Few ethnic minorities benefit leaving Hill Bengalis in the lurch

December 8, 2022

MAMUNUR RASHID A majority of the ethnic minorities in Bangladesh have been deprived in the tribal/ethnic quota for admission to higher educational institutions and government jobs for a long time. Among the ethnic minorities, only three ethnic groups are getting 71 per cent quota benefits in the government jobs. These are Chakma, Marma and Tripura. […]Continue Reading

62 Rohingyas listed for resettlement in US initially: Momen

December 7, 2022

NEWS DESK Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday (Dec 7, 2022) said that 62 forcibly displaced Rohingyas were primarily listed for resettlement in the United States and a small batch of them was likely to be flown to the country on December 8, 2022. He said that he had earlier requested his US counterpart […]Continue Reading

Ethnic minorities of plain land districts a deprived lot

December 7, 2022

MAMUNUR RASHID: Ethnic minorities living in the plain land in the country are totally deprived of admission to higher education and government job facilities in the existing tribal quota system in Bangladesh. There are 50 ethnic minorities in Bangladesh, half of that population live in plainland districts and the other half in three hill districts […]Continue Reading

US assistant secretary for comprehensive approach to deal with Rohingya crisis

December 6, 2022

NEWS DESK US Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes on Tuesday (Dec 6, 2022) met Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and discussed a “comprehensive approach” to the protracted Rohingya crisis with international support. Talking to reporters, Momen said the government of Bangladesh wants to see better life for Continue Reading

US won’t let Rohingyas become a forgotten crisis: Asst Secy Noyes

December 4, 2022

Visiting US Assistant Secretary, for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, Julieta Valls Noyes said that the United States, together with its international partners, will not allow the Rohingyas to become a “forgotten crisis”. She made the comment after meeting with the UN agencies which are working on the ground. Noyes thanked all the […]Continue Reading

US Asst Secy Noyes in Bangladesh to discuss Rohingya resettlement

December 3, 2022

NEWS DESK US Assistant Secretary of the US Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, Julieta Valls Noyes is in Bangladesh to discuss a pilot scheme for a resettlement of a small group of Rohingyas to the US and humanitarian assistance for the Rohingya. During her five-day visit, she will hold meetings with Prime Minister’s Office […]Continue Reading

Full implementation of CHT Accord: 25 years of life lost waiting, says Santu Larma

December 2, 2022

NEWS DESK Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanmhati Samiti president Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, better known as Santu Larma, has said that the most precious 25 years of his life had been lost waiting for a full implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord. ‘My most productive years have been wasted waiting for a complete implementation of the […]Continue Reading

No separatist acts will be tolerated on Bangladesh-Myanmar border: BGB chief

November 29, 2022

NEWS DESK Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Major General Shakil Ahmed today (Nov 29, 2022) said BGB and Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) will not accept separatists’ activities on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. “BGB and BGP will not accept separatists’ activities on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. For this reason, the border guards of the Continue Reading

Netherlands, UN migration agency sign $7.5M deal to aid Rohingya in Bangladesh

November 28, 2022

NEWS DESK The Netherlands Embassy in Dhaka and the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) signed a $7.5 million agreement to support persecuted Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar. The agreement was signed on Monday (Nov 28, 2022) by Thijs Woudstra, deputy ambassador of The Netherlands to Bangladesh, and Fathima Nusrath Ghazzali, Continue Reading

PM Hasina seeks Sri Lanka’s support for safe repatriation of Rohingyas

November 25, 2022

NEWS DESK Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday (Nov 25, 2022) sought Sri Lanka’s support for sustainable, safe and voluntary repatriation of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, Rohingyas, to their ancestral land in Rakhine state of Myanmar. The Premier sought this support while Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry paid a courtesy call on her […]Continue Reading