Tumbru border: Another 242 Rohingyas relocated to Cox’s Bazar

February 27, 2023

NEWS DESK Another 276 Rohingya refugees from the Tumbru border area were transferred to Kutupalong transit camp in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday. A total of 2,285 Rohingya belonging to 463 families were transferred to Ukhiya in seven batches in the last month. A total of 2,527 Rohingyas have been brought to the camp from there. […]Continue Reading

Canada remains Bangladesh’s strong partner tackling Rohingya crisis: Trudeau’s minister Sajjan

February 27, 2023

NEWS DESK Canadian International Development Minister Harjit S. Sajjan, now in Dhaka, has said that Canada would remain “very strong” partner of Bangladesh to bring more international focus on Rohingya crisis. “We (Bangladesh and Canada) will be working together … how we can bring more international focus on this (Rohingya) problem and focus on the Continue Reading

Bangladeshi youth loses leg in landmine explosion along Myanmar border

February 25, 2023

NAIKHHANGCHHARI, BAISHARI CORRESPONDENTS A 25-year-old Bangladeshi was severely injured in a land mine explosion along Banladesh-Myanmar border. The youth was identified as Md Golam Akbar, son of Syed Azim of Jamchhari under Bandarban’s Naikhhanchhari Sadar Union. Mr Akbar went to smuggle in cows from Myanmar on Saturday morning. As the time was ripe, he was […]Continue Reading

Sheikh Hasina resolved all political problems of hill tracts: CHT minister

February 24, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resolved all political problems in the Chattogram Hill Tracts, CHT Affairs Minister Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing says. “This region holds a special place in Sheikh Hasina’s heart and so development projects worth Tk 10,000 crore are now going on,” Ushwe Sing said while speaking at a discussion as […]Continue Reading

Impasse in Rohingya repatriation leads to security challenge: Bangladesh

February 24, 2023

NEWS DESK Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen has said negative impacts of the impasse in the repatriation of the displaced Rohingyas have been leading to various security challenges for Bangladesh and the region. ‘Bangladesh being a small country with high population density has already overburdened with other critical challenges of its own,’ he told a […]Continue Reading

Four envoys visit Rohingyas in Bhasan Char

February 17, 2023

NEWS DESK Ambassadors of Japan, China, France and Indonesia visited Noakhali’s Bhasan Char Rohingya camps on Friday. Japanese Ambassador Iwama Kiminori, Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen, French Ambassador Marie Masdupuy and Indonesian Ambassador Heru Hartanto Subolo reached Bhasan Char on a helicopter around 10:30am. They were accompanied by UN Resident Coordinator Gwyn Continue Reading

Washington deals with root causes of Rohingya crisis: US State Dept

February 15, 2023

NEWS DESK The United States (US) has been dealing with root causes of Rohingya crisis alongside extending support to Dhaka to tackle over a million of the forcibly displaced minority Myanmar people, a senior visiting State Department official said in Dhaka today (Feb 15). “We are working every day not only to try to help […]Continue Reading

Chollet to discuss Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh-US security partnership 

February 15, 2023

NEWS DESK US State Department Counselor Derek Chollet will discuss the coordination of responding to the Rohingya crisis and the security partnership between the US and Bangladesh during his Dhaka visit. Chollet, scheduled to arrive in Dhaka this evening (Feb 14), will also discuss strengthening Dhaka-Washington cooperation in international fora during his engagement with Continue Reading

Gambian FM seeks more funds for running Rohingya genocide case

February 15, 2023

NEWS DESK Gambian foreign minister Dr Mamadou Tangara today (Feb 12) hoped that more countries will make contribution to Gambia regarding Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as the African nation has been facing fund crisis to run the case. “We need concrete action. Help us to make more noises so […]Continue Reading

Gambian minister calls for making more noises to make sure Rohingyas voices are heard

February 14, 2023

NEWS DESK Foreign Minister of The Gambia Dr Mamadou Tangara on Sunday called on all the people who are committed to justice and human dignity to raise their common voice to support the very “noble cause” to ensure justice for the Rohingyas. The Gambian minister acknowledged that there is fund crisis to run the Rohingya […]Continue Reading