IOM deputy calls for solidarity with Rohingya refugees, host communities

July 27, 2022

NEWS DESK The International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Deputy Director General (DDG) for Operations, Ugochi Daniels, concluded a five-day (July 22-26) visit to Bangladesh and called for continued and flexible support to Rohingya refugees and host communities. During the visit, she praised the Government of Bangladesh’s exemplary role in migration management and Continue Reading

Three Rohingya youths arrested with fake notes in Chattogram

July 27, 2022

NEWS DESK Chattogram’s Kotwali thana police in a drive have arrested three Rohingya youths with fake notes worth Taka 12 thousand from city’s KC Dey road area on Monday, July 25, 2022. The arrested persons were identified as Mohammad Osman, 32, Sayed Alam, 34, and Raihan Uddin, 25, all hailed from Rohingya camp under Ukia  […]Continue Reading

Former leader of Santu-headed JSS faction arrested

July 27, 2022

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI Police have arrested a former leader of Jana Samhati Samity-Santu (JSS-Santu) in Rangamati town. The arrested was identified as Suman Chakma, son of Ganga Ratan Chakma of Mitingachhari Prakash Indumachera area of Sublang Union in the hill district’s Barkal upazila. Suman Chakma, facing an arrest warrant, was arrested from the Marri Stadium Continue Reading

Bangladesh govt asks not to use ‘adivashi’ term, referring to constitution

July 26, 2022

DESK REPORT The government has called for not using the word ‘adivashi’ (indigenous) referring to the 15th Amendment of the Constitution where various small communities or groups have been declared as tribes, small ethnic groups and ethnic groups. In a notification signed by Deputy Secretary Sheikh Shamsur Rahman, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced […]Continue Reading

BGB recovers 2 lakh yaba tablets worth Tk 22 crore in Teknaf; none held

July 25, 2022

NEWS DESK Border Guard Bangladesh, or BGB, has recovered 200,000 pieces of Yaba tablets and 3.221 kg crystal meth (ice) in a special operation in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf. The drugs were recovered around 1:30 pm on Monday (July 25), the BGB-2 said in a media statement on Monday. According to BGB-2 sources, on the basis […]Continue Reading

‘I can’t forget her’- Myanmar’s soldiers admit atrocities

July 23, 2022

NEWS DESK Soldiers in the Myanmar military have admitted to killing, torturing and raping civilians in exclusive interviews with it, the BBC reports. For the first time they have given detailed accounts of widespread human rights abuses they say they were ordered to conduct. “They ordered me to torture, loot and kill innocent people.” Maung […]Continue Reading

Tigers seeking new brand of cricket under Sohan’s leadership

July 23, 2022

NEWS DESK The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squads for T20 international and ODI matches against Zimbabwe on Friday, July 22, 2022, Sohan as the captain. He was given the captaincy for the Zimbabwe T20 series only as the original T20 captain Mahmudullah Riyad was given a break. Mahmudullah, however, made the way into […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh welcomes ICJ judgement over Rohingya genocide

July 23, 2022

NEWS DESK Bangladesh welcomed the judgment delivered by the International Court of Justice on Friday on the preliminary objections of Myanmar concerning the admissibility of the Genocide Convention in the case between the Gambia and Myanmar. The ministry of foreign affairs welcomed the judgement in a statement hours after it was delivered in The Hague. […]Continue Reading

Myanmar genocide case to go ahead after ICJ rejects objections

July 23, 2022

NEWS DESK Judges at the United Nations’ highest court have dismissed preliminary objections by Myanmar to a case alleging the Southeast Asian nation is responsible for genocide against the mostly Muslim Rohingya minority, according to Al Jazeera and news agencies. The decision on Friday, July 22, 2022, clears the way for the highly charged case, […]Continue Reading

parbattanews.com gets registration

July 21, 2022

STAFF REPORTER The government has registered parbattanews.com, the first national media on Chittagong Hill Tracts and Cox’s Bazar, as an online news media. parbattanews.com Editor Mehadi Hassan Palash received the registration paper on Thursday, July 21, 2022. In an immediate reaction, he said,” First of all, I give thanks to Allah, the almighty. Everything has […]Continue Reading