UK announces £4.5m for Rohingyas

December 12, 2022

NEWS DESK The United Kingdom will contribute an additional £4.5 million to sustain the Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh, lifting its funding from the start of the crisis in August 2017 to a total of £345 million. This additional support to WFP (£3m) and Unicef (£1.5m) will provide food, water, sanitation, and child protection to […]Continue Reading

CHT Peace Accord has done wonders: Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing reflects on its 25 years

December 12, 2022

MEHADI HASSAN PALASH On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord, Chittagong Hill Tract Affairs Minister Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing MP recently spoke to Mehadi Hassan Palash, editor at Parbatta News, at his ministry office in Dhaka. He elaborated on the various parts of the accord and the current […]Continue Reading

US stands with Bangladesh to tackle Rohingya crisis: Noyes

December 9, 2022

NEWS DESK The United States (US) will continue its support to Bangladesh to tackle Rohingya crisis and to maintain the living standard of the Bangladeshi host community. “We stand with Bangladesh in responding to the needs of refugees (Rohingyas) and the Bangladeshis who host them because all people deserve to live in safety and with […]Continue Reading

Deprivation driving small CHT ethnic groups to militancy

December 9, 2022

MAMUNUR RASHID Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samity (PCJSS) was the only regional party in Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) before signing the historical CHT Peace Accord in 1997.  But currently, six regional parties are active in CHT. These new parties have been created from PCJSS, UPDF and small deprived groups due to the deprivation and internal […]Continue Reading

China hopes for Rohingya repatriation from next year: Li Jiming

December 8, 2022

NEWS DESK Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming on Thursday (Dec 8, 2022) said China hopes that the repatriation of displaced Rohingya people will start next year. The outgoing Chinese Ambassador expressed the expectation when he paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the latter’s official residence Ganabhaban this morning. PM’s Deputy Continue Reading

24 Rohingyas fly to US for resettlement

December 8, 2022

A group of 24 Rohingyas today (Dec 8, 2022) left for the US, which has planned to step up its resettlement of refugees. “This group is part of 62 Rohingyas recently identified for resettlement to the US,” said a foreign ministry official. The resettlement starts just a day after US Assistant Secretary of the US […]Continue Reading

Few ethnic minorities benefit leaving Hill Bengalis in the lurch

December 8, 2022

MAMUNUR RASHID A majority of the ethnic minorities in Bangladesh have been deprived in the tribal/ethnic quota for admission to higher educational institutions and government jobs for a long time. Among the ethnic minorities, only three ethnic groups are getting 71 per cent quota benefits in the government jobs. These are Chakma, Marma and Tripura. […]Continue Reading

62 Rohingyas listed for resettlement in US initially: Momen

December 7, 2022

NEWS DESK Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday (Dec 7, 2022) said that 62 forcibly displaced Rohingyas were primarily listed for resettlement in the United States and a small batch of them was likely to be flown to the country on December 8, 2022. He said that he had earlier requested his US counterpart […]Continue Reading

Ethnic minorities of plain land districts a deprived lot

December 7, 2022

MAMUNUR RASHID: Ethnic minorities living in the plain land in the country are totally deprived of admission to higher education and government job facilities in the existing tribal quota system in Bangladesh. There are 50 ethnic minorities in Bangladesh, half of that population live in plainland districts and the other half in three hill districts […]Continue Reading

US assistant secretary for comprehensive approach to deal with Rohingya crisis

December 6, 2022

NEWS DESK US Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes on Tuesday (Dec 6, 2022) met Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and discussed a “comprehensive approach” to the protracted Rohingya crisis with international support. Talking to reporters, Momen said the government of Bangladesh wants to see better life for Continue Reading