On the concluding day of the three-day international stakeholders’ dialogue on the Rohingya crisis, foreign diplomats, representatives from UN agencies and international organizations, as well as leaders from Bangladeshi political parties visited Rohingya camps in Ukhiya here today. During the visit, the delegates closely observed the Rohingyas’ living conditions, healthcare services, education, food distribution and other humanitarian assistance activities. They particularly inspected the World Food Programme (WFP) food distribution centers, hospitals and the UNHCR sanitary napkin production facility. The delegates spoke directly with Rohingya families and listened to their daily challenges, prolonged uncertainty and expectations for the future. Deputy Press…
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On the eighth anniversary of atrocities in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)has reaffirmed support for Rohingya Muslims, urging justice, accountability, and protection of their rights while renewing its call for international solidarity and durable solutions. In a statement today issued on the occasion, the OIC expressed solidarity with the Rohingyas, who continue to face persecution, statelessness and forced displacement. It noted that more than one million Rohingyas remain stranded in camps in Bangladesh and other host countries, while many thousands inside Myanmar continue to suffer from killings, systemic discrimination and gross violations of their rights. The…
US President Donald Trump will host a meeting today on post-war plans for Gaza, his envoy Steve Witkoff said Tuesday. “We’ve got a large meeting in the White House today, chaired by the president, and it’s a very comprehensive plan we’re putting together for the next day,” Witkoff said in a Fox News interview, without providing more details. He was asked if there was “a plan for a day after in Gaza,” referencing the end of Israel’s war in the Palestinian territory that began in October 2023. Trump stunned the world earlier this year when he suggested the United States…
(BSS)- Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has urged the Muslim Ummah and the international community to take pragmatic steps to stop Israeli military aggression and genocide against Palestine, transforming moral commitments into concrete actions. He made the call in his intervention at the Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah, according to a message received here today. “It is high time we took pragmatic steps and transform our legal and moral commitments into concrete actions to stop the Israeli military aggression and genocide against the people of Palestine,” Touhid said.…
(BSS)- High Representative to the Chief Adviser on Rohingya Issues and National Security Adviser of Bangladesh Dr. Khalilur Rahman has said Rohingyas are ready to go back to their homeland with their due rights. He said this while briefing journalists on the second day of the three-day international event titled “Stakeholders’ Dialogue: Takeaway to the High-Level Conference on the Rohingya Situation” here today. The Office of the High Representative for the Rohingya Issue and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are jointly organizing the dialogue at Hotel Baywatch with the aim of engaging global stakeholders to find out solutions to the…
US President Donald Trump said Monday he had talked to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin since meeting in Washington last week with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders. Trump was last known to have spoken to Putin on August 18, when he interrupted his talks with Zelensky and the Europeans at the White House to call the Russian leader. “Yes, I have,” Trump told reporters when asked if he had talked to Putin since then. Asked how the latest talks went, Trump replied: “Every conversation I have with him is a good conversation. And then, unfortunately, a bomb is loaded up…
Gaza’s civil defence agency said five journalists were among at least 20 people killed Monday when Israeli strikes hit a hospital in the south, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressing regret over the “tragic mishap”. Reuters, the Associated Press and Al Jazeera all issued statements mourning their slain contributors, while the Israeli military said it would investigate the incident. The ongoing war in Gaza has been one of the deadliest for journalists, with around 200 media workers killed over the course of the nearly two-year Israeli assault, according to media watchdogs. Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal said “the toll…
Staff Correspondent : As part of preparations for the 13th national parliamentary election, the Election Commission (EC) this morning began hearings on objections regarding the re-demarcation of parliamentary constituencies for the Dhaka region, marking the third day of such hearings. The hearing started at 10:00am on Manikganj 1, 2 and 3 followed by Narsingdi 4 and 5, and Narayanganj 3, 4 and 5, which is expected to continue till 12:30pm in the auditorium of the EC Building in the capital’s Agargaon. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin is chairing the hearing, which will continue until 5:00 pm…
An ophthalmologist at the National Institute of Ophthalmology & Hospital (NIOH) today testified at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1, narrating the horrific ordeals she witnessed during the July-August 2024 mass uprising. The testimony was given in the case against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and ex-IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun. NIOH Assistant Professor Dr Zakia Sultana Neela, who provided treatment to victims with severe eye injuries, said they started receiving uprising patients on July 17, 2024, and provided treatment to five people with injuries cause by metallic pellets and bullet, on the first day. “July…
Urging the international community to take stronger action to ensure justice, repatriation, and stability for the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today placed a seven-point proposal to resolve protracted Rohingya crisis. “It is not only the responsibility of Bangladesh, but also of the international community to share the burden of the Rohingya crisis, to reflect on the possible solutions, and play an active role in implementing those,” he said. The chief adviser said this while addressing the ongoing three-day international conference titled “Stakeholders’ Dialogue: Takeaways to the High-Level Conference on Rohingya Situation”. The conference aims to…
