Many global actors don’t want Rohingya be repatriated at this moment: Momen

August 2, 2023

NEWS DESK Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said Myanmar is willing to take the Rohingyas but some foreign governments and international organizations do not support their repatriation at this moment. “They (international community) think it will not be wise to send back the Rohingyas to Myanmar until democracy is restored there,” he […]Continue Reading

Manipur: India’s Supreme Court hears plea by women in viral assault video

July 31, 2023

NEWS DESK India’s Supreme Court has questioned the federal government on “systemic” and “unabated” violence in the north-eastern state of Manipur while hearing a petition filed by two women who were seen in a video that sparked outrage, BBC reports. The viral video showed the women being paraded naked and molested by a mob. They were […]Continue Reading

Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, signalling poll delay

July 31, 2023

NEWS DESK The Southeast Asian nation has been ravaged by deadly violence since a coup deposed Aung San Suu Kyi’s government more than two years ago, unleashing a bloody crackdown on dissent that has sparked fighting across swathes of the nation while tanking the economy, AFP reports. Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing acknowledged that much […]Continue Reading

EU hasn’t forgotten Rohingyas despite Rohingya crises: Gilmore

July 31, 2023

European Union’s Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore has said they will talk to other countries about what more needs to be done to resolve the Rohingya crisis, and they are particularly conscious about the reductions in food rations that are being made this year. “It has to be resolved and it has to […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh seeks UNSC measures to end Israel’s illegal occupation in Palestine

July 29, 2023

NEWS DESK Concrete measures, consistent with Security Council Resolutions must be enacted in order to bring an end to this illegal Israeli occupation in Palestine territory and ensure lasting peace and justice for the people of Palestine, said Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York. He said […]Continue Reading

‘Put learners first’: Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools

July 26, 2023

Smartphones should be banned from schools to tackle classroom disruption, improve learning and help protect children from cyberbullying, a UN report has recommended, The Guardian reports. Unesco, the UN’s education, science and culture agency, said there was evidence that excessive mobile phone use was linked to reduced educational performance and that high levels of Continue Reading

UPDF terrorist arrested with weapons in Rangamati special operation

July 26, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, LONGDU In a successful operation, Rangamati Army Region apprehended a member of the UPDF (Main) armed group in the Shukurchari area of Sublong Union, Rangamati district. During the operation, they recovered a cache of weapons, including an HK-33 (German) rifle, a magazine, and 22 rounds of ammunition. The operation, conducted on Wednesday (July […]Continue Reading

Two ex-UPDF leaders found shot dead in Khagrachhari

July 26, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI AND MATIRANGA CORRESPONDENT Two former leaders of UPDF (Democratic) have been found shot to death in the Alutila Germplasm area of Matiranga upazila in Khagrachhari. They were identified as Alopam Chakma (47), son of Rajnikant Chakma from Madhupur area in Khagrachhari Sadar, and Pritimoy, 46, son of Gnanamoy Chakma from Dighinala’s Continue Reading

Rohingya man beaten to death by Arsa members in Cox’s Bazar camp

July 26, 2023

UKHIYA CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR A Rohingya man was forcibly taken from his home and savagely beaten to death at the Kutupalong 2-East Rohingya camp in Ukhiya. The incident occurred at 7 am on Wednesday (July 26). The victim was identified as 48-year-old Md. Isaac, the son of Mohammad Rashid, from Block A-1 of Ukhia Balukhali […]Continue Reading

Army provides humanitarian assistance to needy families in Rangamati

July 26, 2023

DESK REPORT The army has extended a helping hand to the helpless and distressed population by distributing sewing machines, cotton, and cash assistance in Rangamati. Brigadier General Imtaz Uddin, NDC, PSC, along with other army officers, led the distribution effort at the Region Army Headquarters. The initiative aimed at creating self-employment opportunities for those Continue Reading