report in Prothom Alo, Nov 23, 2023Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen stated that Bangladesh is closely monitoring the situation in Myanmar. In response to the escalating tension in Rakhine, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is vigilantly observing the border to prevent any infiltration into Bangladesh. He made these remarks after a meeting of the National Task Force on Rohingya issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday. During the meeting, there was an emphasis…
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The writer holds a PhD from the University of Birmingham, UK.The issue of refugees is not new in Pakistan. Since its inception, the country has faced challenges in accommodating refugees from across the borders and even from faraway countries such as Myanmar. The first major influx of refugees started at the time of the partition of India and from Bengal and Punjab to Sindh, nearly all administrative units had to receive refugees in different proportions.…
report in Prothom Alo, June 9, 2023The United Nations’ (UN) special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, has urged Bangladesh to cease the initiative to repatriate Rohingyas to Myanmar under a pilot project as their lives and liberty are still at risk in Rakhine. The call was made in a press release issued by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on Thursday. In the release, Tom Andrews accused Bangladesh…
Reuters report in Prothom Alo, June 9, 2023Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh protested on Thursday, demanding to be repatriated to Myanmar, so they can leave behind the squalid camps that they have lived in since fleeing a brutal military crackdown in their homeland in 2017. More than a million Rohingya are crammed in the camps in southeastern Bangladesh, which have become the world’s largest refugee settlement. Most a crackdown by Myanmar’s military…
report in The Daily Star, June 6, 2023The Rohingyas wishing to return to Myanmar should have access to clear, factual information to be able to make free and informed decisions, and under no condition should be forced to return, said UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, Kelly T Clements. “We continue to advocate for creating conducive conditions in Myanmar so that refugees can go back safely and in dignity, and voluntary returns can be sustainable,”…
by Sheikh Shahariar Zaman in The Dhaka Tribune, Mar 11, 2023Bangladesh and Myanmar are working fast to start a pilot project for the long-awaited Rohingya repatriation before the monsoon, officials say. Bangladesh has already handed over a list of more than 1,000 Rohingya citizens for repatriation. On the other hand, the Myanmar government is speedily verifying it. Besides, the country is arranging rehabilitation for the Rohingyas in Rakhine. According to sources, Myanmar wants to start…
by Porimol Palma in The Daily Star, Feb 17, 2023A major focus of US State Department Counsellor Derek Chollet’s recent visit to Dhaka was the Rohingya crisis, and the US believes that addressing the problem involves restoration of Myanmar’s democracy. US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack visited the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar before joining Chollet in Dhaka in meetings with the country’s top leadership and international organisations. Chollet said part of…
report in Pr thom Alo, Jan 19, 2023Hours after the gunfight of two Myanmar armed groups, some houses of Rohingya refugee camps on Ghumdhum-Tumbru border in Bandarban’s Naikhongchhari were set on fire. As of writing this report around 8:00pm on Wednesday, the fire was tearing through the makeshift shelters. Refugees are fleeing the scene to escape fire: some have taken shelter at Ghumdhum high school while some entered inside Myanmar, crossing the border. However, the…
by Tom Harper in Dhaka Tribune, Jan 17, 2018 at 7.39pm The writer is a Doctoral Researcher in Politics, University of Surrey As the Myanmar government’s violent policy towards its Rohingya Muslims drew increasing international condemnation in 2016, the country’s sometime icon of democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi, declined to speak out for the persecuted minority. And in her attempts to protect Myanmar from renewed isolation, she has continued to deepen its relationship with her…