Tumbru border: Another 242 Rohingyas relocated to Cox’s Bazar

February 27, 2023

NEWS DESK Another 276 Rohingya refugees from the Tumbru border area were transferred to Kutupalong transit camp in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday. A total of 2,285 Rohingya belonging to 463 families were transferred to Ukhiya in seven batches in the last month. A total of 2,527 Rohingyas have been brought to the camp from there. […]Continue Reading

Canada remains Bangladesh’s strong partner tackling Rohingya crisis: Trudeau’s minister Sajjan

February 27, 2023

NEWS DESK Canadian International Development Minister Harjit S. Sajjan, now in Dhaka, has said that Canada would remain “very strong” partner of Bangladesh to bring more international focus on Rohingya crisis. “We (Bangladesh and Canada) will be working together … how we can bring more international focus on this (Rohingya) problem and focus on the Continue Reading

Bangladeshi youth loses leg in landmine explosion along Myanmar border

February 25, 2023

NAIKHHANGCHHARI, BAISHARI CORRESPONDENTS A 25-year-old Bangladeshi was severely injured in a land mine explosion along Banladesh-Myanmar border. The youth was identified as Md Golam Akbar, son of Syed Azim of Jamchhari under Bandarban’s Naikhhanchhari Sadar Union. Mr Akbar went to smuggle in cows from Myanmar on Saturday morning. As the time was ripe, he was […]Continue Reading

Army detains 5 terrorists, seizes arms in Khagrachhari

February 25, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI; MANIKCHHARI CORRESPONDENT The army has detained five terrorists along with a large quantity of arms, ammunition and IED equipment during a special raid in Khagrachhari. Based on a tip-off, a team of the army conducted the raid in Battali, South Kanchannagar area under Sindukchhari union of the hill district’s Mahalchhari upazila at […]Continue Reading

Sheikh Hasina resolved all political problems of hill tracts: CHT minister

February 24, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resolved all political problems in the Chattogram Hill Tracts, CHT Affairs Minister Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing says. “This region holds a special place in Sheikh Hasina’s heart and so development projects worth Tk 10,000 crore are now going on,” Ushwe Sing said while speaking at a discussion as […]Continue Reading

Impasse in Rohingya repatriation leads to security challenge: Bangladesh

February 24, 2023

NEWS DESK Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen has said negative impacts of the impasse in the repatriation of the displaced Rohingyas have been leading to various security challenges for Bangladesh and the region. ‘Bangladesh being a small country with high population density has already overburdened with other critical challenges of its own,’ he told a […]Continue Reading

Rohingya community leader shot dead in Cox’s Bazar

February 24, 2023

NEWS DESK Another leader of the Rohingya community was shot dead by unknown assailants in Ukhia upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Thursday (Feb 23). The deceased was identified as Mohammad Selim, 28, a sub-majhi (deputy head) of Kutupalong camp. Sheikh Mohammad Ali, officer-in-charge of Ukhia Police Station, said Selim was out overseeing the field-level […]Continue Reading

Myanmar’s NUG rights minister demands justice for Rohingya

February 23, 2023

Myanmar’s civilian National Unity Government’s (NUG) human rights minister U Aung Myo Min says the crimes of genocide against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar committed six years ago must be acknowledged and justice sought for the victims, The Irrawaddy reports. The minister attended an event to mark the second anniversary of the launch of the Spring […]Continue Reading

Does Bangladesh Need an Indo-Pacific Strategy?

February 22, 2023

COMMODORE KAZI EMDADUL HAQ (Retd) Introduction Bangladesh has become the seat of discourse amidst the great powers’ competition in the Indo-Pacific. Visits by the newly appointed Chinese foreign minister at midnight and high-level US delegations created curiosity among journalists and interlocutors. Social media, Twitter, television, and interlocutors have built up Continue Reading

Bangladesh PM seeks UN support to relocate Rohingyas to Bhashanchar 

February 20, 2023

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Feb 20) sought United Nations (UN) assistance to relocate the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals to the well-developed Bhashanchar as UN Resident Coordinator to Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis paid a courtesy call on her. “As there is no certainty of sending Rohingyas back soon to their country, they should be relocated to […]Continue Reading