Local NGOs in Cox’s Bazar, who have long worked on Rohingya issues, said on Tuesday that UNHCR has stopped all partnerships with Cox’s Bazar–based NGOs. Instead, UNHCR has given the partnerships to international NGOs and organisations based outside the district. They said this g
The government has appointed Superintendents of Police (SPs) for 64 districts across the country through a lottery system ahead of the national election slated for the first half of February next year. According to a gazette notification signed by Md Mahbubur Rahman, deputy secretary at the Minist
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Wednesday said the law and order situation will continue to improve and everything will be in order before the voting day. “It will improve gradually. As the polling day approaches, you will see everything will fall in line. Everything wil
A new United Nations report has found that Indonesia’s capital Jakarta is the world’s largest city with 41.9 million people living there, followed by Dhaka in Bangladesh, which is home to 36.6 million, Al Jazeera reports. A low-lying coastal city located in the west of the densely popu
Firefighters finally extinguished the devastating fire that broke out at Karail Slum in the Tejgaon area of Dhaka after nearly 16 hours of efforts on Wednesday morning. Shahjahan Sikder, duty assistant director (media cell) at the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) headquarters, said they were
