Bangladesh is ramping up trade with Pakistan in apparent retaliation to India, signaling a shift in regional dynamics. The government is encouraging importers to source goods from Pakistan, as seen with the arrival of a Panama-flagged cargo ship at Chittagong port on Sunday. The ship carried 811 containers of industrial materials, garment raw ...
Bangladesh says it will not allow more Rohingya refugees into the country, citing 60,000 arrivals over the past two years. Home Affairs Adviser retired Lt. Gen. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said Bangladesh no longer will allow any more Rohingya to enter under any circumstances. With more than 1.2 million Rohingya already in camps in Cox’s Bazar, [&...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The rehabilitation operation continued on Wednesday in Bangladesh after a massive fire left hundreds of Rohingya families homeless in Cox’s Bazar amid rough winter weather. Bangladesh is hosting over 1.2 million Muslim Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar, most of whom fled Myanmar in August 2017 during a military crackdown t...
Rohingya organizations globally have demanded justice and peaceful coexistence in Burma’s Rakhine state. This comes as fighting escalates between the military junta and the Arakan Army. In a joint statement, 28 groups urged the Buddhist dominated Arakan Army to respect the rights of minorities, including the Rohingya. They stressed the need f...
Bangladesh has asked India to extradite ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. She fled to India on Aug. 5 after a student-led uprising against her 15-year rule. The uprising left more than 700 people dead and led to a transitional government under Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain confirmed a formal request for Hasina’s ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Amid escalating conflict between the junta government and rebel Arakan Army in Burma, a fresh 60,000 Rohingya entered Bangladesh in the last two months, a Bangladeshi official said on Sunday. Bangladesh is hosting over 1.2 million Rohingya in its southeastern Cox’s Bazar district. Most of the Rohingya Muslims fled Burm...
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and top officials are accused of running a systematic program of enforced disappearances, according to a preliminary report by a government inquiry. The report alleges thousands of victims, mostly political opponents and dissidents, were abducted and held in secret prisons during Hasina’s 15-year ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – People in Bangladesh would have to wait a year or more to elect a new government, the country’s transitional leader said as the South Asian nation marked its 54th “Victory Day” on Monday. “I have repeatedly appealed to you to complete all the major reforms and hold the election. However, d...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) organized a day-long protest march against India, condemning its “aggression and disinformation,” as well as a recent attack on the Bangladeshi diplomatic mission in Tripura, India. Supporters of the party gathered in front of BNP’s headquarters in Dhaka be...
The transitional government of Bangladesh led by Muhammad Yunus has issued a call for national unity to combat propaganda against the country, allegedly spearheaded by India. During a recent address to political parties, Yunus highlighted the importance of unity beyond political lines to preserve national integrity. The government’s law advise...
