Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Abdul Momin says that Bangladesh is likely to become a BRICS member in August this year. The Foreign Minister was giving a briefing to media representatives about the meeting between Prime Minister Hasina Wajid and South African President Ramaphosa. The meeting took place at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Foreign…
Tom Andrews, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, insisted that current conditions there were “anything but conducive” for the return of Rohingya refugees. Death trap He stressed that the very generals who had launched “genocidal” attacks against the Rohingya, causing hundreds of thousands to flee the country, were now…
Bangladesh faces worst heat wave since 1971; Photo: File Dhaka: Bangladesh is currently facing its worst heatwave in decades, during which prolonged power load-shedding has made life miserable for citizens. According to the World News Agency, the temperature in Bangladesh reached 40 degrees Celsius. Citizens trying to avoid the scorching sun have no shelter while…
After Pakistan and Nepal, the government of Bangladesh has also sought clarification on the ‘Akhand Bharat’ map in India’s new Parliament building. The Bangladeshi government has instructed its diplomatic mission in New Delhi to seek clarification from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs regarding this map. Bangladesh Minister of State for External Affairs Shehryar Alam…
The cuts will reduce the value of rations provided to Rohingya refugees to $8 per month, or 27 cents per day. At the beginning of the year, refugees were receiving a ration of $12 per person per month, which was just enough to meet daily needs, but on 1 March, that was cut to $10…
File photo America has linked the visa policy for Bangladesh with democratic values. The US Secretary of State has said that the new visa policy is to support free, transparent and peaceful national elections in Bangladesh, those who sabotage the democratic election process will not get US visas. In his statement on the social networking…
Cyclone Moka has caused a power crisis in Bangladesh due to disruption of gas supply. The shutdown of both floating LNG terminals in Bangladesh affected power supply. According to Bangladesh’s grid operator, power supply on Monday was 17 percent short of demand and 14 percent short on Sunday. The worst shortage was seen after midnight….
DHAKA: The powerful Cyclone Mocha hit the coasts of Myanmar and Bangladesh, disrupting daily life. According to the report of a foreign media news agency, heavy rains and strong winds of 195 km per hour due to Samandi storm Mocha disrupted the normal life. In view of the category 5 storm in the Bay of…
Cyclone wreaks havoc in Bangladesh and Myanmar; Photo: File Dhaka: Powerful Cyclone ‘Mocha’ hit the coasts of Myanmar and Bangladesh, bringing heavy rains and winds of up to 195 kmph, disrupting normal life. According to the World News Agency, 300,000 people had already been evacuated from the coastal areas of Bangladesh in view of the…
Photos courtesy of Foreign Media Cyclone ‘Mocha’, formed in the Bay of Bengal, hit the coasts of Myanmar and Bangladesh. According to a foreign news agency, trees were uprooted by heavy rains and strong winds due to the category 5 storm. Around 3 lakh people have already been evacuated from Bangladesh in view of Cyclone…
