South Korea to provide $3m for Rohingyas in Bangladesh

July 26, 2023

NEWS DESK The government of the Republic of Korea on Wednesday announced its plan to provide 3 million US dollars in 2023 to support humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Dhaka said this year’s humanitarian assistance will be provided through international organizations in Bangladesh such as […]Continue Reading

RAB probing possible links between KNF and Nur

July 24, 2023

NEWS DESK Detectives are looking into the connection between separatist group Kuki Chin National Front (KNF) and Nurul Haque Nur, leader of a faction of Gono Odhikar Parishad. RAB Legal and Media Wing Director Commander Khandaker Al Moin gave this information to reporters at a press conference at RAB media centre in the capital’s Karwan […]Continue Reading

Rohingya activists call for more international pressure on Myanmar

July 22, 2023

Rohingya activists in Bangladesh are calling on the international community to increase pressure on Myanmar following a renewed call at the UN for safe and sustainable repatriation of the persecuted minority to their homeland, Arab News reports. Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar have endured decades of systematic discrimination and persecution, including the Continue Reading

Rohingya’s in KSA: They’ll have passports renewed: home boss

July 22, 2023

NEWS DESK A large number of Rohingyas who went to Saudi Arabia decades ago with Bangladeshi passports will have their passports renewed. The government decided following request from the Saudi authorities. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said, “We are renewing their passports under the condition that they will be staying in the Middle Eastern country […]Continue Reading

Peace committee holds first meeting with KNF, paves way for normalcy on 7 conditions

July 19, 2023

STAFF REPORTER, BANDARBAN In an effort to resolve the ongoing conflict and restore peace in the hill district of Bandarban, the peace establishment committee held its first meeting with representatives from the Kuki Chin National Front (KNF). The meeting, conducted via video conference on July 19, saw the participation of committee members at the Bandarban […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh seeks ASEAN involvement to expedite Rohingya repatriation

July 18, 2023

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen requested Indonesia, the current chair of ASEAN, to play a more proactive role in the repatriation of forcibly displaced Rohingyas to Myanmar. During a bilateral meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Retno LP Marsudi, Momen called upon him to involve the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance to expedite the speedy, […]Continue Reading

President Shahabuddin seeks continued Swiss support on Rohingya repatriation

July 17, 2023

NEWS DESK President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday (17 July) urged Switzerland to continue its support to Bangladesh in its efforts to send Rohingyas back to their homeland Myanmar. He said this when the newly appointed Swiss ambassador to Bangladesh Reto Siegfried Renggli presented his credentials to him at Bangabhaban, President’s Press Secretary Joynal Abedin told Continue Reading

Japan to continue to support resolving Rohingya issues: envoy

July 17, 2023

NEWS DESK Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori said today that his country will continue to support resolving the Rohingya issues, including funding assistance and cooperation with the government and the UN agencies. “This is my second visit to the Rohingya camp, and I saw and understood the situation in the camps such as malnutrition, […]Continue Reading

Calls for Rohingya return grow as UN rights body adopts resolution

July 16, 2023

NEWS DESK UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has called for early repatriation of Rohingyas by creating a conducive environment. A resolution in this regard was adopted by consensus at the 53rd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday. It stressed the need for a sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis, by […]Continue Reading

Travel ban lifted from Bandarban’s Ruma, Thanchi

July 14, 2023

NEWS DESK The Bandarban district administration has lifted the travel ban that was in place in Ruma and Thanchi upazilas for the last four months, although Rowangchari will still remain closed to tourists over an anti-extremism drive in the district’s remote areas. A public notice in this regard was issued on Friday, signed by Bandarban […]Continue Reading