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Rohingya Crisis: Dhaka seeks NAM, ASEAN member states' role

Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York Ambassador Masud Bin Momen urges the NAM member states including the ASEAN neighbours of Myanmar to remain engaged and put in more efforts so that Myanmar authorities do not fail in taking the Rohingyas back.
22 July 2019, 06:48 AM

India successfully launches unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan 2

India’s most ambitious unmanned mission to the moon is successfully launched six days after the previous lift-off had to be halted due to a technical snag.
22 July 2019, 05:30 AM

2 killed, 12 missing after huge blast rocks China gas plant: state media

A huge explosion rocks a gas plant in central China, killing at least two people and injuring another 18, state media has said.
19 July 2019, 15:02 PM

US to stand strong to resolve Rohingya crisis; hold perpetrators accountable

The United States reiterates that they will stand strong on resolving the Rohingya issue and also hold the perpetrators in Myanmar accountable for committing the crimes of atrocities against Rohingyas.
19 July 2019, 08:32 AM

Beijing wants implementation of Rohingya repatriation deal: Envoy

Outgoing Chinese Ambassador Zhang Zuo says Beijing wants implementation of the Bangladesh-Myanmar agreement on Rohingya repatriation.
18 July 2019, 14:59 PM

India's second mission to moon rescheduled to July 22

India’s second unmanned mission to the moon, which was halted from launch three days ago due to a technical snag, will now take off on July 22, the Indian Space Research Organization says.
18 July 2019, 06:31 AM

US bans Myanmar army chief over Rohingya 'ethnic cleansing’

The United States announces sanctions on the Myanmar military’s Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing and other military leaders it says were responsible for extrajudicial killings of Rohingya Muslims, barring them from entry to the United States.
17 July 2019, 05:26 AM

Lunar eclipse 2019 marks Moon landing's 50th anniversary

Fifty years to the day since mankind launched the first mission to set foot on it, the Moon is set to treat Earthlings to a partial lunar eclipse on Tuesday.
16 July 2019, 11:04 AM

Myanmar must take back Rohingyas: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterates her call to Myanmar to begin the repatriation of forcibly displaced Rohingyas, saying that they (Myanmar) must take back their nationals from Bangladesh.
15 July 2019, 14:45 PM

PM seeks Seoul’s support to resolve Rohingya crisis

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges South Korea to engage with Myanmar for an early peaceful solution to the Rohingya crisis that has posed risks to regional peace and stability.
14 July 2019, 14:02 PM

India to launch second mission to moon tomorrow

Eleven years after its maiden successful unmanned mission to the moon which found traces of water there, India is all set for the launch of the second one in the wee hours tomorrow (July 15).
14 July 2019, 05:22 AM

Major cities face ‘unknown’ climate conditions by 2050

A fifth of the world’s major cities will face “unknown” climate conditions by 2050, researchers warned on Wednesday, as rising temperatures heighten the risks of drought and flooding.
11 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Cox’s Bazar ecological balance under threat for Rohingyas: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the environmental balance of Cox's Bazar is under threat as settlements are being established there for Rohingyas clearing hills and forests.
10 July 2019, 07:03 AM

Deportation of illegal Rohingyas: Indian SC to hear pleas in August

India’s Supreme Court says it would give a final hearing in August on petitions challenging the federal government’s decision to deport illegal Rohingya immigrants back to Myanmar.
10 July 2019, 05:08 AM

Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps: 2 killed, 3,400 houses damaged in 5 days’ heavy rains

Five days of heavy rains and winds have pounded Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, displacing over 2,700, damaging over 3,400 houses and leaving two people dead, says IOM in a statement.
8 July 2019, 18:19 PM

‘Malaysia to work with Bangladesh on Rohingya repatriation’

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today said Malaysia has agreed to work with Bangladesh on quick repatriation of the Rohingya refugees.
7 July 2019, 15:16 PM

Thousands protest in Myanmar over toddler rape case

Thousands of protesters marched in Yangon as outrage over the rape of a two-year-old spilled onto the streets following a viral online campaign in a case that has left Myanmar society reeling.
6 July 2019, 10:52 AM

Malaysian minister in Dhaka to discuss Rohingya issues

Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah arrives in Dhaka on a three-day visit to discuss wide-ranging bilateral, regional and international issues including Rohingya issue.
6 July 2019, 07:57 AM

Myanmar has political will to take Rohingyas back: Chinese FM

Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said Myanmar has a 'political will' over the repatriation of displaced Rohingyas.
6 July 2019, 04:13 AM

Rohingya Crisis: Hasina, Xi for quick solution

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday agreed that there should be a quick solution to the Rohingya crisis so that the displaced people can go back to their homeland soon.
5 July 2019, 18:00 PM