Donors, govts with influence on Myanmar fail to help end Rohingya crisis: MSF

Though Bangladesh has showed extraordinary generosity by opening its doors to Rohingyas, their fate remains very uncertain even after one year of their shelter at makeshift camps in Bangladesh, said Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International or Doctors Without Borders, reports UNB.It said the donors and governments with influence over the...

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RAB rescue kidnapped boy, nab teacher

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members have rescued a minor boy from the clutches of kidnappers and arrested a madrasha teacher in this connection from the city's Airport Railway Station area, reports UNB.The arrestee was identified as Hafez Mainul Islam, 24, a teacher of Sayeedatul Abrar Madrasha of Sonapur in Noakhali...

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More than 6,000 orphaned Rohingya children face acute food shortage

FE ReportMore than 6,000 unaccompanied and separated Rohingya children living in Cox's Bazar face crippling food shortages and are at increased risk of exploitation and abuse, a study said.New research by Save the Children suggests that one in two Rohingya children who fled to Bangladesh without their parents were orphaned...

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BD envoy talks to Gujarat forensic university on further cooperation

Bangladesh High Commissioner in New Delhi Syed Muazzem Ali attended the 4th convocation of Gujarat Forensic Sciences University (GFSU) at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, reports UNB.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the convocation on August 23 as the chief guest, while the High Commissioner as a guest of honour.Ambassadors and diplomats of...

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Tourist drowns in Sylhet river

SYLHET, Aug 25 (UNB): A tourist drowned in the Pyain River while taking bath at Jaflong in Gowainghat Upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Rifat Ahmed, 19, son of Abu Sayed Ahmed, a resident of Shahjadpur area in Uttara of the capital and an HSC second year student of...

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