#DeleteUber: Users Angry At Trump Muslim Ban Scrap App
Hundreds of Uber users have taken screenshots of themselves deleting the ride-hailing app, accusing it of profiting from a strike by New York's taxi drivers hel
Outbreak Of H5N1 Bird Flu At Poultry Farm In Dhaka
Bangladesh reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus at a poultry farm in Dhaka, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) stated o
Court: 26 To Hang For Narayanganj Abductions, Murders
A Bangladesh court sentenced 26 people, including three senior officers from the country's elite security force, to death on Monday after convicting them of mur
UN's Yanghee Lee Denied Access To Rohingya Villages
UN special rapporteur on human rights Yanghee Lee has been denied access to some areas in Myanmar's northern Rakhine State, with the government citing "sec
22,000 Rohingya 'flee Myanmar To Bangladesh' In A Week
At least 65,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmara third of them over the past weeksince the army launched a crackdown in the north of Rakhine state
'Mastermind' Of Bangladesh Cafe Siege Killed: Police
Bangladeshi police have shot dead one of the masterminds of last year's deadly siege at a cafe that killed 20 people, authorities have stated. The bodies of Nur
Myanmar Commission’s Report On Rohingya 'flawed': HRW
A commission investigating violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State has denied security forces had abused Rohingya Muslims, a claim slammed by the Human Rights Watch
Supreme Court Removes Anurag Thakur As Cricket Chief
Fast Facts Lodha panel was appointed after corruption scandals hit IPL tournament BCCI is the world's richest and most powerful cricket governing body Anurag T
Police To Investigate Abuse Of Rohingya Caught On Video
Myanmar authorities opened an investigation into the abuse of Rohingya Muslims by security forces after a video showing police officers beating and kicking vill
Global Leaders Warn Aung San Suu Kyi Over Rohingya
More than a dozen Nobel laureates have criticised Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi for failing to uphold the human rights of Rohingya Muslims in the country's Ra
Amnesty Indicts Myanmar Military
Myanmar security forces indicted by Amnesty A report published by Amnesty International on Monday stated that it had documented a brutal "scorched earth" campai
Terrorism: Bangladesh Offers To Train Nigerian Military
As the Nigeria Military intensify the war on Boko Haram insurgency, the Bangladeshi Army has offered to train Nigeria Military as part of its international coop
110 Journalists Killed Worldwide In 2015
110 journalists were killed around the world in 2015, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have stated. RSF noted that while many died in war zones, the majority wer
Bangladesh Investigates Italian Aid Worker's Killing
An Italian aid worker living in Dhaka the Bangladeshi capital, has died after he was shot in an apparent "planned murder". Tavella Cesare, 50, was shot three ti
Ban Wants More Women To Serve In UN Peacekeeping Operations
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Member States to provide key military assets and more women staff to serve in UN peacekeeping operations. Ban made
Nigeria Destined To Fail – Fani-Kayode
A former Minister of Aviation and Lagos-based lawyer, Femi Fani-Kayode, says Nigeria has been destined to fail since its creation by the British in 1914. He sta
PHOTOS: Sham Bride Arrested Trying To Marry Her Fourth Nigerian Husband
A bogus bride was caught minutes before she could tie the knot with her fourth husband. Raquel Neto Furtado De Andrade had already married three Nigerians to he
Nigerians Not Qualified To Apply For US Visa, DV Lottery 2015 – See Ineligible Countries List
US DV visa lottery for this yr has disqualified some international locations that usually qualify. Nigeria, Canada, Jamaica and another international locations