Rohingya refugees wary as China develops plan for repatriation   

August 4, 2023

Rohingya refugees living in squalid and sprawling camps in Bangladesh are casting a skeptical eye on a Chinese initiative to facilitate their return to Myanmar, where they were subjected to a campaign of murder and burning by the same military forces that now rule the country, VOA reports. “We want to return home. However, under […]Continue Reading

Many global actors don’t want Rohingya be repatriated at this moment: Momen

August 2, 2023

NEWS DESK Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said Myanmar is willing to take the Rohingyas but some foreign governments and international organizations do not support their repatriation at this moment. “They (international community) think it will not be wise to send back the Rohingyas to Myanmar until democracy is restored there,” he […]Continue Reading

EU hasn’t forgotten Rohingyas despite Rohingya crises: Gilmore

July 31, 2023

European Union’s Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore has said they will talk to other countries about what more needs to be done to resolve the Rohingya crisis, and they are particularly conscious about the reductions in food rations that are being made this year. “It has to be resolved and it has to […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh seeks UNSC measures to end Israel’s illegal occupation in Palestine

July 29, 2023

NEWS DESK Concrete measures, consistent with Security Council Resolutions must be enacted in order to bring an end to this illegal Israeli occupation in Palestine territory and ensure lasting peace and justice for the people of Palestine, said Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York. He said […]Continue Reading

South Korea to provide $3m for Rohingyas in Bangladesh

July 26, 2023

NEWS DESK The government of the Republic of Korea on Wednesday announced its plan to provide 3 million US dollars in 2023 to support humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Dhaka said this year’s humanitarian assistance will be provided through international organizations in Bangladesh such as […]Continue Reading

RAB probing possible links between KNF and Nur

July 24, 2023

NEWS DESK Detectives are looking into the connection between separatist group Kuki Chin National Front (KNF) and Nurul Haque Nur, leader of a faction of Gono Odhikar Parishad. RAB Legal and Media Wing Director Commander Khandaker Al Moin gave this information to reporters at a press conference at RAB media centre in the capital’s Karwan […]Continue Reading

Rohingya activists call for more international pressure on Myanmar

July 22, 2023

Rohingya activists in Bangladesh are calling on the international community to increase pressure on Myanmar following a renewed call at the UN for safe and sustainable repatriation of the persecuted minority to their homeland, Arab News reports. Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar have endured decades of systematic discrimination and persecution, including the Continue Reading

Rohingya’s in KSA: They’ll have passports renewed: home boss

July 22, 2023

NEWS DESK A large number of Rohingyas who went to Saudi Arabia decades ago with Bangladeshi passports will have their passports renewed. The government decided following request from the Saudi authorities. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said, “We are renewing their passports under the condition that they will be staying in the Middle Eastern country […]Continue Reading

Peace committee holds first meeting with KNF, paves way for normalcy on 7 conditions

July 19, 2023

STAFF REPORTER, BANDARBAN In an effort to resolve the ongoing conflict and restore peace in the hill district of Bandarban, the peace establishment committee held its first meeting with representatives from the Kuki Chin National Front (KNF). The meeting, conducted via video conference on July 19, saw the participation of committee members at the Bandarban […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh seeks ASEAN involvement to expedite Rohingya repatriation

July 18, 2023

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen requested Indonesia, the current chair of ASEAN, to play a more proactive role in the repatriation of forcibly displaced Rohingyas to Myanmar. During a bilateral meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Retno LP Marsudi, Momen called upon him to involve the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance to expedite the speedy, […]Continue Reading