As we say goodbye to the terrible year of 2020 and enter not just a new year in 2021 but a new decade to 2030, it is time to look ahead with some sense of optimism for our country over the coming …
More Rohingya sent to Bangladesh island
Rohingyas refugees get off from a navy vessel as they arrive at the Bhasan Char island in Noakhali district, Bangladesh. Bangladesh moved a second group of Rohingya Muslim refugees to a l …
ADB inks deal with Bangladesh for rural power supply improvement
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Bangladesh today signed agreements for $200 million additional loans, including $130 million concessional loan, to improve access to efficient and reliable …
ADB approves 200 mln USD to improve access to electricity in rural Bangladesh
The additional loans will scale up the ongoing 616 million U.S. dollars Bangladesh Power System Enhancement and Efficiency Improvement Project, which ADB approved in 2017. Fatima Yasmin, Bangladesh’s …
‘Pray floods don’t kill us’: A day on Rohingya’s remote Bangladesh island
As a Bangladeshi naval ship anchored off a remote Bay of Bengal island, some of the Rohingya Muslim refugees aboard clapped in anticipation of starting a new life on a piece of land that did not even …
Bangladesh navy ships take 1,804 Rohingya to isolated island
Seven Bangladesh navy ships carrying more than 1,800 Rohingya refugees have arrived at an isolated island where they will be relocated despite concerns among human rights groups about their safety …
Bangladesh navy ships take 1,700 Rohingya to isolated island
Five Bangladesh navy ships carrying more than 1,700 Rohingya refugees have departed for an isolated island where they will be relocated despite concerns among human rights groups about their safety …
Bangladesh moves biggest group of Rohingya to isolated island
Four Bangladesh navy ships on Tuesday took the second and biggest group of Rohingya Muslims yet from crowded refugee camps to an uncertain future on a bleak island three hours from the mainland.The …
More Rohingya sent to Bangladesh island, with hopes for future, ducks, chickens
Bangladesh moved a second group of Rohingya Muslim refugees to a low-lying island in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday, despite opposition from rights groups worried about the new site’s vulnerability to …
Oman’s expat workforce down by 16% amid pandemic – report
Up to 272,126 foreign workers, mostly from Nepal, Uganda, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Egypt, have left Oman …