US won’t let Rohingyas become a forgotten crisis: Asst Secy Noyes

December 4, 2022

Visiting US Assistant Secretary, for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, Julieta Valls Noyes said that the United States, together with its international partners, will not allow the Rohingyas to become a “forgotten crisis”. She made the comment after meeting with the UN agencies which are working on the ground. Noyes thanked all the […]Continue Reading

US Asst Secy Noyes in Bangladesh to discuss Rohingya resettlement

December 3, 2022

NEWS DESK US Assistant Secretary of the US Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, Julieta Valls Noyes is in Bangladesh to discuss a pilot scheme for a resettlement of a small group of Rohingyas to the US and humanitarian assistance for the Rohingya. During her five-day visit, she will hold meetings with Prime Minister’s Office […]Continue Reading

Full implementation of CHT Accord: 25 years of life lost waiting, says Santu Larma

December 2, 2022

NEWS DESK Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanmhati Samiti president Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, better known as Santu Larma, has said that the most precious 25 years of his life had been lost waiting for a full implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord. ‘My most productive years have been wasted waiting for a complete implementation of the […]Continue Reading

No separatist acts will be tolerated on Bangladesh-Myanmar border: BGB chief

November 29, 2022

NEWS DESK Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Major General Shakil Ahmed today (Nov 29, 2022) said BGB and Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) will not accept separatists’ activities on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. “BGB and BGP will not accept separatists’ activities on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. For this reason, the border guards of the Continue Reading

Netherlands, UN migration agency sign $7.5M deal to aid Rohingya in Bangladesh

November 28, 2022

NEWS DESK The Netherlands Embassy in Dhaka and the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) signed a $7.5 million agreement to support persecuted Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar. The agreement was signed on Monday (Nov 28, 2022) by Thijs Woudstra, deputy ambassador of The Netherlands to Bangladesh, and Fathima Nusrath Ghazzali, Continue Reading

PM Hasina seeks Sri Lanka’s support for safe repatriation of Rohingyas

November 25, 2022

NEWS DESK Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday (Nov 25, 2022) sought Sri Lanka’s support for sustainable, safe and voluntary repatriation of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, Rohingyas, to their ancestral land in Rakhine state of Myanmar. The Premier sought this support while Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry paid a courtesy call on her […]Continue Reading

Rohingya repatriation possible upon democracy resumption in Myanmar: Japan

November 23, 2022

NEWS DESK Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs TAKEI Shunsuke said sustainable repatriation of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas would be possible after resumption of democracy in Myanmar. He said this while paying a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official Ganabhaban residence in Dhaka city this evening (Nov 23, 2022). “Japanese state […]Continue Reading

Japan, UNFPA sign $3.7 million aid to Rohingyas in Bangladesh

November 22, 2022

NEWS DESK Japan and UNFPA sign $3.7 million assistance to Rohingya Refugees in Bhasan Char and Host Communities in Noakhali District. The Government of Japan and UNFPA signed an exchange of notes for the assistance to Rohingya refugees in Bhasan Char and Host Communities in Noakhali District, said a press release on Tuesday (November 22). […]Continue Reading

Rohingya unite to launch Myanmar rights alliance

November 22, 2022

NEWS DESK Several Rohingya organizations and activists have united to form a group to demand human rights in Myanmar, The Irrawaddy reports. The Arakan Rohingya National Alliance (ARNA) called for Rohingya unity and said the Muslim community was not secessionist. It said the Rohingya wanted to be part of a future federal democratic Myanmar to […]Continue Reading

High-level BGB-BGP meeting from Nov 23

November 21, 2022

NEWS DESK After a pause of over two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the high-level conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Guard Police (BGP) of Myanmar is set to begin in Naypyitaw on November 23. During the five-day conference, BGB will prioritise discussing the present border situation including Myanmar forces’ recent violation […]Continue Reading