Conflict

Bangladesh: Deadly flooding, landslides devastate Rohingya refugees

New York: Three days of strong winds and heavy monsoon rain on sprawling refugee sites in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar have taken Rohingya refugee lives and wreaked havoc and destruction, the UN refugee agency said on Wednesday. more

US remembers victims of 2016 Holey Artisan Bakery terror attack in Bangladesh

Dhaka: The United States on June 1 remembered the death of 20 people in a terrorist attack in Bangladesh in 2016 which had left the nation shocked.

Is the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army raising its head again?

Cox Bazar: The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), which operates on the Bangladesh-Burma border and is seen by its observers as those carrying out terrorist activities, is trying to&n ...

Cyclone Amphan’s trail of destruction in Bangladesh and India; UN concerned

UN humanitarians and partners are working hard to assist the people of Bangladesh and India suffering from the impact of Cyclone Amphan, which made landfall on Wednesday, wreaking havoc, ...

Bangladesh cafe attack: Anti-terrorism court sentences seven to death

Dhaka: An Anti-terrorism tribunal court in Bangladesh on Wednesday awarded death sentence to seven convicts in the 2016 Dhaka cafe attack which had claimed 22 lives, media reports said.

ISIS says Bangladeshi terrorists support their new leader

Dhaka: A media arm of terror group Islamic State has claimed that terrorists from Egypt's Sinai and Bangladesh have pledged allegiance to the new leader of the outfit following the de ...

‘There has never been a more urgent time,’ to safeguard children’s right to safe water and sanitation, says UNICEF

New York, Aug 28 (JEN): Access to safe drinking water is a right critical to a child’s survival, yet protracted crises have left some 420 million children without basic sanitation, ...

Bangladesh: Five suspected terrorists arrested from Dhaka

Dhaka: The Bangladesh police have claimed they have arrested five suspected “self-radicalised” members of what they said a “wolf-pack of Neo-JMB” group from ...

Bangladesh: 6 Ansar al Islam men indicted in blogger Avijit Roy murder case

Dhaka: A Bangladesh court on Thursday framed charges against six Ansar Al Islam leaders and activists in a case connected to the murder of blogger Avijit Roy, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Blast near Kabul University leaves 8 killed

Kabul: The death toll in the blast, which took place close to the Kabul University in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul, has touched eight, media reports said on Saturday.