Japan can mediate return of Rohingyas to Myanmar: PM

April 28, 2023

NEWS DESK Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Japan could mediate and help return the Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar as it has a benign influence in this region. “Now they [Rohingyas] are becoming a security threat to Bangladesh and to the entire region. Japan, with its benign influence in the region, could mediate and […]Continue Reading

4 Arsa members arrested after gunfight in Ukhiya Rohingya camp

April 28, 2023

NEWS DESK Police arrested four people after a reported gunfight between the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) and members of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa) at Kutupalong Rohingya camp in Ukhiya of Cox’s Bazar on Friday. The arrestees are members of militant group Arsa. Among the arrestees, two were women. The operation was conducted in the […]Continue Reading

Refugee Camps: Teletalk SIMs for Rohingya families likely

April 28, 2023

NEWS DESK Rohingya refugees would soon be able to purchase Teletalk SIM cards as part of the government’s efforts to bridle the ‘growing criminal tendencies’ among the displaced Myanmar citizens and bring them under Bangladeshi network coverage. At present, the displaced Myanmar citizens use SIMs of two or three operators from Myanmar and Bangladesh, Continue Reading

Rohingya, Yemeni and Syrian refugees plead for help in Sudan

April 27, 2023

NEWS DESK As evacuation flights in Sudan continue to take foreign diplomats and citizens back to their countries or to safety in third countries, many people, refugees included, are being left behind to fend for themselves, Al Jazeera reports. Fighting continued to rattle various cities across Sudan despite an American and African push to extend […]Continue Reading

Dhaka, Tokyo for safe, sustainable Rohingya repatriation for regional peace

April 27, 2023

NEWS DESK Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio have shared the view that protracted displacement of the Rohingyas will lead to increased burden on the host communities and instability in the region. Both the leaders stressed realising a “sustainable, safe, voluntary and dignified” repatriation of the displaced persons to Continue Reading

Japan to continue its support to Bangladesh on Rohingya issue: PM Kishida

April 27, 2023

NEWS DESK Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida today (April 26) reiterated his country’s support for Bangladesh in repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar. “Bangladesh has sheltered over one million displaced persons from Myanmar and we will continue to support its endeavour,” Kishida said “We have upgraded our bilateral relationship to Continue Reading

FOLLOW-UP: 1 killed, 1 injured in Bandarban tribal gun battle

April 26, 2023

STAFF REPORTER A gun battle occurred between two local tribal armed groups in the Mualpi neighborhood of the Paindu Union of Ruma Upazila in Bandarban on Tuesday, April 25, which started at around 5 am and continued until noon. The United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF-Democratic) and the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were the groups involved […]Continue Reading

51 Rohingya refugees detained in Bandarban

April 26, 2023

NEWS DESK Army and police personnel from Bandarban have detained 51 Rohingyas who were working as garden workers in Sadar upazila and had concealed their identities. They were detained on Wednesday (April 26) after a bus headed to Chakria and a jeep going to Alikadam were searched at the Yangcha check post on the Lama […]Continue Reading

Fire at Teknaf Rohingya camp

April 26, 2023

A fire broke out at Rohingya camp no. 21 in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila on Monday night (April 24). The fire broke out at Chakmarkhul-21 camp of Palongkhali union of Teknaf around 9:00 pm, police said. Confirming the fire, sub-inspector (SI) Rokunazzaman at Whykong police outpost said two units of Fire Service and Civil Defence […]Continue Reading

Around 50 Myanmar Junta Forces Killed in Three Days of Resistance Attacks

April 26, 2023

NEWS DESK At least 49 Myanmar junta forces were killed in the last three days as People’s Defense Forces (PDFs) escalated their attacks on regime targets across the country. Incidents were reported in Sagaing, Magwe, Mandalay and Tanintharyi regions. The Irrawaddy has collected the following reports of significant attacks from PDFs. Some military casualties could […]Continue Reading