Government implements 65 of 72 clauses in Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord

June 12, 2023

The government has successfully implemented 65 out of the 72 clauses outlined in the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord. A thorough review conducted by an inter-ministerial committee led by the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs confirms this achievement. According to the review, three clauses are partially implemented, and four are still in progress. On […]Continue Reading

Rohingya protest in Bangladesh, demand repatriation to Myanmar

June 8, 2023

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh protested on Thursday, demanding to be repatriated to Myanmar so that they could leave the squalid camps they have lived in since fleeing a brutal military crackdown in their homeland in 2017, Reuters reports. More than a million Rohingya have been crammed into the camps in southeastern […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh must suspend pilot project to return Rohingyas to Myanmar: UN expert

June 8, 2023

Bangladesh must immediately suspend a pilot repatriation project for Rohingya refugees to return to Myanmar, where they “face serious risks” to their lives and liberty, a UN expert said on Thursday. UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, said there were reports that Bangladeshi authorities were using “deceptive and Continue Reading

Japan provides $0.5m to cyclone-affected Rohingyas, host communities

June 7, 2023

The Japan government has announced to provide USD 0.5 million assistance in response to the super Cyclone Mocha to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) which made landfall on May 14 and hit Rohingya and host communities in Cox’s Bazar. The heavy rains caused damage in both Myanmar and Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, significant damage was […]Continue Reading

Rally advocating for implementation of CHT Peace Accord held in Mymensingh

June 5, 2023

STAFF REPORTER In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord, a divisional rally was held in Mymensingh to voice the demand for the complete implementation of the agreement. The gathering took place on Monday at the Advocate Tarek Smriti Auditorium of Town Hall in Mymensingh. During the rally, Rashed Khan […]Continue Reading

KNF main training camp, bases under control: Army chief

June 4, 2023

STAFF REPORTER, BANDARBAN, AND BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT The main training camp and main bases of the Kuki Chin National Front-KNF have been brought under control in a special army operation in the Bandarban hills, Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed has said. Some members of the group are still scattered, but efforts will be made to […]Continue Reading

UN urgently appeals for international support for Rohingyas

June 1, 2023

The United Nations has urgently appealed for international support with immediate funding as Rohingyas in Bangladesh face new cuts in food aid. “We are extremely concerned that WFP has been forced to cut food aid for the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh — the nutrition and health consequences will be devastating, particularly for women and children […]Continue Reading

OIC secy general concerned about insufficient funding for Rohingya case

May 31, 2023

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha has expressed concern about the insufficient funding for the Rohingya case. Appreciating the support of the OIC Member States for the Rohingya case, he assured that OIC will continue to encourage its Member States to contribute to the funds for the Rohingya case filled by […]Continue Reading

UN official worried Rohingyas may become ‘new Palestinians’

May 30, 2023

The plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh risks turning them into “the new Palestinians,” cautioned a top UN official, highlighting their prolonged and increasingly overlooked crisis. Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, stressed the urgent need to grant the nearly 1 million individuals residing in overcrowded camps in Continue Reading

OIC stands by Bangladesh in Rohingya repatriation, says Secy Gen Hissein Brahim

May 29, 2023

UKHIYA CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR Hissein Brahim Taha, the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), visited the Rohingya camp in Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar. Upon his arrival at the Madhurchhara 4 Extension Rohingya Camp on Monday morning (May 29), Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Mizanur Rahman greeted him with flowers. During his Continue Reading