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Death toll from Ukhiya camp wall collapse rises to 5
4+ hour, 20+ min ago (312+ words) The death toll from the collapse of a wall onto a girls' Hifz madrasa at Rohingya Camp-5 in Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, has risen to five, officials said on Wednesday. Four of the victims have been identified, while the identity of…...
Irene Khan appointed Bangladesh's Permanent Representative to UN
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (118+ words) Prothom Alo English The government has appointed internationally renowned human rights advocate Irene Khan as Bangladesh's Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations, granting her the status of a state minister. The Cabinet Division issued a notification on Wednesday…...
Wall collapse at Rohingya camp: 3 madrasa students killed, many still trapped
6+ hour, 28+ min ago (295+ words) Three Rohingya girls were killed and at least 14 others rescued after a wall collapsed onto a girls' Hifz madrasa at Camp-5 in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. The incident occurred around 3: 45 pm amid heavy rainfall. Rescue workers…...
Plan to end all local govt polls in 10-12 months
9+ hour, 21+ min ago (667+ words) The government is moving ahead with plans to hold Union Parishad (UP) elections in the first half of October after announcing the election schedule in the second half of August. Afterwards, it intends to hold elections for municipalities, Upazila Parishads,…...
How US is using cash and threats to dump migrants in Africa
14+ hour, 13+ min ago (1761+ words) It began with threats of US visa bans on a swathe of African nations. Then Washington started to scatter migrants from all over the world to various corners of the continent, often with cash sweeteners for their governments. Cambodian Pheap…...
US launches new strikes on Iran after reinstating oil sanctions over shipping attacks
15+ hour, 16+ min ago (907+ words) US strikes after oil sales authorization revoked Retaliation for attacks on shipping risks fragile ceasefire Several reported injured by shrapnel in Sirik Qatar said a drone struck LNG tanker, causing an engine-room fire Oil prices rose over 3pc after Washington reimposed…...
Major reshuffle underway at the foreign ministry
16+ hour, 19+ min ago (664+ words) Change in the Foreign Secretary position finalised The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government has decided to make significant changes in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs five months after taking office. Along with appointing a new Foreign Secretary, the government is…...
PM's adviser outlines schedule and timeline for union Parishad elections
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (252+ words) Plans are underway to announce the election schedule in the latter half of next month, with the view to holding the Union Parishad elections in the first half of October. Furthermore, all local government elections are slated to be completed…...
Govt employees: Cabinet to receive new pay proposal in 2 weeks
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (775+ words) The final report of the committee reviewing the recommendations of the Ninth Pay Commission will be placed before the Cabinet within the next two weeks, according to sources from the committee meeting held at the Secretariat on Monday. The government…...
Restoring peace and coexistence in a divided society
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (761+ words) If we are to build a society free from violence by learning from the historical mistakes of the past, the preventive theories and discourse developed within genocide studies deserve serious consideration. Bangladesh needs an effective framework to foster coexistence among…...