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NEWS DESK The Bandarban district administration has lifted the travel ban that was in place in Ruma and Thanchi upazilas for the last four months, although Rowangchari will still remain closed to tourists over an anti-extremism drive in the district’s remote areas. A public notice in this regard was issued on Friday, signed by Bandarban […]Continue Reading
NEWS  DESK The 10-member delegation of the US State Department led by US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya has expressed satisfaction over the overall management of the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, according to Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Md Mizanur Rahman. The delegation thanked the Bangladesh government Continue Reading
DESK REPORT The European Union’s six-member Election Exploratory Mission (ExM) has arrived in Bangladesh to assess the environment ahead of the national elections. As part of their mission, they aim to observe the Chittagong Hill Tracts region for a duration of six weeks. On Monday (July 10), the Mission convened a meeting with officials from […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK Chattogram Hill Tracts Affairs Minister Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing has said the Awami League (AL) government has carried out huge development activities for the people living in the hill areas. “No other government did such development in this area in the past,” he said while laying the foundation stone of two development projects […]Continue Reading
The United States has announced the forthcoming visit of Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights and US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Uzra Zeya, to Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, the under secretary will meet with senior officials to discuss shared humanitarian concerns, including the Rohingya refugee crisis, labour issues, human rights, Continue Reading
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor told CNN Friday that efforts to bring justice for the Rohingya must be accelerated and the world cannot look away from the ongoing crisis, CNN reports. Chief prosecutor Karim Khan visited Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, for four days this week to hear testimony from survivors of alleged genocide by Myanmar’s military against its Continue Reading