UN says Myanmar junta halts humanitarian access to cyclone survivors

June 10, 2023

Myanmar’s junta has suspended travel authorisations for aid workers trying to reach hundreds of thousands of people in the cyclone-ravaged Rakhine state, the UN’s humanitarian affairs office said Friday, AFP reports. Cyclone Mocha brought lashing rain and winds of 195 kilometres per hour (120 miles per hour) to Myanmar and neighbouring Bangladesh last month, Continue Reading

Joint forces combat Rangamati diarrhea outbreak with medical campaign

June 8, 2023

STAFF REPORTER A joint medical campaign was carried out by the Bangladesh Army, Air Force, BGB, and Civil Administration to provide treatment to patients suffering from diarrhea in remote areas of Rangamati. On Thursday (June 8) at 1:30 PM, under the overall supervision of the Region Commander of Khagrachari Region, a medical team from the […]Continue Reading

Rohingya testify on Myanmar crackdown in Argentina court

June 8, 2023

Members of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority testified in person for the first time on Wednesday in Buenos Aires, as part of an Argentinian judicial investigation into alleged crimes by the Myanmar military, an activist told AFP. The hearing, behind closed doors, was “a historic day for everyone in Burma,” as Myanmar is also known, said […]Continue Reading

Rohingya protest in Bangladesh, demand repatriation to Myanmar

June 8, 2023

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh protested on Thursday, demanding to be repatriated to Myanmar so that they could leave the squalid camps they have lived in since fleeing a brutal military crackdown in their homeland in 2017, Reuters reports. More than a million Rohingya have been crammed into the camps in southeastern […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh must suspend pilot project to return Rohingyas to Myanmar: UN expert

June 8, 2023

Bangladesh must immediately suspend a pilot repatriation project for Rohingya refugees to return to Myanmar, where they “face serious risks” to their lives and liberty, a UN expert said on Thursday. UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, said there were reports that Bangladeshi authorities were using “deceptive and Continue Reading

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia discuss Rohingya issue

June 7, 2023

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are holding talks to resolve a years-long deadlock involving the renewal of the Pakistani passports of some 250,000 Rohingya Muslims living in the kingdom in order to maintain their legal status, officials said, Anadolu Agency reports. Discussions are being held on Riyadh’s request, following the Saudi Deputy Interior Minister Nasir Bin […]Continue Reading

Japan provides $0.5m to cyclone-affected Rohingyas, host communities

June 7, 2023

The Japan government has announced to provide USD 0.5 million assistance in response to the super Cyclone Mocha to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) which made landfall on May 14 and hit Rohingya and host communities in Cox’s Bazar. The heavy rains caused damage in both Myanmar and Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, significant damage was […]Continue Reading

Call to provide information to army for countering terrorist activities

June 7, 2023

A meeting was held to address the overall security situation in the zone-controlled area of Matiranga Army Zone, located in Khagrachari. On Wednesday (June 7), at approximately 11 am, the monthly security exchange meeting took place in the conference room of Matiranga Zone. The meeting was chaired by Lieutenant Colonel Md. Kamrul Hasan, PSC, the […]Continue Reading

Rally advocating for implementation of CHT Peace Accord held in Mymensingh

June 5, 2023

STAFF REPORTER In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord, a divisional rally was held in Mymensingh to voice the demand for the complete implementation of the agreement. The gathering took place on Monday at the Advocate Tarek Smriti Auditorium of Town Hall in Mymensingh. During the rally, Rashed Khan […]Continue Reading

3 killed, 4 injured in fresh violence in Manipur’s Imphal West district

June 5, 2023

Three persons were killed and four others injured in a gunfight between two armed groups in Manipur’s Imphal West district on Monday morning, police said, India’s PTI reports. The incident happened in Kangchup area of the district, they said. Those injured were admitted to a hospital in Imphal where their conditions were stated to be […]Continue Reading