Mostafa Yousuf

2 weeks ago | en.prothomalo.com | Mostafa Yousuf

Visiting Aminbazar, the outskirt of Dhaka early morning on 6 April, it was found that fire was burning at least 20 different spots of a landfill managed by Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). The smoke was rising into the sky. This has become a daily picture. An Ansar member, responsible for security at the Aminbazar landfill, speaking to Prothom Alo on condition of anonymity said, “Those responsible for waste management are the ones who set the fires.

3 weeks ago | en.prothomalo.com | Mostafa Yousuf

While serving as mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), in May 2023 Mayor Fazle Noor Taposh allegedly grabbed 20 decimals of land belonging to Dhaka zilla parishad in the Katabon area. Subsequently, construction work began on a multi-storey building at the site. However, even after the mass uprising of July 2024, DSCC has not responded to three letters sent requesting the removal of the structure.

1 month ago | en.prothomalo.com | Mostafa Yousuf

The price of rice is quite high in the market. The price of good quality coarse rice is Tk 55. The price of fine rice is also quite high. Amid this situation government rice distribution has decreased. Same is the situation in case of wheat distribution. Government food distribution is quite significant to keep the market under control and help the poor.

2 months ago | globalsecurity.org | Mostafa Yousuf |John Pike

Facilities set up by foreign aid groups provide medical treatment for thousands of Rohingya refugees. By Mostafa Yousuf and Abdur Rahman for BenarNews 2025.02.19 DHAKA/COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh -- At a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh, Mohammed Hasan cast doubt over whether he'd ever walk again. The 40-year-old had a leg amputated after a Burmese soldier shot him during the Myanmar military's deadly crackdown against the stateless Rohingya Muslim minority in 2017.

2 months ago | rfa.org | Mostafa Yousuf |Abdur Rahman

DHAKA/COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh - At a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh, Mohammed Hasan cast doubt over whether he’d ever walk again. The 40-year-old had a leg amputated after a Burmese soldier shot him during the Myanmar military’s deadly crackdown against the stateless Rohingya Muslim minority in 2017. Hasan’s other leg was paralyzed after the shooting. Like hundreds of thousands of his fellow Rohingya, he fled that year from his home in Rakhine state to neighboring Bangladesh.