Dipankar Talukdar sounds alarm on hill development hindered by armed terrorists

September 11, 2023

STAFF REPORTER, RANGAMATI Armed terrorists are creating obstacles to the development of the hills, said Dipankar Talukdar, chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Food on Sunday, Sept 10. He made the remark while speaking as the chief guest at a daylong workshop organised by Rangamati District Council on formulating a special […]Continue Reading

Myanmar receives first shipment of Russia’s Su-30 fighter jets

September 11, 2023

NEWS DESK Myanmar has received the first shipment of two Russian Su-30 fighter jets, Charlie Than, Myanmar’s trade minister, told the Russian RIA state news agency in remarks published on Sunday. “Two aircraft have already been delivered,” Than told RIA on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum, Russia’s annual forum aimed at developing Continue Reading

Myanmar: 44 global orgs urge G20 countries to pay urgent attention to pressing rights issues

September 9, 2023

A group of 44 organisations from around the world have urged the G20 countries – heads of state and governments of which are meeting in New Delhi today and tomorrow – to pay their focused attention to the crisis unfolding in Myanmar, India’s The Wire reports. “The escalating atrocities perpetrated by the military junta demand […]Continue Reading

Implemented sections of CHT Peace Accord should be honoured by all, says CHT secy

September 8, 2023

STAFF REPORTER Moshiur Rahman NDC, secretary at the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, has said that everyone should follow and observe the implemented clauses of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord. He made the remarks at an inter-ministerial meeting held at the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs meeting room in the Bangladesh […]Continue Reading

President seeks urgent global actions to solve Rohingya issue

September 7, 2023

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today (Sept 7) sought urgent global actions to find durable solutions to the Rohingya issue as any delay in safe, voluntary and sustainable repatriation of displaced Myanmar nationals may put the entire region at risk. “It is the collective responsibility of the international community to find a durable solution to the Rohingya […]Continue Reading

DU student rescued after kidnapping on way to Sajek

September 6, 2023

NEWS DESK A Dhaka University student was rescued on Wednesday evening, around seven hours after she was kidnapped by a hill-based group near Sajek Valley of Rangamati. The victim Dipita Chakma is a post-graduate student of Public Administration department of the university. Dipita was rescued at about 7:00pm from Daripara area under Sajek police station. […]Continue Reading

Myanmar’s jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi ailing

September 6, 2023

Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ailing and a request for an outside physician to see her has been denied by the country’s military rulers, a source familiar with the matter and the shadow government loyal to her said on Tuesday, reports Reuters. The 78-year-old Nobel laureate instead has been treated by […]Continue Reading

Myanmar won’t be allowed to lead ASEAN in 2026, in blow to generals

September 6, 2023

Southeast Asian leaders decided Tuesday that Myanmar won’t take over the rotating leadership of their regional bloc as scheduled in 2026, in the latest blow to efforts by its ruling generals to gain international recognition after violently seizing power in 2021, AP reports. Western governments led by the United States have condemned the Myanmar army’s […]Continue Reading

Myanmar’s Junta offers villages, but Rohingya won’t return without guarantees

September 6, 2023

NEWS DESK Myanmar’s junta has declared its intention to construct 20 villages as part of a repatriation initiative aimed at returning numerous Muslim Rohingya individuals who had escaped a crackdown and sought refuge in Bangladesh. However, members of the Rohingya ethnic group have expressed deep mistrust in the ruling regime and have rejected this offer. […]Continue Reading

UN allocates $8m forRohingya refugee response in Bangladesh

September 6, 2023

NEWS DESK The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated $8 million to provide support to almost a million Rohingya refugees staying in camps in Cox’s Bazar and on the island of Bhasan Char. The funding allocation to Bangladesh is part of a CERF initiative to support underfunded humanitarian operations in 14 countries […]Continue Reading