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Members of Chittagong Reporters’ Unit placing wreaths at the Shaheed Minar marking the International Mother Language Day on Sunday.

25 Feb 2016, 12:00 am0

Members of Chittagong Reporters' Unit placing wreaths at the Shaheed Minar marking the International Mother Language Day on Sunday.

Peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s Darfur ends, stoking fears

AFP, Nyala :Sudan’s hybrid United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur is set to end its 13-year peacekeeping in the conflict-marred region Thursday, even as recent violent clashes leave residents fearful.Conflict erupted in Darfur in 2003, when African minority rebels rose up against the Arab-dominated government, which in turn unleashed the Janjaweed militias, resulting in a death toll the UN puts at 300,000 and the displacement of 2.5 million. “The joint United Nations-African Union mission in the Darfur region of Sudan...

1 Jan 2021, 12:00 am