"I will continue to exercise my good offices, including through my Special Envoy on the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, to
UN to mobilise int’l community to help B’desh on Rohingya issue
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that the UN would continue to mobilise the international community to support Bangladesh as a host to the forcibly displaced Rohingyas.
In a letter to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on February 25, Guterres said he shared the Bangladesh chief adviser's concerns regarding the impact of the Rohingya crisis on Bangladesh and the region, as well as the worsening humanitarian situation in Rakhine.
Bangladesh’s stolen billions: Europe and UK must act
Bangladesh’s ex-leader Sheikh Hasina and her entourage had nearly two decades to feather their nests before they were driven out of the country in a popular revolution last summer. Bangladesh’s new government says that nearly $248 billion (€237bn) was stolen by her and her cronies.
Businesses linked to Hasina’s Awami League took out huge loans from state-owned banks that were never repaid. That cash was funnelled out of Bangladesh using the Hundi money transfer system.
An investigation by the Observer and Transparency I...
Businesses linked to Hasina’s Awami League took out huge loans from state-owned banks that were never repaid. That cash was funnelled out of Bangladesh using the Hundi money transfer system.
An investigation by the Observer and Transparency I...
Each martyr’s family to get Tk30 lakh
bdreports24 Desk:
Chief Adviser to the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus inaugurated a programme formally by handing over cheques to the families of 21 July martyrs and seven injured at his office on Monday.
Liberation War Affairs Adviser Faruk E Azam along with Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum, Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam and Special Assistant (state minister) Professor Dr Md Sayedur Rahman were present at the programme.
Members of three martyr's families and three July fighters spoke at the meeting, and they raised various issues, including the trial of the mass killing, receiving state honours, financial assistance and their rehabilitation.
While describing their experiences in the July movement, they broke down in tears.
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