Section: Bangladesh
Two lakh from Myanmar living in Bangladesh in refugee-like situation: UNHCR
The number of people living in Bangladesh in a ‘refugee-like situation’ now stands at 200,000 who are originating from Myanmar, according to a new UNHCR report released on Friday. The government of Bangladesh, however, estimates the population to be between 300,000 and 500,000, said the UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, in its Mid-Year Trends...
World’s refugees exceed 60 million: UN
The number of people forcibly displaced worldwide is likely to have “far surpassed” a record 60 million this year, mainly driven by the Syrian war and other protracted conflicts, the United Nations said on Friday. The estimated figure includes 20.2 million refugees fleeing wars and persecution, the most since 1992, the UN High Commissioner for...
200,000 from Myanmar living in BD in refugee-like situation
2015 likely to exceed all previous records for global forced displacement The number of people living in Bangladesh in a “refugee-like situation” now stands at 200,000, who are originating from Myanmar, said a new study of UNHCR released on Friday. However, the government of Bangladesh estimates the population to be between 300,000 and 500,000,...
2 lakh people from Myanmar living in Bangladesh: UNHCR
The number of people living in Bangladesh in a ‘refugee-like situation’ now stands at 200,000 who are originating from Myanmar, according to a new UNHCR report released on Friday. The government of Bangladesh, however, estimates the population to be between 300,000 and 500,000, said the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in its Mid-Year Trends...
Kerry seeks to narrow divisions with Russia over Syria
US secretary of state John Kerry -Reuters US secretary of state John Kerry is in Moscow for talks to try to bridge gaps with Russia over the political process to end Syria’s civil war. He is due to have meetings with president Vladimir Putin and foreign minister Sergei Lavrov. The US and Russia have long disagreed on what role Syrian...
Russia says fired warning shots at Turkish ship in Aegean to avoid collision
The Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday one of its warships, the destroyer Smetlivy, had been forced to fire warning shots at a Turkish vessel in the Aegean Sea to avoid a collision and that it had summoned the Turkish military attache over the incident.It said in a statement that the Turkish fishing vessel, which it did not name, had failed...
Holders Spain draw Czechs, Turkey, Croatia at Euro 2016
Defending champions Spain, bidding for their third successive European title, were drawn on Saturday in the same group as Czech Republic, Turkey and Croatia for next year’s Euro 2016 finals. Hosts France will open the championship on June 10 against Romania in Paris. The other teams in their group are Albania and Switzerland. World...
Washington prepares for World War III
AFTER WORLD WAR II: The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 70 years later Nuclear bomb victims are sheltered at the Hiroshima Second Military Hospital’s tent relief centre on the banks of the Ota River in Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 7, 1945. The US military-intelligence complex is engaged in systematic preparations for World War III. As...
The embroiderer strikes back. Meet Ukraine’s Darth Vader
Darth Vader was bent on galactic domination, but his Ukrainian namesake enjoys more mundane pursuits – local politics, walking the family dog and embroidery. …read more Source:...
Russia can’t mend ties with US while it backs sanctions: Lavrov
Russia wants to mend ties with the United States but cannot do so while Barack Obama’s administration backs economic sanctions against Moscow for its role in the conflict in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted on Thursday as saying. …read more Source:...
