Rohingya issue
Qatar to hire skilled manpower from Bangladesh, its minister tells PM
Visiting Qatar State Minister for Foreign Affairs Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi on Sunday said their country wants to hire skilled manpower like physicians and engineers from Bangladesh.
Rohingya Repatriation: Bangladesh wants Singapore’s role through Asean
Bangladesh has sought support from Singapore to facilitate the negotiation process in Asean platform to convince Myanmar to create a conducive environment for a safe, dignified and sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas who fled to Bangladesh amid persecution in Myanmar.
Rohingya: ICC team visiting Bangladesh
A delegation from the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is now visiting Bangladesh.
CPJ praises decision announced by ICJ
Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ), Brac University has commended the decision announced by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to grant four of the provisional measures requested by The Gambia.
UN expert Lee wants int’l ad-hoc tribunal to help Rohingyas get justice
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee on Thursday suggested forming an international ad-hoc tribunal, which she thinks, will work as complementary to ongoing efforts on accountability and justice front.
Myanmar needs to create environment for early Rohingya repatriation: Japan
Japan wants Myanmar to ensure the required environment in Rakhine State so that the Rohingyas, now temporarily sheltered in Cox’s Bazar, can return to their place of origin as soon as possible, says its Ambassador here in Bangladesh.
Skilled workforce, better infrastructure to help Bangladesh grow faster: Canada
Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Benoit Préfontaine has said Bangladesh needs two things -- skilled workers and better infrastructure -- to be able to create more jobs and continue to grow maintaining the current growth trend.
Bangladesh also hit global headlines with good news in 2019
There is a say in journalism that ‘bad news is good news’. Not always, anyway. Bangladesh hogged headlines for many good reasons in the outgoing year - 2019.
Rohingya issue globalized; repatriation talks to get focus in New Year
Bangladesh has been able to “successfully internationalise” the Rohingya issue in the outgoing year and will keep focusing on having a sustainable solution to the problem capitalising on the mounting global pressure on Myanmar on accountability front, officials say.
Dhaka seeks Tokyo, Minsk’s support for early Rohingya repatriation
Bangladesh has sought Japan’s support for the early repatriation of Rohingyas, currently living in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps, to their place of origin in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.