ICC appoints head of team to investigate Rohingya case

July 10, 2023

NEWS DESK International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim AA Khan KC has appointed Essa Faal, a senior lawyer previously serving as Head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the Gambia, to head the team investigating the Rohingya case. “I am seeking additional resources from States in our budget for 2024 to further strengthen our […]Continue Reading

Six French financial institutions still investing in Myanmar Junta-linked firms: Report

July 9, 2023

Five major French banks and a pension fund from the country have been accused of fueling the Myanmar junta’s widespread and systematic human rights violations through their business links to the regime. On Thursday, rights groups Justice for Myanmar (JFM), Info Birmanie and BankTrack revealed in a joint report that five commercial banks—Crédit Agricole, La […]Continue Reading

AL govt did huge development for hill people: Bir Bahadur

July 9, 2023

NEWS DESK Chattogram Hill Tracts Affairs Minister Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing has said the Awami League (AL) government has carried out huge development activities for the people living in the hill areas. “No other government did such development in this area in the past,” he said while laying the foundation stone of two development projects […]Continue Reading

Myanmar military in ‘systematic denial’ of humanitarian aid: UN

July 8, 2023

Myanmar’s military rulers are preventing life-saving humanitarian aid from reaching people who need it as the country falls deeper into violence, the United Nations human rights chief has said, Al Jazeera reports. Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Volker Turk said the military, which seized power in a coup in February 2021, was engaged […]Continue Reading

Uzra Zeya’s visit: Rohingya issue, among others, on agenda

July 8, 2023

The United States has announced the forthcoming visit of Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights and US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Uzra Zeya, to Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, the under secretary will meet with senior officials to discuss shared humanitarian concerns, including the Rohingya refugee crisis, labour issues, human rights, Continue Reading

Efforts to bring justice to Rohingya must be accelerated, ICC chief prosecutor says

July 7, 2023

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor told CNN Friday that efforts to bring justice for the Rohingya must be accelerated and the world cannot look away from the ongoing crisis, CNN reports. Chief prosecutor Karim Khan visited Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, for four days this week to hear testimony from survivors of alleged genocide by Myanmar’s military against its Continue Reading

Village Karbari allegedly kidnapped by JSS Santu group in Sajek

July 7, 2023

STAFF REPORTER An allegation of the abduction of a village Karbari by the JSS Santu group has been reported from Hogra Kijing in Ward No. 7 of Sajek Union, Baghaichhari Upazila in Rangamati. According to local sources, the incident occurred on the evening of Thursday, July 6. The abducted individual is identified as Riten Chakma […]Continue Reading

‘Nur supplied arms to Kuki-Chin’: DBC, Somoy TV air reports based on ‘Whatsapp screenshot’

July 7, 2023

Leading TV channels, DBC and Somoy TV, have separately aired reports regarding an alleged WhatsApp screenshot revealing Nurul Haq Nur’s alleged involvement in providing arms to the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), a separatist armed terrorist organization in the hills. The reports suggest that following a claimed meeting with Mendi N Safadi, a member of Israel’s Continue Reading

Clash between terrorist groups in Ukhia Camp leaves 5 Rohingya dead

July 7, 2023

COX’S BAZAR and UKHIA CORRESPONDENTS Five Rohingya individuals were killed in a clash between two terrorist groups, Arsa and RSO, in the Ukhia Rohingya camp of Cox’s Bazar. The police recovered the bodies of the deceased at the scene. The victims have been identified as Anwar Hossain (24) from Block H-49 of Camp-8 West, Mohammad […]Continue Reading

Myanmar’s top court hears Suu Kyi’s appeals to cut jail term

July 5, 2023

Myanmar’s Supreme Court heard on Wednesday the latest in a series of appeals by former leader Aung San Suu Kyi against a slew of convictions, a source familiar with the case said, as she seeks to reduce her 33 years of jail time, Reuters reports. The 78-year-old Nobel peace laureate has been convicted of offences ranging from […]Continue Reading