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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 […]
The United States once again reiterates the importance of free and fair elections and the country’s commitment to promoting human rights, labor rights, and freedom of expression in Bangladesh. This US position was reflected in the 9th US-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue held in Washington, DC on 3 May. Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Masood Bin Momen and US […]
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 […]
Yao Wen also said that the Karnaphuli tunnel in Chattogram is being constructed with funds released by China. About 80 to 85 percent of the funding for the project is from China. The remaining 10 to 15 percent will be given by Bangladesh. The 10th and 11th China-Bangladesh bridges are being constructed with Chinese grants. […]
“This is particularly important as many refugees have reiterated that they hope to return to Myanmar as soon as conditions permit,” the UNHCR said. Following the events of August 2017, the UNHCR has consistently encouraged Myanmar to rapidly verify the previous residence of refugees in Bangladesh, in order to remove any administrative barriers to return […]
Referring to the recently adopted Security Council resolution, EAM called for urgent and coordinated action involving all stakeholders to achieve the deliverables proposed in the Council resolution on Rohingya and other General Assembly resolutions. He particularly emphasized the importance of the leadership of the ASEAN countries. EAM held high level interactive talks on Rohingya crisis […]
“There are allegations about several NGOs doing terror funding… this will be probed,” he said. Referring to cyber crime, the minister said that law enforcement agencies are trying and have sent letters to various social networking sites including Facebook, YouTube but no response has been received so far. He also demanded setting up of an […]
Derek Chollet, who is special advisor to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday evening on a two-day visit. He held a meeting with Foreign Secretary Masood bin Momen on Wednesday morning. He then had separate courtesy calls on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. Briefing reporters […]
He will meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday. The delegation includes Clinton White, Counsel to the Administrator at USAID, Elizabeth Horst, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, US State Department, and Beth Van Schaak, Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice. Bangladesh will continue to […]
Mohammad Ismail says four of his relatives were killed by gunmen in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh between April and October last year. He recalls a September night when, he says, he almost met the same fate: masked men abducted him, chopped off parts of his left arm and leg, and dumped him in a […]
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Monday arrested two suspected members of the new terrorist group ‘Jamaatul Ansar Phil Hindal Sharqiya’ after a “shootout” at the Kutupalong Rohingya camp in Ukhia upazila of Cox’s Bazar. Those arrested were identified as Ronobir, a shura member and head of the militant group’s armed wing, and […]
