (ANI): The United States (US), through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has agreed to provide an additional sum of USD 44 million as humanitarian assistance to Bangladesh to meet the urgent needs of Rohingya refugees.
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Bangladesh SC to give verdict on pleas challenging ex-PM's bail
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 16 (ANI): Bangladesh's Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on Wednesday on the pleas challenging the bail of former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia, in connection with the ongoing Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case.
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Rohingya Crisis: World Bank agrees to a grant for Bangladesh
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 14 (ANI): The World Bank (WB) is going to provide Bangladesh a grant to meet the basic needs of around one million Rohingyas who fled their homeland Myanmar.
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Rohingya crisis affecting Bangladesh adversely: CPD
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 14 (ANI): Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Executive Director Fahmida Khatun said the Rohingya crisis was putting an adverse effect on Bangladesh's economy, society and its environment.
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Bangladesh SC to hear petitions against Khaleda Zia
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 8 (ANI): The Bangladesh Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear two government petitions filed against former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia, in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case.
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PM Hasina: Myanmar needs to learn communal harmony from Bangladesh
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 7 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said that Myanmar should learn how to keep communal harmony unharmed from Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh PM appeals OIC to stand beside Rohingyas
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requested the Muslim countries under the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to stoutly stand beside the forcibly deported Rohingyas to protect their dignity and security.
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Rohingya Crisis: Dhaka expects move by OIC
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 4 (ANI): In the upcoming 45th session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dhaka expects that the Council of Foreign Ministers to exert pressure on Myanmar for a sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis.
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Launching of Bangabandhu satellite delayed again
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 3 (ANI): The launching of Bangladesh's first satellite, 'Bangabandhu-1' has been deferred yet again due to technical issues and will not be launched on May 7, according to Telecommunications, Post and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Wednesday.
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Rohingya refugees falling prey to human traffickers
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 3 (ANI): Rohingya refugees, who fled to Bangladesh since late August last year to escape the inter-communal violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state, are facing another threat in the form of human trafficking.
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