Is the opportunity for Rohingya repatriation slipping away?

August 14, 2022

Lt. Gen. Dr. MOHAMMAD MAHFUZUR RAHMAN (LPR) Five years since the 2017 exodus of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar as a result of its military’s horrific persecution, there is no sign of repatriation on the horizon. And as long as the military junta continues to rule, there is hardly any scope for repatriation. This was reflected […]Continue Reading

UN rights chief arrives in Bangladesh to visit Rohingya camps

August 14, 2022

United Nations rights chief Michelle Bachelet arrived in Bangladesh Sunday (August 14, 2022) for a four-day visit that will include a trip to squalid camps housing nearly a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, AFP reports. The exodus of Rohingya was sparked by a 2017 Myanmar army offensive against the mostly Muslim minority, with the U.N.’s […]Continue Reading

UN high commissioner for human rights arrives today

August 13, 2022

NEWS DESK UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is scheduled to visit Bangladesh from August 14 to 17. “The government of Bangladesh warmly welcomes this first ever visit of any UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,” said a press release of foreign ministry in Dhaka today (August 13, 2022). Bangladesh has been closely […]Continue Reading

Indian drowns in Sajek River

August 13, 2022

STAFF REPORTER A 36-year-old Indian has drowned in the Sajek River, which flows along the border line of Sajek in Bangladesh and Mizoram in India. Identified as Liana Mizo, son of C. lal hmangaiha of Fuldongshi Para in Mizoram’s Mamit district, he drowned in the river while taking a bath around 4:30pm on Thursday (August […]Continue Reading

Head majhi among two killed in Cox’s Bazar; three held

August 11, 2022

UKHIA CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR The Armed Police Battalion, or APBn, have arrested three people in connection with the killing of two Rohingya people, including head majhi, at Thaingkhali Jamtoli No. 15 Rohingya camp in Ukhia of Cox’s Bazar. They were arrested in a raid at Jamtali camp in the early hours of Thursday (August 11), […]Continue Reading

Afif, Bijoy help Bangladesh avoid whitewash

August 10, 2022

NEWS DESK Afif Hossain and Anamul Haque Bijoy hit half-centuries as Bangladesh avoided the ignominious whitewash, securing a 105-run win over Zimbabwe in the third and final ODI today at Harare Sports Club today (August 10, 2022). After losing the T20 series by 2-1, Bangladesh now also conceded the ODI series by the same margin. […]Continue Reading

Head majhi among two shot dead in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp

August 10, 2022

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR Two Rohingya men, including a head majhi, have died as miscreants fired at them in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhia Jamtoli Rohingya camp. The deceased were identified as Abu Taleb, 40, son of Abdur Rahim of Camp-15 Block-C/1 and Syed Hossain, 35, son of Imam Hossain of C/9. The incident took place around […]Continue Reading

Myanmar junta chief among key suspects identified in Rohingya genocide case

August 10, 2022

NEWS DESK Some 20 key suspects, including junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and senior Myanmar military generals, have been identified as being responsible for a clearance campaign against the Rohingya ethnic minority in Rakhine State that is now the subject of a genocide case at the United Nations (UN) highest court, The Irrawaddy […]Continue Reading

Government mainstreaming ethnic communities for inclusive development

August 9, 2022

MD. ZAKI FAISAL Bangladesh is a multi-dimensional and multi-communal country. Article 23A of the Constitution of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh provides opportunities for the preservation and development of tribal, ethnic minorities, ethnic groups and other characteristic regional cultures and traditions. Ethnic groups or indigenous peoples Continue Reading

‘Please help me retain my mouza land rights’: Sajek daughter makes impassioned plea

August 9, 2022

BETHLEHEM PARI PANGKHUA I am Bethlehem Pari Pangkhua, daughter of late Rual That Pangkhua, who served until death as headman of 171 no Betling Mauza, Sajek, Baghaichari Upazila, Rangamati hill district. We are two brothers and two sisters. As my brothers are not educated, my family asked me to go for the post of headman […]Continue Reading