Bangladesh’s home minister for keeping eye on Rohingyas’ illegal movement amid ‘Mocha’

May 13, 2023

Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Saturday (May 13) instructed all law enforcement agencies to remain alert so that the Rohingyas cannot scattered across the country centering the severe cyclonic storm ‘Mocha’. “The law enforcement agencies have been instructed to prevent the Rohingyas from spreading across the country due to the severe cyclone Continue Reading

Bangladesh not capable of evacuating 1.2 million Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar: MInister

May 13, 2023

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Enamur Rahman on Saturday said the government doesn’t have the capacity to shift 1.2 million Rohingyas living in Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar to safer places in the wake of cyclone Mocha. He came up with the remark while talking to reporters after an emergency meeting […]Continue Reading

Cyclone Mocha: Bangladesh moves to evacuate Rohingya refugees

May 13, 2023

Bangladesh Saturday moved to evacuate Rohingya refugees from “risky areas” to community centres and hundreds fled an island as the most powerful cyclone in nearly two decades barrelled towards the country and neighbouring Myanmar, officials said, AFP reports. Cyclone Mocha was packing winds of up to 175 kilometres per hour (109 miles per hour) and […]Continue Reading

Cyclone Mocha: IOM prepares Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar

May 12, 2023

NEWS DESK Nearly a million Rohingya refugees in the Cox’s Bazar camps are bracing for Cyclone Mocha, which is expected to hit the region by Sunday (May 14). To help the refugees and local host communities, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is strengthening camp infrastructure, preparing for medical emergencies, and supporting volunteers in cyclone […]Continue Reading

Cyclone Mocha: Maritime ports asked to hoist great danger signal 8

May 12, 2023

NEWS DESK Maritime ports of Cox’s Bazar, Chattogram and Payra have been advised to lower local warning signal number 4 and instead hoist great danger signal number 8. The coastal districts of Cox’s Bazar, Chattogram, Feni, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Chandpur, Barishal, Bhola, Patuakhali, Jhalokathi, Pirojpur, Borguna and their offshore islands and chars will come Continue Reading

St. Martin islanders evacuating as Cyclone Mocha approaches

May 11, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR As Cyclone Mocha approaches the Bay of Bengal, residents of St. Martin Island in Teknaf Sadar, a Cox’s Bazar sub-district, are evacuating their homes in fear of the potential danger. Abdur Rahman, the panel chairman of St. Martin’s Union, said that extensive public announcements have been being made by the Union […]Continue Reading

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