SBS Bangla - এসবিএস বাংলা

More than 145,000 Rohingya refugee children living in camps in Bangladesh are now attending UNICEF-supported learning centres, as a new school year begins. UNICEF-representative to the Rohingya camps Ms Nazzina Mohsin talks with SBS Bangla.

Victorian Bangladeshi Community Foundation takes part in the Australia Day parade every year. SBS Bangla talks to the vice president of the foundation Mr Mamun Bodruddoza Polash.

As the federal government and opposition grapple with their migration policies, researchers at the Australian National University have uncovered a dramatic decline in support for population growth. The ANU survey has revealed just three out of every 10 people believe the country needs more people.

Australians could retire with an extra half a million dollars in superannuation if the federal government adopts the recommendations of a major review. A landmark report says millions of Australians are being harmed by the current super system. And the government has acknowledged there are flaws.

More than 800 criminals were stripped of Australian visas in 2018, with just over 12 per cent involved in child sex offences or child exploitation. Their visas were revoked under laws that require non-citizens sentenced to 12 months or more to lose their visas.

Australian scientists have discovered a genetic marker they say could identify whether patients with prostate cancer are likely to develop a more aggressive form of the disease which, in most cases, is untreatable. The federal government has pledged $800,000 towards developing their research, in the hope, it will pave the way for more effective treatments.

The Morrison government says immigration detention centres in Sydney and Melbourne can be closed thanks to the reduced number of boat arrivals under its policies. But refugee groups say the federal government's decision is meaningless as new detention compounds have been opened up in other locations.

A new year means new rules and regulations. From the tampon tax to youth allowance and personal income tax, these are the new laws slated to kick in during 2019.

চলে গেলেন বাংলা গানের স্বর্ণ যুগের শেষ প্রতিনিধি দ্বিজেন মুখোপাধ্যায়। হেমন্ত মুখোপাধ্যায়, সলিল চৌধুরীদের সঙ্গে একসময় উচ্চারিত হত তার নাম। বাংলা-হিন্দি, দুই ভাষাতেই তিনি জয় করে নিয়েছিলেন তামাম ভারতের হৃদয়। আর, শান্তিনিকেতনের বাসিন্দা না হয়েও রবীন্দ্র সঙ্গীতে পারদর্শিতার জন্যে তাকে করা হয়েছিল বিশ্বভারতী মিউজিক বোর্ডের প্রধান।