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Guterres calls for more support for Rohingyas
08:45 PM, 15 Mar 2025 SaturdayUnited Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday iterated his call to the international community to provide more support for Rohingyas to avoid humanitarian disasters in refugee camps in Bangladesh.
Waker meets Guterres
08:37 PM, 15 Mar 2025 SaturdayBangladesh Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday, March 15, in a courtesy call, according to a post on the army’s verified Facebook page.
63-year-old man arrested for raping toddler
07:50 PM, 15 Mar 2025 SaturdayA 63-year-old man, Alkas Talukder, has been arrested in Fakirhat, Bagerhat, accused of raping a 3.5-year-old girl. The child is receiving treatment at the One Stop Crisis Centre at Khulna Medical College Hospital, where she was transferred after initial care proved inadequate.
Meteorological insights on Eid-ul-Fitr moon sighting
07:44 PM, 15 Mar 2025 SaturdayAs Muslims in Bangladesh prepare for Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan with the start of Shawwal in the 1446 Hijri year, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has released its predictions for the moon sighting.
Potatoes: A bitter harvest for farmers
07:24 PM, 15 Mar 2025 SaturdayIn Rangpur, the fields are brimming with potatoes—a record-breaking haul this season. Yet, for farmers, this bounty has become a burden.
Jamaat women’s chapter rallies for justice against rape
05:31 PM, 15 Mar 2025 SaturdaySeveral hundred women from Jamaat-e-Islami’s women’s wing stood shoulder-to-shoulder outside Dhaka’s National Press Club on Saturday, forming a human chain that pulsed with outrage and resolve.
‘HELP’ app launched to tackle sexual harassment on public transport
05:10 PM, 15 Mar 2025 SaturdayIn a step to bolster women’s safety, the Broadcast Journalist Centre (BJC) and Switch Bangladesh Foundation unveiled the ‘HELP’ app—short for Harassment Elimination Literacy Programme—on Saturday, March 15, at The Daily Star Centre in Dhaka.
Guterres expects Bangladesh polls set global precedent
04:57 PM, 15 Mar 2025 SaturdayUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed optimism that Bangladesh’s upcoming elections could become a global benchmark for democracy, while stressing that the scope of the country’s reforms remains an internal matter.
Israel kills 98 Palestinians since Gaza ceasefire began
04:35 PM, 15 Mar 2025 SaturdayDespite a ceasefire that took effect in January, Israel has continued attacks across Gaza, killing at least 98 Palestinians in the besieged enclave, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
UN chief in talks with Consensus Commission, political leaders
02:50 PM, 15 Mar 2025 SaturdayUnited Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres joined a roundtable discussion with the National Consensus Commission members and political party leaders on Saturday afternoon, March 14...
Trump administration mulls travel ban on 41 countries
02:08 PM, 15 Mar 2025 SaturdayThe Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and an internal memo seen by Reuters...
Guterres iterates UN support to Bangladesh over Rohingya issue
01:24 PM, 15 Mar 2025 SaturdayUnited Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today reiterated that the UN will continue to provide support to Bangladesh over Rohingya issue. He made the assurance while speaking at a function at the UN new building...