UN warns 2 boats adrift with 400 Rohingya aboard desperately need rescue

December 5, 2023

The UN refugee agency on Monday sounded the alarm for about 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats reported to be out of supplies and adrift in the Andaman Sea, reports The Associated Press. The UNHCR is worried that all aboard could die without efforts to rescue them, said Babar Baloch, the agency’s […]Continue Reading

Santu Larma calls for government diligence in implementing peace accord

December 2, 2023

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Santu Larma, president of the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samiti (JSS), has commented that the government’s failure is to blame for the non-implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts peace accord. On the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the agreement, on Saturday (2 December), he remarked this while speaking at […]Continue Reading

KNF named in US report

December 1, 2023

PARBATTA NEWS DESK The name of the newly risen separatist organization in the hill region, Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), has come up in the annual report of the United States Department of State. In the ‘Country Reports on Terrorism 2022’ released on Friday (December 1), the name of this separatist organization surfaced in the Bangladesh […]Continue Reading

CHT Peace Accord and its future based on regional geopolitical imperatives

November 30, 2023

Lt. Gen. Dr. MOHAMMAD MAHFUZUR RAHMAN The CHT Peace Accord was signed on December 2, 1997, when I. K. Gujral was the Prime Minister of India, a role he held from 1997 to 1998. Prior to that, he served as the external minister from 1996. The famous Gujral doctrine, based on principles of mutual respect, […]Continue Reading

Hundreds of Rohingya refugees set sail from Cox’s Bazar

November 24, 2023

At least three boats carrying hundreds of Rohingya refugees set sail from Cox’s Bazar this week, refugees said Friday, the latest in a wave of migrations that has seen more than 1,000 asylum seekers arrive on Indonesian shores, AFP reports. Bangladesh is home to around one million Rohingya refugees, most of whom fled a violent […]Continue Reading

Preparations to begin voluntary repatriation of Rohingyas to be continued

November 24, 2023

NEWS DESK Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Wednesday said preparation to commence sustainable and voluntary repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homeland would be continued. The issue was discussed at the 43rd meeting of National Task Force on Forcibly Myanmar Nationals held with Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen in the chaired. Efforts to keep […]Continue Reading

Returning families in Bandarban face severe food crisis amidst post-conflict challenges

November 23, 2023

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Communities in Bandarban are grappling with a severe food crisis following their return after months of displacement due to the terror inflicted by the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF). Residents, who had fled their homes in April amidst gunfire and violence, are now facing the stark reality of food scarcity as they return to […]Continue Reading

BGB pushes back nine Rohingyas at Naikhongchhari border

November 22, 2023

BAISHARI CORRESPONDENT Nine Rohingyas attempting to enter Bangladesh from Myanmar were detained and later pushed back by the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) on Tuesday. The incident occurred at the Tumbru West Coast in Ghumdhum, Naikhongchhari upazila, Bandarban. The BGB’s 34th Battalion intercepted the group around 2:00pm and conducted pushback procedures near the Continue Reading

57 Bawm families return to Paikshyong Para after eight months of displacement

November 20, 2023

In a significant development following the inaugural meeting between the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) and the Peace Establishment Committee, 57 families of the Bawm community from Paikshyong Para have returned to their homesteads after an eight-month period of refuge in various locations. While this marks a positive step, some families remain displaced, with ongoing Continue Reading

35 Bawm families return home in 2 days with army assistance

November 19, 2023

BAISHARI CORRESPONDENT After nine long months, 100 members of 35 Bawm families returned to their homes in Bandarban over two days with the assistance of the army. The members of these families, who had fled due to fear of the KNF (Kuki-Chin National Front), began returning to their homes last Saturday and Sunday as the […]Continue Reading