UN Assistant Secretary-General Kanni Wignaraja visits Ukhiya Rohingya camp

September 12, 2023

NEWS DESK A six-member delegation, including the UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Regional Director for Asia Pacific, Kanni Vignarazar, visited the Rohingya camp at Ukhiya in Cox’s Bazar on Monday. During this visit, they observed various activities of the donor organisation. The delegation reached Block-L/17 of Rohingya Camp-18 in Ukhiya around 10:00 am on Continue Reading

Implemented sections of CHT Peace Accord should be honoured by all, says CHT secy

September 8, 2023

STAFF REPORTER Moshiur Rahman NDC, secretary at the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, has said that everyone should follow and observe the implemented clauses of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord. He made the remarks at an inter-ministerial meeting held at the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs meeting room in the Bangladesh […]Continue Reading

President seeks urgent global actions to solve Rohingya issue

September 7, 2023

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today (Sept 7) sought urgent global actions to find durable solutions to the Rohingya issue as any delay in safe, voluntary and sustainable repatriation of displaced Myanmar nationals may put the entire region at risk. “It is the collective responsibility of the international community to find a durable solution to the Rohingya […]Continue Reading

Myanmar’s Junta offers villages, but Rohingya won’t return without guarantees

September 6, 2023

NEWS DESK Myanmar’s junta has declared its intention to construct 20 villages as part of a repatriation initiative aimed at returning numerous Muslim Rohingya individuals who had escaped a crackdown and sought refuge in Bangladesh. However, members of the Rohingya ethnic group have expressed deep mistrust in the ruling regime and have rejected this offer. […]Continue Reading

UN allocates $8m forRohingya refugee response in Bangladesh

September 6, 2023

NEWS DESK The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated $8 million to provide support to almost a million Rohingya refugees staying in camps in Cox’s Bazar and on the island of Bhasan Char. The funding allocation to Bangladesh is part of a CERF initiative to support underfunded humanitarian operations in 14 countries […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh conveys Rohingya repatriation priority to Myanmar

September 6, 2023

NEWS DESK Bangladesh on Wednesday conveyed to Myanmar that the issue of repatriation of the displaced Rohingyas from Myanmar temporarily sheltered in Cox’s Bazar is the topmost priority of its government. While presenting his credentials to Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in Myanmar’s Naypyidaw in a ceremony, Bangladesh Ambassador to Myanmar Dr Md […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh government’s failure leads Rohingya issue to obscurity, main opposition says

September 3, 2023

NEWS DESK The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party said on Sunday that the people of Bangladesh as well as the international community were now forgetting the Rohingya issue due to the government’s diplomatic failure. ‘The Rohingya issue is a major issue for Bangladesh. This is a security issue for us, and at the same time, […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh Army’s heroic efforts in hills: a lifeline amidst calamities

September 3, 2023

PARBATTA NEWS REPORT Heavy rains have pounded the Chittagong Hill Tracts and Cox’s Bazar regions since August 3, continuing for a week, resulting in a series of natural disasters. The torrential downpours triggered floods, landslides, and widespread devastation. Low-lying areas were inundated, bridges and culverts collapsed, and roads became submerged, cutting off Continue Reading

UK foreign affairs committee chair lauds PM Hasina for sheltering Rohingyas

September 1, 2023

NEWS DESK The UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Select Committee Chair Alicia Kearns lauded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for giving shelter to forcibly displaced Rohingya population of Myanmar and stressed on putting international pressure on Myanmar for repatriation of its people. She came up with the comments in a meeting with Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Continue Reading

20 Rohingyas detained in Bandarban

September 1, 2023

NEWS DESK The Detective Branch (DB) of police on Thursday detained 20 Rohingyas in Bandarban hill district. They were apprehended at 5pm from the Parbat hotel located in the city’s Traffic intersection area. The detainees were identified as Jafar Hossain, 22, Hossain Ahmad, 36, Rashid Ullah, 16, Ahmudul, 52, Nur Alam, 50, Md Johor, 35, […]Continue Reading