Explaining briefly why India and China are not coming forward in an expected way to help resolve the Rohingya crisis, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Saturday said there is a potential threat not just for Bangladesh, but the region and beyond. "There is no light at the end of
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Rohingya Crisis: Yunus seeks urgent international conference to find solution
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has called for an "urgent attention" to the Rohingya crisis, including convening an international conference, to find a sustainable solution to the crisis and ensuring "safe and dignified" return of the Rohingya people to Myanmar. "We cannot ignore the people who continue to be persecuted, uprooted
US to remain Bangladesh’s partner in Rohingya crisis
The United States has said it will continue to advocate with countries in the region, and at the United Nations, for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Myanmar so that the Rohingyas and others displaced by the violence can safely return home. "Until that day arrives, however, Bangladesh should know
WB okays $700m for Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors Wednesday approved two projects totaling $700 million to provide basic services and build disaster and social resilience for both the host communities and displaced Rohingya population in Bangladesh. Nearly one million Rohingyas have fled violence in Myanmar to Bangladesh since 2017, making it one
EU sustaining its support to Rohingya crisis
The visiting delegation of the European Union (EU) on Monday exchanged views with the Rohingyas in the camps and assured them of their continued support. “Intense programme in Bangladesh for Deputy Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific at the European External Action Service (EEAS) Paola Pampaloni with a visit today
Rohingya Crisis: Dhaka urges OIC-UNHCR to mobilize robust int’l support
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has said ensuring accountability for the atrocities committed against Rohingyas, as well as repatriation of the Rohingyas to their ancestral homeland, Myanmar or third country resettlement- are sustainable solutions to the Rohingya crisis. He said this during a meeting with the visiting OIC-UNHCR joint delegation at
How arson became a gang weapon at Rohingya camps
President urges India to resolve Rohingya crisis
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday urged India to take more effective steps in persuading Myanmar to take the Rohingyas back home from Bangladesh for resolving the issue. The president made the call when Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Kumar Verma met him at Bangabhaban. Verma became the first foreign envoy
Hasina, Kishida for resolving Rohingya crisis
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio have shared the view that protracted displacement of the Rohingyas will lead to increased burden on the host communities and "instability in the region". They laid emphasis on realizing a "sustainable, safe, voluntary, and dignified" repatriation of the displaced persons to
Dhaka seeks concerted efforts from int’l community for Rohingya crisis
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has underscored the urgent need for unity and concerted efforts from the international community to resolve the Rohingya crisis, in the true spirit of responsibility and burden sharing. He urged the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy on Myanmar, Noeleen Heyzer, to enhance her engagements with