Bangladesh plans to evacuate 300 families amid tensions along Myanmar border

September 19, 2022

NEWS DESK The local administration is planning to evacuate members of 300 Bangladeshi families in Ghumdhum union along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban following firings and mortar shelling near the Tombru border for the last one month. Naikhongchhari Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Salma Ferdous said there are about 70 Bangladeshi Continue Reading

Population Census 2022: A CHT demographic analysis

September 19, 2022

SAYED IBN RAHMAT A comparative analysis of the preliminary report of the Population and Household Census 2022 recently released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) and the census report of 2011 shows that the Bengali population has increased while the non-Bengali/small ethnic population has decreased in Chattogram Hill Tracts. According to the preliminary report Continue Reading

Dhaka summons Myanmar envoy, hands over protest note

September 18, 2022

NEWS DESK The foreign ministry today (Sept 18, 2022) summoned the Myanmar ambassador in Dhaka Aung Kyaw Moe, and handed over a strong protest note regarding a recent casualty along Bangladesh’s Bandarban border. “We told him (Myanmar) not to repeat such incidents along our border … it is their (Myanmar’s) responsibility to ensure that no […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh to lodge complaint with UN over Myanmar mortar shelling if diplomacy fails: Home minister

September 17, 2022

NEWS DESK Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said the government is trying to resolve the issues with Myanmar peacefully and diplomatically, but a complaint will be lodged with the United Nations regarding mortar shelling at the border if necessary. The minister said this in response to journalists’ questions after attending a programme at Ahsania Mission in […]Continue Reading

Rohingya boy killed, 5 injured as Myanmar steps up shelling along border

September 16, 2022

NEWS DESK A 17-year-old Rohingya boy was killed and five others were injured as a mortar shell fired by the Myanmar army exploded at the Zero Point Rohingya Camp close to the international border in Tombru, Bandarban. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Iqbal, son of Monir Ahmed, and a resident of the Zero Point […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh peacefully trying to repatriate Rohingya: Home minister

September 15, 2022

DESK REPORT Bangladesh’s Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said the country is making a peaceful effort to return the Rohingya to Myanmar. He spoke as the chief guest at the closing ceremony of a workshop titled “Reawakening: Say No to Crime” organised by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Thursday (September 15) afternoon at the […]Continue Reading

Myanmar promises no more border shelling: Foreign minister

September 14, 2022

DESK REPORT Myanmar has promised to stop any shelling along the Bangladesh border and to prevent any of its citizens from entering the country, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said. He responded to a reporter’s question during a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka on Wednesday (September 14). A minor […]Continue Reading

Army chiefs of 24 countries visit Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar

September 13, 2022

NEWS DESK Army chiefs of 24 countries visited a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Tuesday. They exchanged views with the displaced Rohingyas, who put their problems and recommendations to them, during the visit. Osman Goni, a Rohingya leader of camp no 11, said they don’t want to go to any […]Continue Reading

Rohingyas entering Bangladesh as clashes continue in Myanmar’s Rakhine

September 11, 2022

DESK REPORT Myanmar Rohingyas have been entering Bangladesh amid clashes between Myanmar military and Arakan Army in Rakhine state bordering Bangladesh and India. Some 10 to 15 Rohingyas have entered Bangladesh from Myanmar and taken shelter in Kutupalong and Balukhali camps in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhia over the last two days, sources say. The Rohingyas entered […]Continue Reading

Myanmar’s recent activities ‘no less than a security threat to Bangladesh’: Home minister

September 10, 2022

NEWS DESK Myanmar’s recent activities in the border areas are no less than a security threat to Bangladesh, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said. He sought the cooperation of the international community to solve this crisis. The Home Minister was speaking as the chief guest at a round table discussion at Amari Dhaka Hotel, […]Continue Reading