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Noting that global monetary assistance has reduced since the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, he said, “Therefore, the Rohingyas are now becoming a huge burden for a small country like Bangladesh.” Sheikh Hasina said that about 40,000 of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals were pregnant women at the time of the mass exodus. He […]
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has said it may be possible to send some Rohingya men back to Myanmar from their shelters in Cox’s Bazar before the next parliamentary elections under a pilot project. He made the statement on Friday at an event in Cox’s Bazar, which was organized by his embassy to hand […]
Frustration is widespread over the lack of progress on repatriation agreements, widespread lawlessness in refugee settlements and cuts to international humanitarian aid. Humanitarian aid is “dwindling” amid crises in Ethiopia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Israel, Filippo Grandi told reporters on the sidelines of a regional meeting.
Momen said Bangladesh has also sought Britain’s attention to take measures to raise humanitarian funds for the Rohingya, which has seen a decline recently. The British government is committed to supporting Bangladesh in the International Court of Justice on the Rohingya issue, he said. Speaking about Ukraine war, Sheikh Hasina said that Bangladesh never wants […]
Barbed wire fencing was erected around 33 Rohingya refugee camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar at a cost of about 1.95 billion taka, but the Rohingyas are now fleeing the camps in various districts including Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar by cutting the barbed wire. fence. According to Rohingya leaders and law enforcement agencies, […]
Meanwhile, our American friends have come up with another unrealistic proposal. But first of all, let me make it clear that the largest amount of humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees has come from America. And also that only the US has attempted to put pressure on the Burmese military regime. On the sixth anniversary of […]
The keynote address noted that two earlier repatriation attempts had failed. Now, under a new agreement, Bangladesh has taken the initiative to send Rohingyas back to Myanmar under a pilot project. The BNP views this repatriation effort as a ‘trap’. According to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Bangladesh is taking deceptive and coercive measures […]
Speaking from Myanmar, several members of the Bangladeshi delegation briefed Prothom Alo on Sunday evening. A delegation led by Mia Mohd Mainul Kabir, Director General of the Myanmar Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, arrived in Yangon on Saturday to attend the meeting. This is the first time since the junta assumed power in […]
In November 2017, an agreement was signed between Bangladesh and Myanmar for the repatriation of the Rohingyas. As per the terms of the agreement, Bangladesh and Myanmar subsequently signed separate agreements with the UNHCR. However, the UNHCR has questioned the tripartite initiative taken by China, Myanmar and Bangladesh for this. Bangladesh is angry with this […]
A press release from the Ministry of External Affairs said that the Foreign Secretary said this during a meeting with a joint delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday. In the meeting, Foreign Secretary also urged the joint delegation […]
Speaking to Prothom Alo before leaving Teknaf, Mohammad Farooq, 40, a member of the Rohingya delegation, said, “We are going to inspect the situation in Arakan (Rakhine State). If everything goes well there, there will be no problem for all the Rohingyas to return.” Mohammad Farooq is from Shalbagan camp in Teknaf. He is the […]
According to police and Rohingya eyewitnesses, 20 to 25 ARSA members operating under the leadership of ARSA commanders Hafiz Zobair and Nurul Haq attacked G-1 block of Balukhali-13 Rohingya shelter camp at around 2.30 am yesterday. He fired 10 to 15 rounds. At this point, the Rohingya people from the shelter camp surrounded the ARSA […]
A Rohingya delegation from Cox’s Bazar on Friday visited the Myanmar state of Rakhine, bordering Bangladesh, as part of an initiative to repatriate Rohingyas living in Bangladesh. But a delegation that visited his home after six years said he was not too excited to return to Myanmar. The atmosphere there is not conducive for repatriation, […]
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio share the view that prolonged displacement of Rohingyas will increase the burden on host communities and increase “destabilization in the region”. They stressed on realizing the “permanent, safe, voluntary and dignified” repatriation of displaced persons to Myanmar as the ultimate solution to this crisis for […]
