Aung San Suu Kyi said Tuesday she does not fear global scrutiny over the Rohingya crisis, pledging to hold rights violators to account and to resettle some of the 410,000 Muslims who have fled army operations in her country. But…
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6 children return home after languishing in Indian jail
Dhaka – Six Bangladeshi children, including three girls, returned home through Benapole check post on Monday night after serving one year jail term in an Indian prison.The returnees were Sakib, 10, son of Jewel, Akash Sheikh, 7, son of Amirul…
‘Take initiative to eliminte child labour as per SDG timeline’
Dhaka – Speaker at a workshop on Monday put emphasis on the need to take coordinated initiative to eliminate child labour within stipulated time in line with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Delhi considers ‘illegal’ Rohingya refugees security threat
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that Rohingyas posed as a serious threat to national security with links to terror outfits, including the Islamic State. The Centre’s affidavit, filed in the apex court registry, said unless the government…
Torry MP sees BNP leaders, urges participatory polls
Dhaka – The British Conservative Party expects that the next national election in Bangladesh would be competitive and participated by all political parties.
BD Buddhists cancel Probarona Purnima for the Rohingya
The Buddhist community in Bangladesh has decided not to celebrate the upcoming ‘Probarona Purnima’ elaborately in a protest against the ongoing violence against Rohingyas in Myanmar. “We have decided not to celebrate the upcoming ‘Probarona Purnima’ elaborately”, said Swapan Barua…
Rights groups urged UN to punish Myanmar Army
Pressure tightened on Myanmar Monday as a rights group urged world leaders to impose sanctions on the country’s military, which is accused of driving out more than 400,000 Rohingya Muslims in an orchestrated “ethnic cleansing” campaign. The call from Human…
Dhaka to rely on UN for solution to Rohingya crisis
Dhaka, Sept 17 – Bangladesh wants to rely on the United Nations (UN) to find a solution to the problem it is facing now following the killings and persecution in the Rthe Rakhine State of Myanmar resulting in the influx…
BD Buddhists want world’s Buddhists’ intervention in Rakhine
Dhaka, Sep 17 -The Buddhist community of Bangladesh protesting the persecution of Rohingyas in the Rthe Rakhine state of Myanmar have called for the interference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB) to stop the persecution in this state.
Wife wins Nawaz Sharif’s parliament seat: unofficial
Lahore, Sep 18 (AP/UNB) — A Pakistani minister says the wife of ousted Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif has won his parliament seat which fell vacant after the country’s Supreme Court disqualified him for concealing assets, according to unofficial results.
PM in New York to attend UNGA
New York, Sept 17 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here on Sunday afternoon to attend the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) amid warm welcome by expatriate Bangladeshis and US AL leaders. An Etihad Airways flight…
World Bank must draft new policy for human rights: UN expert
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – A United Nations human rights expert has called on the World Bank to embark on an inclusive process for drafting a new and separate human rights policy, which should embody a commitment to integrate human rights…
SC Bar demands deployment of army for relief distribution
Dhaka – The Supreme Court Bar Association, SCBA yesterday demanded to the government to deploy army at the Rohingya refugee camps of Cox’s Bazaar for smooth distribution of relief materials among the refugees.
RU students protest genocide of Rohingyas wearing black masks
Rajshahi – Wearing black masks students of Rajshahi University (RU) under the banner of United Nation Youth and Students Association of Bangladesh (UNYSAB) formed a human chain on the campus on Sunday to protest the persistent oppression and ‘mass killings’…
Open letter to Aung San Suu Kyi from Desmond Tutu
By Desmond Tutu My dear Aung San Suu Kyi I am now elderly, decrepit and formally retired, but breaking my vow to remain silent on public affairs out of profound sadness about the plight of the Muslim minority in your…
Rohingya crisis: ‘Last chance’ for Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has “the last chance” to halt an army offensive that has forced hundreds of thousands of the mainly Muslim Rohingya to flee abroad, the UN head has said.
Russian against external intervention on Burma over Rohingya issue
A Russian foreign ministry statement indicates that Moscow considers Rohingya crisis as an internal issue and is against any outside intervention. Attempts at intervening in Myanmar’s “internal affairs” may have only one net effect – still deeper inter-religious discord, Russian…
Baridhara society collects donation for Rohingya refugees
Mr. M. Ehsanul Hoque President of Baridhara Society receiving a cheque for Taka One Lakh from Mrs Momtaz Rahman PHF Chairman of Univet Limited the other day.
Construction of additional 14000 Rohingya shelter houses begin
Construction of 14,000 additional shelters for Rohingyas began today at Kutupalang of Cox’s Bazar with officials saying the makeshift shelters could house 5,60,000 refugees who fled their home in Myanmar to evade atrocities. Officials familiar with the process said armed…
UNHCR appeals for $30m to support swelling Rohingya refu
UN refugee agency UNHCR has sought an initial emergency aid of US$ 30 million for Rohingyas, two days after it jointly launched with UN’s migration organization IOM an appeal for enhanced global assistance as surges of refugee continued to hit…
BD U-18 Football team reaches Bhutan
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-18 football team reached the Bhutanese capital Thimphu on Saturday to play the five-nation SAFF U-18 Championship beginning at Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu on Monday.The Bangladesh team was accommodated at Ariya Hotel, Thimphu, which is one and…
Rohingya crisis one of fastest growing in recent years: UN
The humanitarian situation in parts of Bangladesh sheltering hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees continues to deteriorate, making the crisis one of the fastest growing refugee crises of recent years, according to the United Nations. “[The crisis is] creating enormous…
Govt’s political stance on Rohingya unclear: BNP
BNP standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday alleged that the government’s political stance is not clear on Rohingya issue. “The entrance of Rohingyas into Bangladesh is an indirect attack on our sovereignty. Though Bangladesh is directly affected…
Bangladesh strongly protests violation of airspace by Burma
Bangladesh has strongly protested the instances of violation of its airspace by Myanmar military drones and helicopters on September 10, 12 and 14. Bangladesh also mentioned that these provocative acts may lead to unwarranted consequences.
Tracing the Exclusion of the Rohingya in Myanmar
By Prof. Dr Imtiyaz Yusuf Myanmar is a non-secular Buddhist majority country. The majority of Myanmar peoples are Buddhist, including both ethnic Burmans and non-Burman ethnic minorities. Buddhists make up 89.8 percent of the population, Christians 6.3 percent and Muslims…
North Korea fires stronger missile over Japanese airspace
Projectile likely reached altitude of 770 km and flew 3700 km: S. Korean military Chad O’Carroll North Korea launched a missile east towards the Sea of Japan (East Sea), South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in an alert…
Arakan Salvation Army disclaims link to global terror
Rohingya militants, whose raids in western Myanmar provoked an army crackdown that spurred a humanitarian crisis, denied any links to global terror groups on Thursday, days after Al- Qaeda urged Muslims to rally to their cause. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation…
PM asks police to give topmost priority to human rights
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the fresh police officers for giving topmost priority to fundamental rights of the people, human rights and establishing rule of law in the country. She said, “I would like to tell the new…
Rohingya humanitarian situation catastrophic: UN
Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar are facing a catastrophic humanitarian situation, according to the UN secretary general. Antonio Guterres said alleged attacks by security forces on Rohingya villagers were completely unacceptable. The army says it is fighting militants and denies targeting…
Dear Nobel laureate 19 Sept is too late
Dear Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, We learned today that you will address the Rohingya issue via television in Myanmar on 19 September – over 144 hours from now. We also learned that you will not attend the upcoming…