Rohingya crisis enters ninth year with no repatriation

August 26, 2025

COX’S BAZAR CORRESPONDENT The Rohingya crisis has entered its ninth year, with not a single refugee returning to Myanmar since the mass exodus in 2017. On 25 August 2017, more than 750,000 Rohingya fled across the border into Bangladesh after facing killings and persecution by the Myanmar military in Rakhine State. They joined another 300,000 […]Continue Reading

China’s new mega dam triggers fears of water war in India 

August 26, 2025

India fears a planned Chinese mega-dam in Tibet will reduce water flows on a major river by up to 85% during the dry season, according to four sources familiar with the matter and a government analysis seen by Reuters, prompting Delhi to fast-track plans for its own dam to mitigate the effects, REUTERS reports. The […]Continue Reading

Rohingyas want to return home with dignity, says Repatriation Commissioner

August 26, 2025

COX’S BAZAR CORRESPONDENT Rohingya refugees marked 25 August as Genocide Day, recalling the violence that forced them to flee Myanmar in 2017. Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, Commissioner of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Office, said the day should not be seen as the anniversary of their arrival in Bangladesh but as the eighth anniversary of genocide. […]Continue Reading

International conference on Rohingya crisis opens in Cox’s Bazar on Monday

August 23, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS ONLINE DESK An international conference on the Rohingya crisis is scheduled to open in Cox’s Bazar on Monday, 25 August, marking the eighth anniversary of the mass influx of Rohingyas into Bangladesh. The event will take place at Hotel Bay Watch in Inani, Ukhiya upazila. Cox’s Bazar Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Imran Hossain […]Continue Reading

40 countries to attend Rohingya conference in Cox’s Bazar

August 23, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS ONLINE DESK Representatives from 40 countries will attend an international conference on the Rohingya crisis in Cox’s Bazar on 25 August, the Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said. He told reporters the event would also be joined by several international organisations and United Nations agencies. According to him, the conference will […]Continue Reading

Government hopes to begin Rohingya repatriation soon: Cox’s Bazar DC

August 23, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS ONLINE DESK Cox’s Bazar Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Salauddin has said the government is making every effort to ensure the safe repatriation of Rohingya refugees. He told reporters that the government is hopeful the repatriation process will begin soon. According to Salauddin, the three-day international conference in Cox’s Bazar has been organised to Continue Reading

Bangladesh cannot begin Rohingya repatriation unilaterally: RRRC Mizanur

August 23, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS ONLINE DESK Bangladesh cannot begin repatriating Rohingya refugees on its own, Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) Mohammad Mizanur Rahman has said. He told BBC Bangla that the government, under the leadership of the Chief Adviser, is working to reduce the burden of Rohingya refugees on the country. Rahman recalled that last year […]Continue Reading

Rohingyas in Bangladesh camps ‘urged’ to take up arms

August 23, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS ONLINE DESK Many young Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh say they are prepared to fight, according to testimonies gathered from camps in Cox’s Bazar, BBC Bangla reports. Refugees with links to community groups and factions have confirmed that at least four organisations are active in the camps, encouraging young men to join an armed […]Continue Reading

Rizvi says artists’ 15 Aug grief was for gain

August 22, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has claimed that some poets, writers and actors expressed grief on 15 August without genuine feeling. He said they had done so out of a desire for material gain and in support of what he described as fascism. Rizvi made the remarks on Thursday […]Continue Reading

2 BGB members cross into Tripura, one detained by BSF: Indian media

August 22, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK The Border Security Force (BSF) of India on Thursday detained an armed member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) after he allegedly crossed into Indian territory in Tripura, according to a report by NDTV. The incident took place in the afternoon at Kamthana village under Madhupur police station in Sepahijala district, Tripura. The […]Continue Reading