Malaysia landslide: 3 Bangladeshis among 4 dead

At least three Bangladeshis among four foreign workers are killed and 10 others missing after a landslide at a construction site in George Town, capital of the northwest Malaysian state of Penang, authorities say.
21 October 2017

Rohingya crisis: ‘Foreign interference doesn’t work’

Experience shows that foreign interference in crises does not work and China supports the Myanmar government's efforts to protect stability, a senior Chinese official says, amid ongoing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
21 October 2017

Xi hailed as great leader

Chinese officials yesterday heaped praise on President Xi Jinping's political ideology, unveiled a day earlier at a key Communist Party
19 October 2017

Huge cave found on moon: scientists

Scientists at Japan's space agency have discovered a huge moon cave that could one day house a base that would shelter astronauts from
19 October 2017

N Zealand gets its youngest woman PM

New Zealand's centre-left opposition leader Jacinda Ardern was poised to become prime minister yesterday in a stunning rise to
19 October 2017

CHINA'S COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS

As Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivered his three-plus-hour speech at the Communist Party congress, delegates ranging from men in
18 October 2017

Smoking to be stubbed out on Thai beaches

Smokers who flout a smoking ban on 20 of Thailand's most famous tourist beaches will face a $3,000 fine or up to a year in prison, Thai authorities have said.
18 October 2017

Italy has highest number of Unesco heritage sites

Italy has the highest number of Unesco heritage sites in the world. In Asia, China and India house the most heritage sites.
18 October 2017

Myanmar army killed hundreds of Rohingyas: Amnesty

Myanmar security forces killed hundreds of men, women and children during a systematic campaign to expel Rohingya Muslims, Amnesty International says in a new report that calls for an arms embargo on the country and criminal prosecution of the perpetrators.
18 October 2017

12 Rohingyas die as boat capsizes in Teknaf

At least 12 Rohingya people, including six children and four women, died as a boat carrying them capsized in the Naf River near Shah Porir Dwip area in Teknaf upazila.
16 October 2017

Indian shelling kills child in Pak Kashmir

At least one Pakistani child was killed and five civilians including four children were wounded after Indian troops fired
15 October 2017

Japan to provide emergency $750,000 aid for Rohingyas

To strengthen the emergency water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and child protection response for the new influx of Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar, the Japan government is set to provide Emergency Grant Aid of USD 750,000 for six months through the United Nations Children’s Fund.
15 October 2017

Govt preparing list of Rohingya orphans

The government has been preparing a list of Rohingya orphan children, who crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar and staying in refugee camps in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox’s Bazar.
15 October 2017

Unemployment: Dhaka 6th in Asia; highest rate in Kathmandu, lowest in Phnom Penh

Dhaka ranked sixth among 25 Asian capital cities in official unemployment ratings, whereas Nepal’s capital Kathmandu has the highest rate and Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, recorded as the lowest in this regard, a study reveals recently.
15 October 2017

North Korea readies missile launch: report

North Korea is believed to be preparing to launch a ballistic missile ahead of next week's joint naval drill by the US and
14 October 2017

Dhaka among least safe, Tokyo safest cities in the world, says The Economist's Safe Cities Index 2017

Dhaka, the capital and megacity of Bangladesh, has been ranked one of the least safe cities in the world, whereas, Tokyo once again tops the list of The Economist's Safe Cities Index 2017.
14 October 2017

Thousands evacuated in Vietnam as floods, landslides kill 46

Heavy rain in northern and central Vietnam triggered floods and landslides that killed 46 people and 33 people were missing in the worst such disaster in years, the search and rescue committee says.
13 October 2017

Abe nears majority in Japan election: polls

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition is heading for a two-thirds majority in Japan's forthcoming election, surveys suggested
12 October 2017

N Korea says Trump has 'lit fuse of war'

US President Donald Trump "lit the fuse of war" against North Korea with his provocative comments to the United Nations last month,
12 October 2017

3 Rohingyas detained from Bogra passport office

Police detain three Rohingya people from Bogra passport office as they attempted to collect Bangladeshi passports, providing fake birth certificates.
12 October 2017