No lasting solution to Rohingya issue without repatriation

September 10, 2022

NEWS DESK Repatriation of the Rohingya refugees has become essential to finding a permanent resolution of the issue, speakers said at a webinar on Friday (Sept 10, 2022). The virtual seminar, titled ‘Rohingya Problem: Possibility of Repatriation”, was organized by the permanent mission of Bangladesh in Geneva in association with Legal Action Worldwide (LAW), marking […]Continue Reading

The migration of small ethnic groups to Bangladesh and their original habitats

September 5, 2022

SAYED IBN RAHMAT The preliminary report of Population and Housing Census 2022 has found 50 non-Bengali/small ethnic communities living in Bangladesh. Apart from this, there are some other communities. But their names were not mentioned. The total non-Bengali/ethnic population size in Bangladesh is 1,650,159, which is 0.10% of the country’s total population. Again, the Continue Reading

Rohingyas a ‘big burden’ on Bangladesh: India can help, says PM Hasina

September 4, 2022

NEWS DESK The Rohingyas are a “big burden” on Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, and reached out to the international community to ensure their return to their homeland. The PM said that Bangladesh had offered shelter to the Rohingyas when they were in dire need. “But now, they should go back to their country. […]Continue Reading

Dhaka summons Myanmar envoy, shares “deep concerns” over border violation

September 4, 2022

NEWS DESK Bangladesh on Sunday (Aug 4, 2022) reiterated its “deep concern” over the recent incidents of Myanmar’s mortar shelling, indiscriminate aerial firing in the bordering areas, and air space violations. The foreign ministry summoned Myanmar Ambassador to Bangladesh Aung Kyaw Moe and lodged a strong protest over the recent incidents along the Continue Reading

Bangladesh not to allow any Myanmar national this time: Foreign minister

September 4, 2022

NEWS DESK Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen has said that no Myanmar national would be allowed to enter Bangladesh this time in light of the internal conflict in Myanmar. ‘However, we have information this time they won’t be coming toward Bangladesh,’ he told journalists after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s video conference with tea workers on […]Continue Reading

Mortar shells again in from Myanmar: Dhaka to summon Myanmar envoy

September 3, 2022

DESK REPORT Bangladesh will summon Myanmar’s Ambassador to Dhaka U Aung Kyaw Moe tomorrow (Sept 3) in connection with the incident of two mortar shells fired by Myanmar near the zero line of Bandarban’s Naikhongchhari border. “The ambassador of Myanmar to Bangladesh will be summoned on Sunday (September 4) in connection with the Myanmar border […]Continue Reading

Myanmar violates Bangladesh airspace, fires mortar shells

September 3, 2022

STAFF CORRESPONDENT/BANDARBAN AND BAISHARI CORRESPONDENTS Two mortar shells fired from Myanmar’s warplanes have once again landed inside Bangladesh. On Saturday (Sept 3) at 9:30 am, those shells fell in the Ghumdhum area of Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban. This is the third time such incidents have happened. Bandarban Superintendent of Police (SP) Tariqul Islam Continue Reading

Take large number of Rohingyas: Bangladesh to countries interested in resettlement

August 29, 2022

NEWS DESK Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has requested countries, which had previously expressed interest in resettling Rohingyas in their states, to take in a large number of Rohingyas and alleviate Bangladesh’s problems. “In today’s meeting, we have decided to look into the number of Rohingyas these countries want to take. We have not received any […]Continue Reading

Dhaka summons Myanmar envoy over mortar shell firing from across border

August 29, 2022

NEWS DESK The Foreign Ministry has today (Aug 29, 2022) summoned the Myanmar Ambassador in Dhaka and lodged a protest over firing mortar shells in Bangladesh’s territory. Myanmar Ambassador U Aung Kyaw Moe was summoned and lodged a strong protest was lodged with him through a diplomatic letter. “We asked him to see that no […]Continue Reading

Dhaka to lodge protest against Myanmar shelling mortars into Bangladesh

August 28, 2022

NEWS DESK Bangladesh will lodge its strong protest with Myanmar so that nothing such ever happens inside Bangladesh as the country witnessed mortal shells fired from Myanmar inside Bangladesh territory on Sunday (Aug 28, 2022). “We usually protest amid such incidents. A few days ago we also received similar reports. We will again strongly protest […]Continue Reading