Awami League general secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said that the BNP general secretary has made an irresponsible statement on the St Martin issue. He said that strict surveillance has been kept on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. Obaidul Quader said that the Awami League has never played a subordinate role and […]
BNP General Secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said, “There has been firing on St. Martin Island from Myanmar, yet the government is silent. A Myanmar warship was also seen in St. Martin. This is a serious threat to Bangladesh's sovereignty. We feel that this government is a weak government, it does not have the […]
What options does Bangladesh have in these circumstances? The Arakan Army is a non-state actor. No state can openly negotiate with such a non-state actor. But the reality is that these non-state actors have control over the areas adjacent to our border. If Maungdu is captured, the entire area there will come under the control […]
“The announcement of mandatory military conscription in February 2024 has accelerated migration to rural areas and abroad, fueling reports of worker shortages in some industries,” the World Bank said. The junta also lost access to some key land borders with China and Thailand, resulting in a sharp decline in overland trade. “Except for natural gas, […]
BIMSTEC also has a well-established institutional framework, consisting of core and regional mechanisms to build regional cooperation in the above areas. These include meetings at the levels of senior officials and ministers, as well as a number of working groups, expert groups and the BIMSTEC Centre. At the 6th BIMSTEC Summit to be held in […]
Ominously, various forms of ethno-nationalism inspired by “blood and soil” racist ideologies are taking root. In particular, the AA has allegedly committed ethnically motivated violence and arson targeting survivors of the Rohingya genocide. This ominous development prompted former US Ambassador to Myanmar Scott Marcel – one of the most vocal supporters of the armed resistance […]
The earthquake had a magnitude of 4.8, according to USGS. There is no report of any casualty in this incident. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said the earthquake struck at 2:44:49 pm (Bangladesh time). The epicenter was 441 south-southeast of Dhaka. Earlier on Wednesday, another earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale had struck the […]
There are currently 1.25 million registered Rohingya refugees in 33 camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf, and over 2,300 APBN members are deployed in the camps to provide security to the refugees. Asaduzzaman Khan said that the concerns that were already there about the Rohingya people forcibly expelled from Myanmar are now showing signs of reality. […]
Monwar Hussain congratulated the students for their successful admission. He shared that the high quality education offered at affordable prices in Bangladesh universities is the best in South Asia and very competitive for the developed world. The ambassador said the embassy is working on strengthening relations between the two countries through cooperation in the education […]
AFP has attempted to contact a junta spokesman for comment.The Aa are one of several armed ethnic minority groups in Myanmar's border areas, many of whom have fought the military since independence from Britain in 1948 over autonomy and control over lucrative resources. The AA claims to fight for greater autonomy for the state's ethnic […]
Bangladesh on Thursday repatriated 288 members of Myanmar's security forces who had come to seek refuge across the border. The group included members of the Border Guard Police (BGP), Army and immigration units. According to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) public relations officer Shariful Islam, the coordinated repatriation operation began at 6:00 am at the site […]
The Arakan Army, the ULA and the Rakhine people must realize that the ethnic division created by the Myanmar Army in Arakan over the past few decades has hindered development in Arakan. The state has lost its power. It is felt that since Arakan Army and ULA chief General Twan Myat Naing has himself gone […]
Last month, fierce fighting broke out between the armed Arakan Army and junta forces in Rakhine state. As a result of the clashes, lasting a few days from 11 March, 172 BGP members and 3 customs officials fled to Bangladesh. Till now it has not been possible to send them back. BGP members and customs […]
Relationships between the pages were observed in a variety of ways: they often shared creators, administrators, and editors, and regularly posted content using the same IP addresses used by the Myanmar military. “This network often featured identical content posted on multiple pages, sometimes within a matter of minutes,” IIMM said. The investigators highlighted that the […]
Mortar shells were also fired in Myanmar on Sunday night after intermittent gunshots were heard from Rakhine state of Myanmar for the last three days. Some villages in Teknaf near the border were shaken by the explosion of 21 mortar shells between 9:25 pm and 9:58 pm on Sunday night. Shells exploded in Nakpura area […]