Story Archive
2020-12-31
Yet, government says, it’s “ready to facilitate” United Nations in assessing livability of island where refugees are being relocated.
2020-12-28
United Nations says government still considering its request to assess conditions on Bhashan Char.
2020-12-21
The killing was premeditated and planned by a policeman involved in drug smuggling, charge sheet says.
2020-12-17
At virtual summit, Sheikh Hasina also tells Narendra Modi of Dhaka’s interest in joining three-nation highway project.
2020-12-11
Don’s Team and CRAF members are accused of targeting activists, journalists and minorities.
2020-12-10
Washington urges Dhaka to allow United Nations to determine if island is habitable before relocation.
2020-12-10
The bridge on the Padma River is expected to open for vehicular traffic in a year, officials say,
2020-12-09
Government will pay $240 million for power the plant generates over 20 years.
2020-12-07
An ex-Bangladesh Water Development Board official says diversion of river’s waters could have disastrous consequences downstream.
2020-12-03
Dhaka broke its promise not to relocate refugees until humanitarian experts approved the move, Human Rights Watch says.
2020-12-02
International organizations have criticized the plan, saying Bhashan Char is vulnerable to cyclones and not inhabitable.
2020-11-24
In early September, the city-state stepped up probes into people suspected of being radicalized.
2020-11-19
Hefazat-e-Islam recently elected a pro-opposition leader and sidelined pro-government members.
2020-11-17
Discussions to return the thousands of refugees living in Bangladesh camps began three years ago.
2020-11-13
But 300 separate refugee families have agreed to move to the island, a senior official says.
