Norway announces $6.5 million support for Rohingya refugees

May 11, 2023

NEWS DESK State Secretary to the Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment Ragnhild Sjoner Syrstad today announced her country’s contribution of NOK 70 million, equivalent to USD 6.5 million, for the energy and environment programme of the Rohingya response in Bangladesh. The contribution will support the provision of cleaner cooking energy to Rohingya refugees, Continue Reading

Shantu Larma on India visit

May 8, 2023

NEWS DESK An important leader of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh has arrived in India, a source has confirmed to The Hindu. Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma or Shantu Larma is the leader of the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) and has been at the forefront of protection of the rights of the Chakmas […]Continue Reading

No criminal in Rohingya camps will be spared: IGP

May 3, 2023

NEWS DESK Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun today (May 3) said police will not spare any criminal in the Rohingya camps. “The police have been working to maintain law and order in the Rohingya camps. Necessary instructions were given to police officials,” he told journalists after visiting Rohingya camp at Ukhia in […]Continue Reading

Rohingya team to visit Myanmar’s Rakhine State to observe situation

May 3, 2023

NEWS DESK A Rohingya delegation will visit the Rakhine State of Myanmar as part of confidence-building measures to encourage Rohingya repatriation. The 20-member Rohingya team, along with Bangladeshi officials, is scheduled to visit the western Myanmar state on Friday to monitor whether a supportive environment has been created for repatriation, according to a source at Continue Reading

President seeks India’s ‘more effective’ steps to solve Rohingya crisis

May 2, 2023

NEWS DESK President Mohammed Shahabuddin today (May 2) urged India to take “more effective” steps to ensure a safe and dignified repatriation of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas to their Rakhine state homeland in Myanmar. He came up with the call as Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pranay Kumar Verma paid a courtesy call on him […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh Army Chief visits passing out parade in India

April 30, 2023

Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed reviewed the passing out parade at the Officer’s Training Academy at Chinnai on the third day of his official visit to India on Saturday. After inspecting the parade, General Shafiuddin interacted with the media and answered their various questions, said a press release. Later, he attended the […]Continue Reading

Japan can mediate return of Rohingyas to Myanmar: PM

April 28, 2023

NEWS DESK Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Japan could mediate and help return the Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar as it has a benign influence in this region. “Now they [Rohingyas] are becoming a security threat to Bangladesh and to the entire region. Japan, with its benign influence in the region, could mediate and […]Continue Reading

Dhaka, Tokyo for safe, sustainable Rohingya repatriation for regional peace

April 27, 2023

NEWS DESK Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio have shared the view that protracted displacement of the Rohingyas will lead to increased burden on the host communities and instability in the region. Both the leaders stressed realising a “sustainable, safe, voluntary and dignified” repatriation of the displaced persons to Continue Reading

Dhaka sees hope for Rohingya repatriation in latest Beijing initiative

April 18, 2023

NEWS DESK Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday reiterated his hope that the Rohingyas will start returning to their place of origin in Myanmar acknowledging that he had a discussion on the issue with the Chinese side recently. “Yes, we had a courtesy meeting (with a Chinese special envoy). Surely, there was a […]Continue Reading

‘Baisabi’ begins in hilly districts

April 12, 2023

NEWS DESK The celebrations of ‘Baisabi’ festival, marking the inauguration of Chakma ‘Phool Bijhu’, Tripura ‘Boisu’ and the Marma community’s ‘Sangrai’ festivals, began on Tuesday in the Chittagong Hill Tracts with much enthusiasm. The celebrations began with immersing flowers by local MP Ushaton Talukdar in Kaptai Lake in the morning. Baisabi is considered to be […]Continue Reading