Washington deals with root causes of Rohingya crisis: US State Dept

February 15, 2023

NEWS DESK The United States (US) has been dealing with root causes of Rohingya crisis alongside extending support to Dhaka to tackle over a million of the forcibly displaced minority Myanmar people, a senior visiting State Department official said in Dhaka today (Feb 15). “We are working every day not only to try to help […]Continue Reading

Chollet to discuss Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh-US security partnership 

February 15, 2023

NEWS DESK US State Department Counselor Derek Chollet will discuss the coordination of responding to the Rohingya crisis and the security partnership between the US and Bangladesh during his Dhaka visit. Chollet, scheduled to arrive in Dhaka this evening (Feb 14), will also discuss strengthening Dhaka-Washington cooperation in international fora during his engagement with Continue Reading

Gambian FM seeks more funds for running Rohingya genocide case

February 15, 2023

NEWS DESK Gambian foreign minister Dr Mamadou Tangara today (Feb 12) hoped that more countries will make contribution to Gambia regarding Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as the African nation has been facing fund crisis to run the case. “We need concrete action. Help us to make more noises so […]Continue Reading

Gambian minister calls for making more noises to make sure Rohingyas voices are heard

February 14, 2023

NEWS DESK Foreign Minister of The Gambia Dr Mamadou Tangara on Sunday called on all the people who are committed to justice and human dignity to raise their common voice to support the very “noble cause” to ensure justice for the Rohingyas. The Gambian minister acknowledged that there is fund crisis to run the Rohingya […]Continue Reading

Arsa leader held on way to Jeddah with Bangladeshi passport

February 11, 2023

NEWS DESK Immigration police arrested Asadullah, a leader of Myanmar’s separatist organization Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa), on his way to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia using a Bangladeshi passport at Chittagong’s Shah Amanat International Airport on Friday evening. He was later handed over to Ukhyia police station early Saturday. Asadullah lives in Thankhali Continue Reading

US trying to ease pressure on Bangladesh from Rohingya crisis: Counselor Chollet

February 10, 2023

The issues related to the Rohingya crisis and overall security in the Indo-Pacific region are likely to get priority during Counselor of the US Department of State Derek Chollet’s Bangladesh visit next week. “We are deeply concerned about the situation in Myanmar which is only getting worse,” said Chollet ahead of the planned visit which […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh seeks engagement from all countries for sustainable Rohingya repatriation

February 10, 2023

Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen on Friday said Rohingya issue is risking regional peace and security and urged all the countries to actively engage with Myanmar for an early and sustainable repatriation of the Rohinagys to their homeland, Myanmar. He was addressing the 8th ministerial conference of the Bali Process on People Smuggling, […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh President seeks Belgium’s support for safe Rohingya repatriation

February 9, 2023

NEWS DESK President M Abdul Hamid has sought the cooperation of Belgium to accomplish a safe, peaceful and dignified repatriation of the displaced Rohingya people to their Rakhine state homeland in Myanmar. The president sought the support when the visiting Belgium Queen Mathilde paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban in Dhaka on Wednesday […]Continue Reading

Turkish aid agency establishes another park for Rohingya children

January 20, 2023

NEWS DESK The Turkish International Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) on Thursday inaugurated another park for children at the Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh’s southern border district of Cox’s Bazar, Anadolu Agency reports. Turkish envoy in Dhaka, Mustafa Osman Turan, opened the park while Sevki Mert Baris, TIKA Coordinator in Bangladesh, attended the Continue Reading

Report of HRW on APBn is baseless: Home Minister

January 19, 2023

NEWS DESK Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said the recent report provided by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Armed Police Battalion (APBn) is baseless. “The report, provided by the HRW on the Bangladesh Police’s specialized unit APBn, is baseless . . . They should investigate properly before disseminating these types of information,” he […]Continue Reading