NSU holds dialogue on Rohingya crisis

The importance of a national consensus as well as robust international support to resolve the protracted Rohingya crisis has been reiterated at a National Dialogue on Rohingya Policy hosted by North South University’s (NSU) South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance (SIPG) Saturday. The National Dialogue titled "Working Towards a

Rohingya Crisis: No light at the end of the tunnel yet

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

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

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