Category: Border

Clashes between BNP and Youth Workers in Sandwip, 13 injured

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Clashes between BNP and Youth Workers in Sandwip, 13 injured At least 13 people were injured in a clash between BNP and Jubo Dal workers in Sandwip, Chittagong. The incident took place at around 5 pm on Wednesday in Pelishya Bazar of Magadhara Union of the upazila. Two of the injured in the clash have been sent to Chittagong as their condition is critical. Eight are undergoing treatment at Sandwip Upazila Health Complex. At least three more are reportedly undergoing treatment at a local doctor’s chamber. Several traders in Pelishya…

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Nearly 6000 migrants died crossing the border last year

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Nearly 6000 migrants died Nearly 9,000 people died crossing borders last year, the UN Migration Agency (IOM) said, the fifth consecutive year of record deaths. The agency released the data in a report on Friday (March 21). The IOM has documented at least 8,938 migrant deaths. However, the organization fears that the real number is much higher as many deaths go unreported. “The increase in deaths is alarming. The thousands of unreported deaths every year are even more tragic,” said Julia Black, coordinator of the IOM’s Missing Migrants Project. The…

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Boat capsizes in Teknaf: 25 Rohingya rescued, many missing including BGB members

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Boat capsizes in Teknaf: 25 Several people, including at least one BGB member, are missing after a boat carrying Rohingyas capsized off Shahparir Island in Teknaf. A joint rescue operation by the BGB and local fishermen rescued 25 Rohingya men, women and children alive after the accident early Saturday morning. It is initially believed that the accident occurred when the boat’s bottom burst in the Bay of Bengal adjacent to the western shore of Shahparir Island. The missing BGB member was working at the Shahparir Island BGB border outpost. Teknaf-2…

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Guterres’ Bangladesh visit: Will the world stand by the hungry Rohingya?

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Guterres’ Bangladesh visit: Will UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is visiting Bangladesh amid fears that food aid for Rohingya refugees could be cut drastically due to funding shortages. The food crisis could worsen the already inhumane living conditions in the world’s largest refugee camp. Guterres visited the Cox’s Bazar refugee camp on Friday (March 14). This is his second visit to Bangladesh. Guterres’ visit is seen as significant after the World Food Programme (WFP) announced it would reduce food aid after USAID’s operations were halted. The WFP said food aid for…

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Rohingya funding crisis: UN Secretary-General assures, assistance will continue

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Rohingya funding crisis: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has assured that all efforts will be made to ensure the necessary funds for the Rohingya. While visiting the Balukhali Rohingya camp in Ukhiya on Wednesday (March 14), he said, “I promise that we will do everything we can to avoid a funding crisis. I will talk to all countries in the world to help us and ensure adequate funding.” Guterres said he will be vocal so that the international community does not forget the Rohingya. More assistance is urgently needed for the…

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Dr. Yunus promises all-out efforts for Rohingyas

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dr-yunus-promises-all-out Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has pledged to make every effort with the United Nations so that the Rohingya can celebrate Eid next year in their home country of Rakhine, Myanmar. He said this in the presence of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres after breaking iftar with 100,000 Rohingya at Camp Extension No. 20 in Ukhia on Wednesday (March 14). Yunus spoke in the regional language of Chittagong to establish better communication with the Rohingya. Meanwhile, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has assured that all efforts will be made to ensure…

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Rohingya in aid crisis: Guterres warns

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Rohingya in aid crisis: Guterres UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that a reduction in international aid for Rohingya refugees will lead to a humanitarian catastrophe. He spoke before breaking his fast with Rohingya refugees at Ukhiya Camp 20 Extension in Cox’s Bazar on Friday. “We are on the brink of a deep humanitarian crisis. With the announcement of a reduction in funding, we are at risk of receiving only 40 percent of the amount of humanitarian aid we had in 2024 in 2025. This would be a terrible catastrophe,”…

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Kashmir is bustling with fashion shows

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Kashmir is in a state of chaos. The assembly is also in turmoil. Amidst loud cries, the Chief Minister of the Union Territory, Omar Abdullah, said, “I have summoned a report on the Gulmarg fashion show. My government was in no way associated with that show. The anger of the people is very real. The organizers did not give importance to the emotions and sensitivities of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.” Last Friday (March 7), two Indian fashion designers, Shivan and Naresh, organized a fashion show in the internationally…

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Indigenous people demand holidays on major social festivals

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The indigenous communities of the Chittagong Hill Tracts and plains have made four demands, including keeping government holidays in all educational institutions during their main social festivals, focusing on welcoming the New Year. These demands were made at a press conference organized by 12 indigenous student organizations at the Madhur Canteen of Dhaka University on Monday. The president of Bangladesh Indigenous Students’ Struggle Parishad, Numong Pru Marma of BMSC Dhaka Metropolitan, read out a written statement at the press conference. In his written statement, Ananta Tanchangya said that for the…

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Myanmar elections to be held in December or January: junta chief

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Myanmar elections to be held in December or January: junta chief Myanmar’s military government will hold general elections in December this year or January next year, state media reported, citing junta leader Min Aung Hlaing. This is the first time he has set a specific date for the long-promised elections in war-torn Myanmar. The junta overthrew the government of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in a military coup in 2021. Since then, various rebel groups have launched an armed rebellion against the junta. Myanmar has been in…

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