Saudi Arabia script history, stunning Argentina 2-1

November 22, 2022

NEWS DESK In a World Cup stunner, Saudi Arabia shocked Argentina, the two-time World champions, 2-1 in the first upset in FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar, Saudi Gazette reports. Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al-DawsarI scored for the Green Falcons in the second half of the match while the lone goal of Argentina was from a […]Continue Reading

Rohingya unite to launch Myanmar rights alliance

November 22, 2022

NEWS DESK Several Rohingya organizations and activists have united to form a group to demand human rights in Myanmar, The Irrawaddy reports. The Arakan Rohingya National Alliance (ARNA) called for Rohingya unity and said the Muslim community was not secessionist. It said the Rohingya wanted to be part of a future federal democratic Myanmar to […]Continue Reading

Bangladeshi fisherman shot by Myanmar’s BGP

November 21, 2022

DESK REPORT One Bangladeshi fisherman has been shot by Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) in the Naf River of Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar. The fisherman was identified as Mohammad Kashem, son of late Moni Mia from Naittyang under the district’s Teknaf municipality. The shooting took place in the river – marking the border of […]Continue Reading

Thirty-five Rohingya sentenced in Myanmar to 5 years in jail

November 21, 2022

Lawyers have reported that on 16 November, Bogale Township Court sentenced 35 Muslim Rohingya to five years in prison, Mizzima reports. Military Council troops apprehended 62 Rohingya people near Kadonelay island, Kadonkani village-tract, Bogale Township, Ayeyarwaddy Region, at 10 pm on 30 October. “Thirteen Rohingya under the age of 18 have been sent to the […]Continue Reading

High-level BGB-BGP meeting from Nov 23

November 21, 2022

NEWS DESK After a pause of over two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the high-level conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Guard Police (BGP) of Myanmar is set to begin in Naypyitaw on November 23. During the five-day conference, BGB will prioritise discussing the present border situation including Myanmar forces’ recent violation […]Continue Reading

Momen-Cleverly talks: UK reiterates pledge to resolve Rohingya crisis

November 20, 2022

NEWS DESK British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has reiterated his government’s commitment to resolve the Rohingya crisis. He made the assurance while holding a meeting with his Bangladesh counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen on the sidelines of the 18th IISS Manama Dialogue in Bahrain on the second day, Saturday, a foreign ministry press release said […]Continue Reading

World Cup kicks off in Qatar after troubled buildup

November 20, 2022

The World Cup kicked off in Qatar on Sunday (Nov 20, 2022) as the month-long football showpiece finally got under way after a tortuous 12-year build-up dogged by off-field controversies, AFP reports. Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thami was present in the impressive Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, 50 kilometres (31 miles) outside of […]Continue Reading

Bengalis in CHT being harassed, tortured in every sphere of life: Nagarik Parishad

November 18, 2022

STAFF REPORTER Bengalis in Chattogram Hill Tracts have been being harassed and tortured in every sphere of life, the chairman of Parbatta Chattogram Nagarik Parishad has said. Some 30,000 Bengalis have been leading a subhuman life, with them being confined to cluster villages and their children being deprived of higher education, and so there is […]Continue Reading

ROHINGYA REPATRIATION: India assures Bangladesh of continuing cooperation

November 18, 2022

NEWS DESK Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan this afternoon (Nov 18, 2022) held a meeting with his Indian counterpart Amit Shah in New Delhi when they discussed various aspects relating to border management and common security-related issues. The two home ministers held the meeting on the sidelines of ‘No Money for Terror’ (NMFT) Ministerial Conference on […]Continue Reading

As Malaysia prepares for an election, refugees watch warily

November 17, 2022

NEWS DESK On November 19, millions of Malaysian voters will go to the polls to decide the course of their country for the next five years, Al Jazeera reports. But while Malaysians vote in a spirit of hope for the country they want to see, the 183,000 refugees who also live there are watching warily […]Continue Reading