Myanmar’s military regime encourages yaba smuggling to Bangladesh

August 25, 2022

NEWS DESK The number of yaba pills (a contraband drug) smuggled into Bangladesh from neighbouring Myanmar has surged by two and a half times under the current military regime compared to the amount reported during the rule of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. This information was obtained from the meeting minutes of the parliamentary […]Continue Reading

Myanmar should allow int’l organizations to work in Rakhine state: PM

August 25, 2022

NEWS DESK Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Aug 25, 2022) said  Myanmar should allow international organizations to work in the Rakhine state to create an appropriate environment for the dignified return of the forciblydisplaced Rohingya people. “Myanmar should allow international organizations to work in the Rakhine state,” she said while United Nations Continue Reading

Rohingya Crisis: UN envoy seeks renewed int’l attention, burden-sharing by other countries

August 25, 2022

NEWS DESK United Nations Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer has said it is critical that the international community continues to seek comprehensive, durable and inclusive solutions to the Rohingya crisis. “We cannot let this become a forgotten crisis,” said Special Envoy Heyzer on her four-day mission to Bangladesh. On the Continue Reading

Rohingya crisis fund is ‘well short of needs’: UN refugee agency

August 24, 2022

An appeal to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is “well short of needs”, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday, as refugees called on donors not to forget the crisis ahead of the fifth anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar, Reuters reports. More than a million Rohingya are living in squalid camps in […]Continue Reading

Rohingya repatriation may start by December: Foreign secretary

August 22, 2022

NEWS DESK The repatriation of Rohingyas may begin by the end of this year, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has said. He remarked this ahead of August 25, the fifth anniversary of the latest Rohingya influx from Myanmar. “We hope to start the repatriation the end of this year… They [Rohingyas] are becoming a burden […]Continue Reading

UN Special Envoy Noeleen Heyzer arrives in Bangladesh

August 22, 2022

DESK REPORT UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ Special Envoy for Myanmar, Noeleen Heyzer, has arrived in Dhaka on a four-day visit. Her visit follows the recent visit by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to Bangladesh. She landed at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a flight on Monday noon (August 22, 2022). […]Continue Reading

Bachelet assures UN’s continued efforts to ensure safe return of Rohingyas to Myanmar

August 16, 2022

NEWS DESK Acknowledging Bangladesh’s great difficulty in dealing with the Rohingya crisis, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Sunday (August 14, 2022) assured the UN’s continued efforts to realize a safe and voluntary return of the Rohingyas to Myanmar. She made the assurance when Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said that […]Continue Reading

UN rights chief talked about Chittagong Hill Tracts: Home minister

August 14, 2022

STAFF REPORTER Visiting UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has talked about the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) during her meeting with Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal. “She talked about the three districts of Chittagong Hill Tracts. She cited that it is often heard that murders take place there,” he told reporters after the […]Continue Reading

UN rights chief arrives in Bangladesh to visit Rohingya camps

August 14, 2022

United Nations rights chief Michelle Bachelet arrived in Bangladesh Sunday (August 14, 2022) for a four-day visit that will include a trip to squalid camps housing nearly a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, AFP reports. The exodus of Rohingya was sparked by a 2017 Myanmar army offensive against the mostly Muslim minority, with the U.N.’s […]Continue Reading

UN high commissioner for human rights arrives today

August 13, 2022

NEWS DESK UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is scheduled to visit Bangladesh from August 14 to 17. “The government of Bangladesh warmly welcomes this first ever visit of any UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,” said a press release of foreign ministry in Dhaka today (August 13, 2022). Bangladesh has been closely […]Continue Reading