Nearly 6000 migrants died Nearly 9,000 people died crossing borders last year, the UN Migration Agency (IOM) said, the fifth consecutive year of record deaths. The agency released the data in a report on Friday (March 21). The IOM has documented at least 8,938 migrant deaths. However, the organization fears that the real number is much higher as many deaths go unreported. “The increase in deaths is alarming. The thousands of unreported deaths every year are even more tragic,” said Julia Black, coordinator of the IOM’s Missing Migrants Project. The…
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Media reform: Chief advisor announces immediate implementation
Media reform: Chief advisor Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus said that initiatives will be taken to implement the immediately implementable recommendations after accepting the report of the Media Reform Commission at the State Guest House Jamuna on Saturday. While accepting the report of the commission at the state guest house Jamuna, he said, “We want to implement those reform proposals that can be implemented now quickly.” For this, he urged the commission to present the immediately implementable recommendations separately. The chief advisor called the report of the commission “priceless” and…
Read MoreSupreme Court blocks removal of Israeli intelligence chief
Supreme Court blocks removal Israel’s Supreme Court has suspended the removal of Ronen Bar, the head of the country’s domestic intelligence agency, Shin Bet. The court will make a final decision on the matter by April 8. The Israeli cabinet approved the decision to remove Bar on Thursday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the decision would take effect on April 10. Protests have erupted across the country against the decision to remove Bar. Protesters gathered in front of Netanyahu’s residence. Police used water cannons to disperse the protesters. Clashes…
Read MoreBoat capsizes in Teknaf: 25 Rohingya rescued, many missing including BGB members
Boat capsizes in Teknaf: 25 Several people, including at least one BGB member, are missing after a boat carrying Rohingyas capsized off Shahparir Island in Teknaf. A joint rescue operation by the BGB and local fishermen rescued 25 Rohingya men, women and children alive after the accident early Saturday morning. It is initially believed that the accident occurred when the boat’s bottom burst in the Bay of Bengal adjacent to the western shore of Shahparir Island. The missing BGB member was working at the Shahparir Island BGB border outpost. Teknaf-2…
Read MoreIsraeli strikes destroy Gaza’s only cancer hospital
Israeli strikes destroy Gaza’s The only cancer hospital in Gaza has been destroyed in an Israeli airstrike. The attack was carried out on the Turkish Friendship Hospital in the heart of Gaza on Friday (March 21). Israel claims that the hospital was being used as a “terrorist infrastructure”. However, they have not provided any evidence for this claim. News Middle East Monitor. The video published online shows that the hospital was destroyed in a controlled manner instead of an airstrike. The attack has further disrupted Gaza’s health system. 10,000 cancer…
Read MoreFakhrul: Reforms and election process can go together
Fakhrul: Reforms and election process BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that there is no room for debate on which comes first and which comes later. Reforms and elections can go hand in hand. Reforms are an ongoing process. He said this at a press conference at the BNP Chairperson’s office in Gulshan on Saturday (March 22). Mirza Fakhrul said that a reform charter can be prepared based on the consensus of the political parties, which will be implemented by the elected government. The task of the…
Read More4000 worshippers from 120 countries perform Itikaf at Masjid-e-Nabawi
4000 worshippers from 120 Thousands of worshippers have gathered at the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina for Itikaf in the last decade of the holy month of Ramadan. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that about 4,000 worshippers from 120 countries are participating in Itikaf this time. The western part of the roof of the mosque has been designated for male worshippers and the northeastern part for female worshippers. Men can enter the designated areas through stairs number 6 and 10 and women through doors number 24 and 25. For the…
Read More29,000 tons of rice arrived from Vietnam
29000 tons of rice arrived from A ship carrying 29,000 tonnes of rice from Vietnam arrived at the Chittagong port on Saturday. The ship, MV OBE Dinares, anchored at the Chittagong port with rice under the Government-to-Government (G2G) agreement signed on February 3, the food ministry said in a press release. The statement also said that the sample testing of the rice on board the ship has already been completed and the work of unloading the rice will begin soon. It is worth noting that an agreement was signed to…
Read MoreIsrael: More attacks on Gaza if prisoners are not released
Israel is intensifying its attacks on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The attacks will continue until the remaining prisoners are released, Defense Minister Israel Katz said. He also announced plans to evacuate Gaza’s civilians to the south. This information was reported in a report by Arab News on Friday (March 21). After two months of temporary peace, the war has returned to Gaza. Gazans are being displaced in a desperate bid to survive as Israel ignores the ceasefire and launches an all-out campaign against Hamas. Hamas said on Friday that…
Read MoreMobile market: Meat, milk, eggs at affordable prices during Ramadan
Mobile market: Meat milk The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, the Department of Livestock and related parties have taken extensive initiatives to maintain normal supply of daily necessities such as meat, milk, and eggs during the holy month of Ramadan and to keep prices stable. From the 1st to the 28th of Ramadan, mobile markets are selling broiler chicken, eggs, pasteurized milk, beef and mutton at affordable prices across the country, including Dhaka. As of March 19, 2025, 69,430 buyers have benefited from this program nationwide. Of these, 396,586 are…
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