WHEN the chief adviser to the interim government Muhammad Yunus has presented his seven-point road map for the Rohingya repatriation in Cox鈥檚 Bazar, the stage was set for optimism. In the presence of diplomats and aid officials, Yunus has called for what seemed self-evident: a safe, dignified, voluntary and sustainable return of more than 1.3 million...
THE government hosting a three-day stakeholders鈥� dialogue on the Rohingya situation in Cox鈥檚 Bazar, which began on August 25 with representatives from 40 countries, is welcome. Marking the eighth year since the influx of the Rohingyas into Bangladesh, the dialogue, organised as a preparatory event for a high-level conference in New York on September 30 on the...
OVER the past decade, the international community has watched the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar evolve into one of the most pressing humanitarian emergencies of our time. At the centre of the response has been the United Nations 鈥� praised for its humanitarian efforts, yet criticised for political paralysis and delayed action...
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain has reiterated the call for a 鈥榗omprehensive roadmap鈥� for Rohingya repatriation with priority attached to ensuring stability in Rakhine State...
Speakers, including policymakers, journalists, and academics, at a discussion in the city on Sunday, stressed the need for creating more international and regional pressure on Myanmar to take back displaced Rohingyas from Bangladesh by ensuring their civil rights...