Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the authorities to be careful so that migrants do not end up being cheated by the middlemen.

Myanmar’s failure to fulfil its obligations is the reason why the Rohingya did not volunteer to return to Rakhine, the Bangladesh foreign ministry yesterday said.

Mistakenly changing taka values to dollars, the telecom regulator gave the High Court incorrect information about digital advertisement spending on different social media by three mobile operators, The Daily Star has found.

The High Court yesterday expressed dissatisfaction over the authorities concerned for not setting up separate tribunals to try narcotics cases even though the law was formulated eight months ago.

Tensions ran high in Teknaf’s Hnila union yesterday after some Rohingya criminals killed a Jubo League leader at a refugee camp in the area on Thursday night.

The Rohingyas in the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar feel like they are trapped and this is breeding frustration among them.

Myanmar, which stands accused of Rohingya genocide, has done little to create conditions that would encourage the refugees to return to their homeland, analysts say.

Two Rohingyas, accused in a case filed over the murder of a Jubo League leader, were killed in a “gunfight” with police in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila early yesterday.

Water of the Meghna river may become too polluted to be treated in the next five years if immediate actions are not taken to save it from pollution, says an Asian Development Bank report.

Human Rights Watch yesterday alleged that Myanmar government was obstructing international efforts to investigate the crimes committed against the Rohingyas.

A Jubo League leader has been shot dead allegedly by a group of Rohingya miscreants in Hnila union of Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila.

Bangladesh will take a tougher position over Rohingya issue and global leaders must resolve it quickly to ensure peace and stability in the region, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said yesterday, reports UNB.

There is no entomologist at any of the 12 city corporations in the country although their job of carrying out research and preparing action plan is vital for controlling mosquito popula-tion.

Even with its aging fleet, Biman carried over 32 percent of all international passengers to and from Bangladesh in 2006-07. But now, despite having modern aircraft, its share has come down to about 27 percent.

One of the political luminaries of the country Professor Muzaffar Ahmed, also the last surviving member of the advisory council of the Mujibnagar government that led Bangladesh’s Liberation War in 1971, died yesterday due to age-related complications.

Many sexual and gender-based acts of violence committed by Myanmar military against the Rohingyas amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, said a new UN report.

Three High Court judges have been asked to refrain from judicial activities. Informed of the decision, the judges sought leave from the authorities concerned, Supreme Court spokesperson Mohammad Saifur Rahman said in a press statement yesterday.

The telecom regulator will issue show-cause notices to two leading mobile phone operators -- Grameenphone and Robi -- asking why their licences would not be cancelled for not paying audit claims worth Tk 13,447 crore.

A Barguna court asked police to submit the charge sheet in Rifat murder case on September 3 after police sought more time yesterday to complete the investigation.

Hospitals at district and divisional headquarters are seeing a huge surge of dengue patients referred from upazila hospitals for better treatment. Civil Surgeon of Patuakhali Dr Hedayatul Islam said, “Many dengue patients are being referred to district hospitals from upazila health