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Porimol Palma

'Only a democratic Myanmar can ensure Rohingya repatriation'

In an interview with The Daily Star, exiled Myanmar reporters discuss Rohingya plights

10h ago

Star Interview: ‘Political power cannot be for sale’

Transparency in party and campaign funding must be ensured so that political power cannot be used for profit or abuse, Transparency International chair François Valérian has said.

3d ago

Bangla-Pak ties grow, but ’71 still unreckoned

Bangladesh-Pakistan relations began to thaw after the 2024 uprising. Over the past year, three ministerial visits to Dhaka, a foreign secretary-level meeting, and two meetings between top leaders Prof Muhammad Yunus and Shehbaz Sharif have marked a significant shift from the last 15 years.

2w ago

Rohingya influx: 8 years on, repatriation still elusive

Since the repatriation deal was signed with Myanmar in November 2017, Bangladesh tried but failed to send Rohingyas back.

2w ago

Education for Rohingyas in peril as global aid dries up

Shrinking international aid has cast uncertainty over schooling for thousands of Rohingya children in refugee camps, jeopardising years of progress, warns Rana Flowers, UNICEF representative to Bangladesh.

2w ago

5 MoUs to be signed during Pak ministers’ visits

Bangladesh and Pakistan will sign five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) during the visits of Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan this week.

2w ago

Bangladesh-Myanmar border: Landmine-related injuries on the rise

Having lost her right leg in a landmine explosion, Nur Kaida, a 23-year-old Rohingya woman, now feels helpless at a refugee camp in Teknaf.

3w ago

Chinese mountaineer dies on Pakistan’s K2

A Chinese mountaineer died while descending the world’s second-highest peak, with Pakistani rescuers were waiting yesterday for weather conditions to improve to recover her body.

3w ago
September 8, 2025
September 8, 2025

'Only a democratic Myanmar can ensure Rohingya repatriation'

In an interview with The Daily Star, exiled Myanmar reporters discuss Rohingya plights

September 6, 2025
September 6, 2025

Star Interview: ‘Political power cannot be for sale’

Transparency in party and campaign funding must be ensured so that political power cannot be used for profit or abuse, Transparency International chair François Valérian has said.

August 26, 2025
August 26, 2025

Bangla-Pak ties grow, but ’71 still unreckoned

Bangladesh-Pakistan relations began to thaw after the 2024 uprising. Over the past year, three ministerial visits to Dhaka, a foreign secretary-level meeting, and two meetings between top leaders Prof Muhammad Yunus and Shehbaz Sharif have marked a significant shift from the last 15 years.

August 25, 2025
August 25, 2025

Rohingya influx: 8 years on, repatriation still elusive

Since the repatriation deal was signed with Myanmar in November 2017, Bangladesh tried but failed to send Rohingyas back.

August 24, 2025
August 24, 2025

Education for Rohingyas in peril as global aid dries up

Shrinking international aid has cast uncertainty over schooling for thousands of Rohingya children in refugee camps, jeopardising years of progress, warns Rana Flowers, UNICEF representative to Bangladesh.

August 20, 2025
August 20, 2025

5 MoUs to be signed during Pak ministers’ visits

Bangladesh and Pakistan will sign five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) during the visits of Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan this week.

August 18, 2025
August 18, 2025

Bangladesh-Myanmar border: Landmine-related injuries on the rise

Having lost her right leg in a landmine explosion, Nur Kaida, a 23-year-old Rohingya woman, now feels helpless at a refugee camp in Teknaf.

August 15, 2025
August 15, 2025

Chinese mountaineer dies on Pakistan’s K2

A Chinese mountaineer died while descending the world’s second-highest peak, with Pakistani rescuers were waiting yesterday for weather conditions to improve to recover her body.

August 15, 2025
August 15, 2025

CA’s Malaysia tour boosts Dhaka-KL ties

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus’s visit to Malaysia has opened new areas of cooperation – both bilateral and regional -- especially in the efforts to address Myanmar conflicts and Rohingya crisis, as the two countries committed to building a future-oriented strategic partnership.

August 12, 2025
August 12, 2025

Human trafficking charges: CID clears ex-minister, secy after KL’s request

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has cleared the former expatriates’ welfare minister, its former secretary, several MPs and a syndicate of 101 recruiting agencies of charges of human trafficking and money laundering.