Chinese space station burns up over South Pacific

China’s Tiangong-1 space station re-enters the earth’s atmosphere and burns up over the middle of the South Pacific, the Chinese space authority says.
2 April 2018, 06:16 AM

Indian scientists lose contact with satellite

India's national space agency has lost contact with a satellite days after it was launched into orbit with much fanfare, authorities say.
1 April 2018, 10:41 AM

Bangabandhu-1 satellite reaches Florida for launching

The Bangabandhu-1 satellite, the first geostationary communications satellite of Bangladesh, reaches Florida's Cape Canaveral for launching into the orbit at the end of next month.
31 March 2018, 16:07 PM

US cooperation on Rohingya issue to be enhanced: US acting under secry

The United States has said that it will work “hand in hand” with Bangladesh on the Rohingya issue, not only through aid but also through sustained support for the voluntary, dignified and safe return of Rohingyas to their homes in Myanmar.
29 March 2018, 12:18 PM

Malaysia’s central bank foils unauthorised fund transfer attempts

Malaysia’s central bank says it detected and foiled an attempted cyber attack and efforts to transfer funds without authorisation using falsified SWIFT messages.
29 March 2018, 09:20 AM

Rohingya crisis: WHO appeals to int’l community for support

The World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed to the international community to contribute generously to enable appropriate and timely health services for Rohingya refugees.
29 March 2018, 07:45 AM

Astronomers find the 'impossible': A galaxy without dark matter

Stupefied astronomers unveil the first and only known galaxy without dark matter, the invisible and poorly-understood substance thought to make up a quarter of the Universe.
29 March 2018, 07:19 AM

Dhaka to seek Moscow support

Bangladesh will seek Russia's support in addressing the Rohingya crisis during Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali's official visit to
28 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Stand by them

A group of interfaith leaders of the US yesterday called upon the international community to stand in solidarity with the persecuted
28 March 2018, 18:00 PM

US donates 1mn health products for Rohingyas

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided 622,800 doses of injectable contraceptives to the government of Bangladesh for the Rohingya refugees.
28 March 2018, 09:48 AM

Bangladesh sees little foreign funds for Rohingya refugee island, Shahriar Alam tells Reuters

Bangladesh is not expecting much help from foreign donors as it forges ahead with plans to relocate 100,000 Rohingya refugees to an uninhabited island, an undertaking that does not yet have a timeline, Mohammed Shahriar Alam, state minister for foreign affairs, says in an interview.
27 March 2018, 04:22 AM

Trump lauds Hasina’s role in Rohingya crisis

US President Donald Trump lauds the “personal leadership” of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in addressing the plight of the Rohingyas who have fled to Bangladesh from Rakhine State in Myanmar.
25 March 2018, 14:21 PM

No quick fix to Rohingya crisis: New Chinese ambassador

The new Chinese Ambassador Zhang Zuo says that there is no quick solution to Rohingya crisis.
21 March 2018, 08:36 AM

Tribute song for US-Bangla plane crash victims

Music artists from Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka have put together a tribute song in memoirs of the victims of the US-Bangla Airlines plane crash that killed 51 people.
21 March 2018, 07:04 AM

Myanmar is worst-performing country for aid access

Myanmar tops a list of countries where the ability of aid groups to reach people in need has worsened in the past six months, the Geneva-based research group ACAPS has said.
20 March 2018, 06:37 AM

Myanmar's Suu Kyi 'unwell', scraps Australia public appearance

Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi pulls out of a public speech and question-and-answer session in Sydney because she was "not feeling well", the event's organisers say.
19 March 2018, 13:57 PM

Suu Kyi spoke at length about Myanmar troubles: Turnbull

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi spoke at length about her country’s troubled western state of Rakhine at a Sydney conference on Sunday and appealed to Southeast Asian neighbors for help, Australia’s prime minister says.
19 March 2018, 12:30 PM

US-Bangla plane crash survivor Kabir Hossain returns

Kabir Hossain, one of the injured victims of the US-Bangla plane crash, is brought back to Dhaka.
19 March 2018, 12:08 PM

ASEAN leaders tackle Rohingya crisis and urge South China Sea calm

Australia and its ASEAN neighbours vows to boost defence ties while stressing the importance of non-militarisation in the disputed South China Sea at a summit where the "complex" Rohingya crisis took centre stage.
18 March 2018, 09:02 AM

Malaysian journalists’ investigation follows traffickers to Bangladesh

In the middle of a bustling town in Bangladesh, two R.AGE undercover journalists hide in a van, listening in as one human trafficker after another sold their lies.
18 March 2018, 09:01 AM