UNHCR urges countries for action to rescue Rohingyas adrift at sea

December 23, 2022

The situation of the Rohingya refugees who have been stranded in the Indian Ocean for the past month is becoming more and more desperate, the UN agency for refugees said today (Dec 23, 2022) while reiterating its appeal to countries in the area to assist in saving them. In a statement, the UN refugee agency […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh wants Iran’s engagement in Rohingya repatriation

December 22, 2022

Dhaka and Tehran on Thursday (Dec 22) reviewed status of bilateral relations between them and discussed ways to enhance further cooperation in energy, food security, trade and commerce, and return of Rohingya people to their homeland Myanmar. The issues were discussed in the 2nd Foreign Office Consultations between Bangladesh and the Islamic Republic of Iran […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh urges visiting OIC delegation to work for Rohingya repatriation

December 21, 2022

Bangladesh foreign minister AK Abdul Momen has urged the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States delegation members to enhance diplomatic efforts with major powers and ensure safe, dignified and sustained repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar, Anadolu Agency reports. An 11-member delegation of the PUIC, including members of parliaments from Turkey, Iran, Uganda and Continue Reading

‘Peaceful CHT for a peaceful Bangladesh’: Speakers at rally demand full implementation of Peace Accord

December 20, 2022

NEWS DESK Peace cannot be ensured in Bangladesh unless the Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) are in peace, said speakers at a rally on Tuesday, Dec 20, 2022. Full implementation of the CHT accord can bring peace for the hill-tracts people, and for all citizens too, they added. They were addressing the rally at Shahbagh after […]Continue Reading

Ensure security to lives, property of people in border areas: PM to BGB

December 20, 2022

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Dec 20) asked BGB personnel to continue performing their responsibilities with utmost sincerity, including protecting the borders; combating smuggling, drug trade, human trafficking, inter-border crimes; and providing security to the lives and property of the people living in the bordering areas. She also extended her thanks to the BGB Continue Reading

Eight Bangladeshis abducted by Rohingya miscreants in Cox’s Bazar

December 19, 2022

NEWS DESK Rohingya miscreants abducted eight Bangladeshis who went fishing in a canal at Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar. Relatives said that they are demanding Tk 3 lakh as ransom from their family over the phone. Teknaf police station officer-in-charge (OC) Md. Abdul Halim confirmed the information around 11 a.m. on Monday, December 19, 2022. The […]Continue Reading

Vulnerable Rohingyas: US to consider resettlement recommendations from UNHCR

December 15, 2022

The United States has said it will consider recommendations, to resettle vulnerable Rohingyas, submitted by the UNHCR (the UN refugee agency). The United States announced the establishment of a resettlement program for vulnerable Rohingya refugees in collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). This program, Continue Reading

Tokyo contemplating Rohingya resettlement in Japan, says envoy

December 14, 2022

As Bangladesh tries to ease its load of over a million Rohingya refugees who fled their homes in Myanmar to evade persecution, Japanese Ambassador to Dhaka Ito Naoki has said his country is considering resettlement of some Rohingyas to Japan. “Japan has received the request about third-country resettlement (of Rohingyas) from your (Bangladesh) government. UNHCR […]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

Violence, despair in Bangladesh’s Rohingya camps driving spike in deadly sea crossings

December 10, 2022

Rising despair and violence in Bangladesh’s teeming refugee camps are driving what the United Nations calls a “dramatic increase” in ethnic Rohingya risking perilous journeys across the Andaman Sea in search of better lives abroad, refugees and rights groups have told VOA. More than a million predominantly Muslim Rohingya now live in the camps after […]Continue Reading