Very limited spaces offered for Rohingya resettlement: UNHCR

December 12, 2022

NEWS DESK The UN Refugee Agency has welcomed and greatly appreciated the announcement by the United States to increase the number of resettlement places for Rohingya refugees. However, there are very limited spaces offered for resettlement, and these are dependent on many factors, UNHCR said. “Any resettlement will have to be part of a comprehensive […]Continue Reading

UK announces £4.5m for Rohingyas

December 12, 2022

NEWS DESK The United Kingdom will contribute an additional £4.5 million to sustain the Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh, lifting its funding from the start of the crisis in August 2017 to a total of £345 million. This additional support to WFP (£3m) and Unicef (£1.5m) will provide food, water, sanitation, and child protection to […]Continue Reading

Tourism banned indefinitely in Bandarban’s Rowangchhari, Ruma Upazilas

December 12, 2022

NEWS DESK As part of security measures in Bandarban, one of the three constituent districts of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the administration has imposed an indefinite ban on tourism at Rowangchhari and Ruma Upazilas. A public notice in this regard was issued by Bandarban Deputy Commissioner (routine duty) Md Lutfor Rahman on Sunday, Dec 11, […]Continue Reading

2 Rohingyas shot dead during ‘gunfight’ at Ukhia camp, police say

December 10, 2022

NEWS DESK Two Rohingyas were shot dead during what police called “a gunfight” at Ukhia camp in Cox’s Bazar on Friday night (Dec 9, 2022). The identities of the deceased could not be known yet, but they were Rohingyas, said Sheikh Mohammad Ali, Officer-in-Charge of Ukhiya police station. The incident occurred around 10 pm at […]Continue Reading

US stands with Bangladesh to tackle Rohingya crisis: Noyes

December 9, 2022

NEWS DESK The United States (US) will continue its support to Bangladesh to tackle Rohingya crisis and to maintain the living standard of the Bangladeshi host community. “We stand with Bangladesh in responding to the needs of refugees (Rohingyas) and the Bangladeshis who host them because all people deserve to live in safety and with […]Continue Reading

UN urges Southeast Asia governments to rescue stranded Rohingya

December 9, 2022

NEWS DESK The United Nations Refugee Agency has urged countries in Southeast Asia to rescue some 200 Rohingya refugees whose unseaworthy boat has been reported drifting in the Andaman Sea, Al Jazeera reports. The UNCHR said in a statement on Thursday that it had received reports that the Rohingya had been stranded on a boat […]Continue Reading

Deprivation driving small CHT ethnic groups to militancy

December 9, 2022

MAMUNUR RASHID Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samity (PCJSS) was the only regional party in Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) before signing the historical CHT Peace Accord in 1997.  But currently, six regional parties are active in CHT. These new parties have been created from PCJSS, UPDF and small deprived groups due to the deprivation and internal […]Continue Reading

24 Rohingyas fly to US for resettlement

December 8, 2022

A group of 24 Rohingyas today (Dec 8, 2022) left for the US, which has planned to step up its resettlement of refugees. “This group is part of 62 Rohingyas recently identified for resettlement to the US,” said a foreign ministry official. The resettlement starts just a day after US Assistant Secretary of the US […]Continue Reading

More than 150 Rohingya stranded off Thai coast, NGO says

December 7, 2022

NEWS DESK At least 150 ethnic Rohingya are stranded at sea off Thailand after their boat broke down, activists said on Wednesday (Dec 7, 2022), adding that several may have died and urging authorities to rescue the survivors. Each year many Rohingya, members of a Muslim minority, risk their lives boarding rickety vessels to escape […]Continue Reading

UPDF (Prasit) Asst Director shot dead by rivals in Rangamati

December 7, 2022

NANIARCHAR CORRESPONDENT An activist of the United People’s Democratic Front was shot dead allegedly by rivals at Rangipara in Naniarchar Upazila in Rangamati district on Wednesday morning (Dec. 7, 2022). Also identified as Subahu Chakma alias Giri Chakma, 50, son of the late Biraj Mohon Chakma at Egarailya of Ward No. 4 under Sabekkhong Union […]Continue Reading