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Bangladesh for starting Rohingya repatriation before monsoon
Shahidul Islam Chowdhury | Updated at 12:26am on January 15, 2021
Bangladesh would join in a trilateral meeting organised by China for an icebreaking on sending forcibly displaced Rohingya people back to Myanmar with sending the...
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King Philippe of Belgium keen to visit Bangladesh
United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 09:56pm on January 14, 2021
King Philippe of Belgium said that he considered a possible visit to Bangladesh to see the country’s impressive socio-economic development. The king said this when...
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Bangladesh-Myanmar-China talks on Rohingya repatriation Jan 19
Diplomatic Correspondent | Updated at 07:25pm on January 13, 2021
Bangladesh, China and Myanmar would hold a tripartite meeting at the level of foreign secretaries on January 19 on starting repatriation of the forcibly displaced...
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Rohingya group urges Facebook to act against Myanmar military
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 06:37pm on January 10, 2021
Rohingya advocacy group Burma Campaign UK urged Facebook to stop Myanmar military using the platform to recruit members. In a statement released on Saturday in...
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Probe into Japan beer firm's link to Myanmar abuse 'inconclusive'
Agence France-Presse. Yangon | Updated at 08:50pm on January 07, 2021
Japanese beer giant Kirin said Thursday an investigation into whether money from its joint ventures with the Myanmar military had funded rights abuses was ‘inconclusive’....
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Bangladesh decides to beef up security around Rohingya camps
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 03:46pm on January 06, 2021
The government on Wednesday decided to increase the security around the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar in the wake of recent incidents. The decision...
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Bangladesh happy with UN resolution on Rohingyas voting outcome
United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 06:48pm on January 03, 2021
Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said they have no displeasure against the countries which abstained from voting in the UN resolution and voted...
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Rohingya repatriation from Bangladesh still remains a challenge
Shahidul Islam Chowdhury | Updated at 12:24am on January 01, 2021
Repatriation of the forcibly displaced Rohingya people of Myanmar from Bangladesh would continue to remain one of the major challenges for the government in 2021,...
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Bangladesh disheartened by Bhashan Char ‘misinformation’
Azad Majumder | Updated at 06:49pm on December 30, 2020
Bangladesh foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday it was dismayed and disheartened seeing the generation of distorted and misinformation surrounding Bhashan Char and...
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1,000 Rohingyas leave Cox’s Bazar for Bhasan Char
Our Correspondent. Cox’s Bazar | Updated at 04:57pm on December 28, 2020
Some 1,000 more Rohingyas on Monday left Cox’s Bazar in the second phase of their relocation to Bhasan Char. They left for Chattogram in 21...