Bangladesh’s home minister for keeping eye on Rohingyas’ illegal movement amid ‘Mocha’

May 13, 2023

Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Saturday (May 13) instructed all law enforcement agencies to remain alert so that the Rohingyas cannot scattered across the country centering the severe cyclonic storm ‘Mocha’. “The law enforcement agencies have been instructed to prevent the Rohingyas from spreading across the country due to the severe cyclone Continue Reading

Bangladesh not capable of evacuating 1.2 million Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar: MInister

May 13, 2023

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Enamur Rahman on Saturday said the government doesn’t have the capacity to shift 1.2 million Rohingyas living in Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar to safer places in the wake of cyclone Mocha. He came up with the remark while talking to reporters after an emergency meeting […]Continue Reading

Cyclone Mocha: Bangladesh moves to evacuate Rohingya refugees

May 13, 2023

Bangladesh Saturday moved to evacuate Rohingya refugees from “risky areas” to community centres and hundreds fled an island as the most powerful cyclone in nearly two decades barrelled towards the country and neighbouring Myanmar, officials said, AFP reports. Cyclone Mocha was packing winds of up to 175 kilometres per hour (109 miles per hour) and […]Continue Reading

Cyclone Mocha: IOM prepares Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar

May 12, 2023

NEWS DESK Nearly a million Rohingya refugees in the Cox’s Bazar camps are bracing for Cyclone Mocha, which is expected to hit the region by Sunday (May 14). To help the refugees and local host communities, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is strengthening camp infrastructure, preparing for medical emergencies, and supporting volunteers in cyclone […]Continue Reading

Myanmar soldiers kill and burn bodies of 19 villagers, including 4 children: Reports

May 12, 2023

Soldiers from Myanmar’s military government raided a village in the country’s central region, killing 19 villagers including four children and burning their bodies, independent media and a resident said Friday, AP reports. The killings on Wednesday in Nyaung Pin Thar village in Bago region’s Htantabin township may have been in retaliation for an attack by […]Continue Reading

Cyclone Mocha: Maritime ports asked to hoist great danger signal 8

May 12, 2023

NEWS DESK Maritime ports of Cox’s Bazar, Chattogram and Payra have been advised to lower local warning signal number 4 and instead hoist great danger signal number 8. The coastal districts of Cox’s Bazar, Chattogram, Feni, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Chandpur, Barishal, Bhola, Patuakhali, Jhalokathi, Pirojpur, Borguna and their offshore islands and chars will come Continue Reading

Is ICC being used as a political tool of convenience?

May 12, 2023

Lt. Gen. Dr. MOHAMMAD MAHFUZUR RAHMAN Neither Russia nor Ukraine is a member of the ICC ( same as Myanmar, however, Bangladesh is a member of the ICC), which would have granted it automatic jurisdiction to investigate crimes committed by Russia during the ongoing invasion. Despite this, on March 17, 2023, as part of its […]Continue Reading

Khagrachhari Region Commander gifts full sets to top 4 players of friendly match

May 11, 2023

KHAGRACHHARI CORRESPONDENT Khagrachhari Region Commander Brigadier General Gholam Mohiuddin Ahmed (Mahi) has rewarded the four best players of a friendly football match in the region with full sets of football gear, including shoes, jerseys, pants, tracksuits, and gloves. The friendly match, Tripura Youth Welfare Association Promila Footballer Team versus the Khagrachhari Continue Reading

St. Martin islanders evacuating as Cyclone Mocha approaches

May 11, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR As Cyclone Mocha approaches the Bay of Bengal, residents of St. Martin Island in Teknaf Sadar, a Cox’s Bazar sub-district, are evacuating their homes in fear of the potential danger. Abdur Rahman, the panel chairman of St. Martin’s Union, said that extensive public announcements have been being made by the Union […]Continue Reading

Norway announces $6.5 million support for Rohingya refugees

May 11, 2023

NEWS DESK State Secretary to the Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment Ragnhild Sjoner Syrstad today announced her country’s contribution of NOK 70 million, equivalent to USD 6.5 million, for the energy and environment programme of the Rohingya response in Bangladesh. The contribution will support the provision of cleaner cooking energy to Rohingya refugees, Continue Reading