Rohingya crisis

Rohingya crisis being prolonged by geopolitics

Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain said yesterday that while the Bay of Bengal holds significant importance for Bangladesh, it also attracts the attention of global powers like India, the US, and China, each of whom has their own strategic interests in the region.

Rohingya crisis: Yunus seeks global attention, shares 3 proposals

"We must pay attention," Yunus said at a high-level discussion on the Rohingya crisis held on the sidelines of UN General Assembly

Rohingya Crisis: US encourages Bangladesh to continue working with ASEAN

"The international community cannot let Bangladesh shoulder this enormous responsibility alone," Uzra Zeya said at the high-level UNGA side event on Rohingya crisis

Prevent a repeat of Rohingya atrocities

International community should play a more active role

Rohingyas being forcibly recruited by Myanmar military: report

Community leaders have been pressured to compile lists of at least 50 men for each small village and at least 100 for each IDP camp and large village

BOOK REVIEW: NONFICTION / A tale of forced displacement and uncertain futures

Review of ‘The Displaced Rohingyas: A Tale Of A Vulnerable Community’ (Routledge, 2024), edited by SK Tawfique M Haque, Bulbul Siddiqi, and Mahmudur Rahman Bhuiyan.

PM calls for global efforts

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the international community to take measures to repatriate Rohingyas to their homeland of Myanmar and ensure their dignified lives there.

Wait for Rohingya repatriation gets even longer

With the escalation of conflict in Myanmar, the possibility of Rohingya repatriation materialising anytime soon has become remote, heaping the challenges for the Bangladesh government in managing the displaced people in the face of shrinking humanitarian aid for them.

PM calls for global efforts for Rohingya repatriation

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the international community to take measures to repatriate Rohingyas to their homeland of Myanmar and ensure their dignified lives there

March 14, 2023
March 14, 2023

The statelessness of Rohingya children and the world’s responsibility

States can end the statelessness of Rohingya children if they want to.

February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

The Rohingya feel pangs of hunger too

The international community cannot turn their backs on the Rohingya refugees.

December 20, 2022
December 20, 2022

Rohingya Repatriation: Waiting for Godot?

the world must look onto effective measures to hold Myanmar accountable on repatriation.

October 20, 2022
October 20, 2022

No specific date when Rohingya repatriation will begin: Momen

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today (October 20, 2022) said the Chinese side is yet to come up with any good news on the Rohingya repatriation but they are continuing their efforts to that end.  

October 20, 2022
October 20, 2022

Why the UN Security Council needs reforms

Seven and a half decades after the establishment of the UN, reforming the UNSC would be a sensible and necessary move to balance the geopolitics of the modern era.

October 13, 2022
October 13, 2022

Rohingya man narrates 16 days’ ordeal on route of trafficking

A transnational syndicate is using a new land route through Myanmar to traffic people, mostly Rohingyas from refugee camps in Bangladesh, to Thailand and Malaysia.

October 4, 2022
October 4, 2022

Malaysia-bound trawler capsizes; bodies of 3 Rohingyas recovered, 46 rescued

Bangladesh Coast Guard rescued 39 people, including 35 Rohingyas, in Teknaf of Cox's Bazar in the early hours of today (October 4, 2022) after a trawler capsized in the Bay of Bengal while trying to cross the sea to make an illegally entry to Malaysia.

October 1, 2022
October 1, 2022

‘We’re working very hard to increase Bangladesh’s export to China’

Chinese envoy Li Jiming shares his views on the depth and prospects of Bangladesh-China bilateral relationship with The Daily Star.

September 25, 2022
September 25, 2022

PM’s UNGA speech was on point

World leaders must act fast and more effectively to solve major global and national crises

September 25, 2022
September 25, 2022

Is the military junta losing its ground in Myanmar?

Currently, the military junta is in deep trouble in Rakhine.