Rohingyas want to return home with dignity, says Repatriation Commissioner

August 26, 2025

COX’S BAZAR CORRESPONDENT Rohingya refugees marked 25 August as Genocide Day, recalling the violence that forced them to flee Myanmar in 2017. Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, Commissioner of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Office, said the day should not be seen as the anniversary of their arrival in Bangladesh but as the eighth anniversary of genocide. […]Continue Reading

Six fishermen rescued from sinking boat near Saint Martin’s

August 26, 2025

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR The Bangladesh Coast Guard has rescued six fishermen from a fishing boat that was sinking in the sea near Saint Martin’s Island in Teknaf. Coast Guard media officer Lieutenant Commander Siam-ul-Haque confirmed the rescue to reporters on Monday. He said a fishing boat named MV Abul Hashem had gone to sea […]Continue Reading

Arakan Army abducts 33 Bangladeshi fishermen in three days

August 26, 2025

PARBATTANEWS ONLINE DESK Thirty-three Bangladeshi fishermen have been abducted over three consecutive days by the Myanmar-based armed group Arakan Army, according to local officials. The incidents occurred as the fishermen were returning from the Bay of Bengal near the Teknaf coast in Cox’s Bazar. The most recent abduction took place on Monday, 25 August, at […]Continue Reading

Arakan Army abducts 40 Bangladeshi fishermen in 20 days

August 26, 2025

HNILA CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR The Myanmar-based armed group Arakan Army has abducted seven more Bangladeshi fishermen along with their trawler from the Naf River in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar. With this incident, a total of 40 fishermen have been taken in the past 20 days, according to local authorities. Abul Kalam, General Secretary of the Trawler […]Continue Reading

International conference on Rohingya crisis opens in Cox’s Bazar on Monday

August 23, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS ONLINE DESK An international conference on the Rohingya crisis is scheduled to open in Cox’s Bazar on Monday, 25 August, marking the eighth anniversary of the mass influx of Rohingyas into Bangladesh. The event will take place at Hotel Bay Watch in Inani, Ukhiya upazila. Cox’s Bazar Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Imran Hossain […]Continue Reading

Analyst questions prospects of Rohingya repatriation

August 23, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS ONLINE DESK Security analyst Major (Retd) Emdadul Islam has said that no matter how hard Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus tries, he will not be able to repatriate “even five Rohingyas,” Jugantor reports. Speaking to the newspaper, Emdadul Islam said, “No matter how much Dr Yunus tries, I do not think he […]Continue Reading

Government hopes to begin Rohingya repatriation soon: Cox’s Bazar DC

August 23, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS ONLINE DESK Cox’s Bazar Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Salauddin has said the government is making every effort to ensure the safe repatriation of Rohingya refugees. He told reporters that the government is hopeful the repatriation process will begin soon. According to Salauddin, the three-day international conference in Cox’s Bazar has been organised to Continue Reading

St Martin’s Island: Rumours, restrictions and the struggle to survive

August 18, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS ONLINE DESK For decades, St Martin’s — Bangladesh’s only coral island — has been a place of pride and beauty, drawing visitors from across the country and beyond. Tourism reshaped life here: once dependent on fishing, residents opened hotels, motels and resorts, while modern tourist ships brought crowds during the season, creating jobs […]Continue Reading

50,000 Rohingyas mass at Bangladesh border as Rakhine fighting escalates

August 18, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS ONLINE DESK Around 50,000 Rohingyas have gathered near the Bangladesh border after fleeing intensified fighting in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, raising fears of a new influx into Bangladesh, officials said on Sunday. The warning came during a meeting of the National Task Force on the Rohingya issue at the foreign ministry in Dhaka, chaired […]Continue Reading

Dismissed Rohingya camp teachers block Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf highway

August 18, 2025

COX’S BAZAR CORRESPONDENT Dismissed teachers of the Rohingya camps staged a blockade on the Cox’s Bazar–Teknaf highway on Monday, demanding reinstatement to their jobs. They also began a hunger strike, vowing to continue until their demands are met. Law enforcement personnel were deployed to the scene to keep the situation under control, while army members […]Continue Reading