Mostafa Yusuf

Fleeing a crackdown by the Myanmar military, 35-year-old Chubera Begum, along with her four children, arrived in Ukhiya from Rakhine State in August, 2017. She then found shelter in a tent at Balukhali camp, the largest refugee camp in the world.

Over 1.60 lakh individuals and organisations have grabbed 2.57 lakh acres of forest land across the country, the forest department reported to a Jatiya Sangsad committee yesterday.

Both BNP and AL-nominated mayoral candidates of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) polls focused on issues relating to holding taxes while campaigning yesterday, pledging to keep the tax rate at a tolerable level so residents do not suffer.

The combined wealth of environment, forest and climate change Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud and his wife has more than doubled since the last election, driven mainly by bank deposits.