Slain militant’s ‘grave’ located, no body found: RAB

January 16, 2023

NEWS DESK Police have not found any dead body in the “grave of an Islamist militant” who was said to have been killed in Bandarban because of a fight between members of Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya. Authorities discovered the “grave” in the remote hills of Muangmual Para in Ruma after suspects who had been […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh government believes in CHT people’s equal rights: Minister

January 15, 2023

STAFF REPORTER The government believes in the equal rights of people living in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim has said. “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina believes that the people in Chittagong Hill Tracts should constitutionally have the same rights as the Bengalis. In some cases, those falling behind should be given […]Continue Reading

3 Rohingya poets at Dhaka Lit Fest say they want to return home

January 6, 2023

NEWS DESK Attending the 10th edition of Dhaka Lit Fest, three Rohingya poets have expressed their desire to return home. Rohingya poets and photographers Abdullah Habib, Shahida Win, and Ayala Akter expressed such a desire in a discussion session titled “Alternate Voices” at the Bardhoman building in the Bangla Academy on the second day of […]Continue Reading

Risking death at sea, Rohingya Muslims seek safety in Indonesia

December 29, 2022

Crying with relief after a traumatic 40-day voyage to Indonesia in a leaky boat, Rohingya Muslim Fatimah bin Ismail held a mobile phone with shaky hands as she made a video call to relatives, Reuters reports. The 19-year-old was among 174 surviving Rohingya in the overloaded wooden fishing boat when it washed up on the […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh tries to stop Rohingya risking their lives at sea: Official

December 28, 2022

Bangladesh is trying to stop Rohingya refugees risking their lives in boats to Southeast Asia, a government official said, amid fears that this year could be one of the most deadly in years for the persecuted Muslims from Myanmar seeking new lives, Reuters reports. A boat washed ashore in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Monday carrying […]Continue Reading

PM Hasina seeks Turkish cooperation in Rohingya repatriation

December 27, 2022

NEWS DESK Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Dec 27) sought robust Turkish investment alongside cooperation in sustainable repatriation of Rohingyas as Ankara’s ambassador in Dhaka Mustafa Osman Turan paid a farewell call on her, a PMO spokesman said. “I call for larger Turkish investment in Bangladesh,” PM’S Speech Writer M Nazrul Islam quoted her Continue Reading

Bangladesh wants Iran’s engagement in Rohingya repatriation

December 22, 2022

Dhaka and Tehran on Thursday (Dec 22) reviewed status of bilateral relations between them and discussed ways to enhance further cooperation in energy, food security, trade and commerce, and return of Rohingya people to their homeland Myanmar. The issues were discussed in the 2nd Foreign Office Consultations between Bangladesh and the Islamic Republic of Iran […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh urges visiting OIC delegation to work for Rohingya repatriation

December 21, 2022

Bangladesh foreign minister AK Abdul Momen has urged the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States delegation members to enhance diplomatic efforts with major powers and ensure safe, dignified and sustained repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar, Anadolu Agency reports. An 11-member delegation of the PUIC, including members of parliaments from Turkey, Iran, Uganda and Continue Reading

‘Peaceful CHT for a peaceful Bangladesh’: Speakers at rally demand full implementation of Peace Accord

December 20, 2022

NEWS DESK Peace cannot be ensured in Bangladesh unless the Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) are in peace, said speakers at a rally on Tuesday, Dec 20, 2022. Full implementation of the CHT accord can bring peace for the hill-tracts people, and for all citizens too, they added. They were addressing the rally at Shahbagh after […]Continue Reading

Ensure security to lives, property of people in border areas: PM to BGB

December 20, 2022

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Dec 20) asked BGB personnel to continue performing their responsibilities with utmost sincerity, including protecting the borders; combating smuggling, drug trade, human trafficking, inter-border crimes; and providing security to the lives and property of the people living in the bordering areas. She also extended her thanks to the BGB Continue Reading