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
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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
OIC members must share sustainable solution: FM
Bangladesh has said the OIC member states must share collective responsibility to ensure safe and dignified return of the most persecuted community- the Rohingyas to their homeland, Myanmar. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen made the call during the open-ended meeting of the OIC Ad Hoc Ministerial Committee on Accountability for
Ukraine war stole global attention from Rohingya crisis: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said the war in Ukraine and its refugees have attracted the global attention shifting the focus from the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh which makes the situation more difficult. "The war (in Ukraine) has made the situation more difficult. The whole focus is now on the war
US contribution to Rohingya crisis: Lessons for India & China
The Rohingya are the most persecuted minority group in the world. Such persecution has forced Rohingyas into Bangladesh for many years, with significant spikes following violent attacks in 1978, 1992, and again in 2016. More than 700,000 were forced to flee from Myanmar following a brutal military crackdown in 2017.
3,500 Rohingya tried crossings deadly sea in 2022
More Rohingyas reach Indonesia after weeks at sea
Lavrov’s Visit: Dhaka to focus on energy cooperation, Rohingya issue
Considering the current situation, Bangladesh will explore the possibility of cooperation in the energy sector with Russia during Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's planned official visit here later this month. Bangladesh will also discuss food grains supply and quick implementation of the projects that are in the pipeline including the
Sheltering Rohingyas: When benevolence becomes burden
Rohingya crisis: Dhaka seeks proactive role of ASEAN
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh wants to intensify political, trade, economic and cultural connectivity with the Association of South East Asian Nations, or ASEAN, and seeks its support for early repatriation of the Rohingyas to Myanmar. Myanmar is a member of ASEAN, although its leadership was frozen out