ASEAN MPs look to bar Myanmar from BIMSTEC over human rights concerns

April 2, 2025

NEWS DESK The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) on Wednesday strongly condemned the decision to invite the “illegitimate” Myanmar military junta to participate in the upcoming Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) meeting in Bangkok on April 3-4. APHR called on BIMSTEC member states, particularly Continue Reading

Myanmar junta chief wants bilateral meeting with Yunus at BIMSTEC summit

March 29, 2025

Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing wants to hold a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Professor Muhammed Yunus on the sidelines of a regional leaders’ summit in Thailand next week. Reuters says Min Aung Hlaing will join the April 3-4 summit in Bangkok of the BIMSTEC grouping of mostly South Asian countries. BIMSTEC, or […]Continue Reading

Bangladeshis in Myanmar safe after powerful quake, says envoy

March 28, 2025

NEWS DESK All Bangladeshi citizens in Myanmar are safe following a powerful earthquake that struck the country on Friday, the Bangladesh ambassador in Yangon has said. The quake, which measured between 7.2 and 7.7 in magnitude, was felt across northern Myanmar in the early afternoon, prompting people to rush out of buildings in search of […]Continue Reading

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh fear aid cuts will deepen crisis

March 27, 2025

Majuna Khatun sat cradling her six-month-old baby at a rehabilitation centre for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, worried her child would be without critical healthcare due to funding cuts from the United States and some European countries, Reuters reports. “Where will I go if this facility closes?” 30-year-old Khatun said at the centre, where her child, […]Continue Reading

Rohingya in Bangladesh face dire consequences if aid money drops, say UN agencies

March 24, 2025

Two United Nations agencies said on Monday that any shortfalls in funding from global donors could have dire consequences for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, Reuters reports. Refugee agency UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration issued the warning at the launch of their first joint multi-year funding appeal for food and educational help to Rohingya […]Continue Reading

Dhaka for innovative solution to Rohingya crisis

March 23, 2025

NEWS DESK Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin on Sunday expressed hope that the upcoming High-Level Conference under the aegis of the UN, to be held in New York, would offer innovative solutions to the Rohingya crisis. He made the remarks as UNHCR Executive Committee Chair Ambassador Marcelo Vazquez-Bermudez met him at the foreign ministry in […]Continue Reading

Four bodies found after Rohingya trawler sinks in Naf River; BGB member among missing

March 23, 2025

At least four bodies were found floating in the Naf River after a trawler carrying Rohingyas capsized while attempting to enter Bangladesh illegally from Myanmar through Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar, officials have said.  The bodies — those of three women and a child — were spotted by locals in the estuary near Shah Porir Dwip […]Continue Reading

US welcomes Bangladesh government`s move

March 20, 2025

NEWS DESK The US has welcomed measures taken by Bangladesh’s interim government to ensure safety and security for all people in Bangladesh. US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce made the remarks in response to a question from a questioner at a regular press conference on Wednesday (March 19) local time in the United States. The […]Continue Reading

ARSA chief Ataullah, 9 operatives arrested

March 18, 2025

NEWS DESK Rapid Action Battalion-11 arrested 10 Rohingya people, including Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army’s top leader Abu Ammar Jununi alias Ataullah, from Narayanganj and Mymensingh districts in two separate drives on Monday and Tuesday. RAB-11 arrested six, including ARSA chief Ataullah, from Siddirganj upazila in Narayanganj on Tuesday and four other ARSA members from Continue Reading

US aid cuts to Myanmar are having catastrophic impact, UN rapporteur says

March 17, 2025

US cuts to humanitarian aid are having a crushing impact on people in Myanmar, with violence likely to spiral, Thomas Andrews, the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar told a press briefing in Geneva on Monday, Reuters reports Sudden cuts to food and health programs supporting people have made an […]Continue Reading