With roosters crowing in the background as he speaks from the crowded refugee camp in Bangladesh that's been his home since 2017, Maung Sawyeddollah, 21, describes what happened when violent hate speech and disinformation targeting the Rohingya minority in Myanmar began to spread on Facebook. "We were good with most of
Author: United News of Bangladesh
Fair elections not possible if violence prevails: US envoy
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas on Thursday said peaceful and fair elections are not possible if there is violence. He laid emphasis on the free, fair and inclusive elections in Bangladesh and expressed concerns over the political violence in the recent times. The US envoy made the remarks at "Meet the
Rohingyas must go back to their own country: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh is not in a position to take any more people from Myanmar emphasizing on repatriation of the Rohingyas who took shelter temporarily in Bangladesh to their own country. In an interview with the Bengali service of Voice of America (VoA) aired on Tuesday, she
Munshiganj Clash: Shaon died from head injury, not from bullets, claim police
Shahidul Islam Shaon, a Jubo Dal activist, who died following a clash with police during a BNP rally in Munshiganj's Muktarpur on September 21, died from head injuries not from bullet wounds, said Mahfuzur Rahman Al Mamun, superintendent of Munshiganj Police. "It was mentioned in his death certificate that Shaon died
Rahima’s missing was not a case of abduction: PBI
Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has said that the disappearance of Rahima Begum, who was found alive in Faridpur, was not an incident of "abduction". "We did not find any evidence of abduction from her house in Khulna's Daulatpur," SP Syed Mushfiqur Rahman of PBI Khulna said today "We are still investigating
Special publication launched on PM’s leadership
Brooklands New Media, one of the world's leading book publishers, has launched a special publication on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to mark her 76th birthday focusing on her extraordinary vision and leadership for the country's future development and sustainable growth. The publisher, based in the US and the UK, styled
7 JCD activists hurt in attack ‘by BCL men’ at DU
At least seven activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal(JCD) were injured in at attack allegedly by Chhatra League (BCL) men on Dhaka University campus on Tuesday. Some activists of BCL attacked JCD activists when they tried to enter the campus through "Gonotontro O Mukti Toron" gate at Nilkhet point to submit a
Teen killer of Chandpur AL man committed suicide
Karatoya boat tragedy: Death toll rises to 64
UN urges member nations to control use of antibiotics
Health Minister Zahid Maleque has expressed concern over the widespread over-the-counter sale of antibiotics amid call from the United Nations to regulate the drug's excessive use. The health minister is now in New York to attend the 77th UN General Assembly. "The UN has urged its member states to formulate policies