BNP to meet with UN Secretary General

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will meet with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday (March 15). The meeting will be held at 1 pm at the capital’s Hotel Intercontinental. BNP media cell member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed this information on Tuesday (March 14). He said that several leaders of the party, including BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, will participate in the meeting. It is worth noting that the UN Secretary-General arrived in Bangladesh on a four-day visit last Thursday (March 13) at the invitation of Principal Advisor Professor…

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

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

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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Rohingya in aid crisis: Guterres warns

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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Rohingya youth killed in exchange of fire in two armed groups

Rohingya youth killed in exchange of fire between two armed groups A gunfight broke out between two armed groups in Myanmar at the Ukhia Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar. A Rohingya youth died after being shot. The incident took place at B-21 Block of the Ukhia Kutupalong refugee camp around 9:30 pm on Saturday. The deceased youth has been identified as Mohammad Rafiq (33). He is the son of Shamsu Alam, a resident of B-21 Block of the refugee camp. Ukhia Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Arif Hossain confirmed…

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