Bangladesh rejects claims it is forcing Rohingya to move to cyclone-prone island

Sky News

Dominic Waghorn
Diplomatic editor @DominicWaghorn
Thursday 31 December 2020 20:03, UK

The government of Bangladesh is angrily rejecting claims it is forcibly moving Rohingya refugees to a remote cyclone-prone island against their will.

Hundreds of members of the ethnic minority have been taken to the isolated island of Bhasan Char which only emerged from the estuarine waters in the 1980s and is frequently inundated, although Bangladesh claims to have installed flood defences.

Bangladesh urges US to invest in health sector

Dhaka Tribune
Humayun Kabir Bhuiyan
June 30th, 2020

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

In a telephone conversation with US secretary of state, foreign minister also requested Washington to provide duty free quota free privilege for readymade garments for next two years

On the heels of the country's fight against Covid-19 with a fragile healthcare system, Bangladesh has requested the United States to invest in the health sector.

In a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen also requested Washington to provide duty free quota free privilege for the next two years.

'Totally shameful': Outrage as Asean nations abandon Rohingya boat people

THESTRAITSTIMES

Jun 26, 2020

Rohingya Muslims on the water off Lhoksukon, Indonesia, on June 24, 2020.PHOTO: EPA-EFE 

 

JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The new Rohingya refugee crisis that is brewing off the northern coast of Indonesia might cast a long shadow over the upcoming Asean Summit, with critics describing Asean countries' handling of the stranded refugees as "totally shameful" in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Leaders of Asean member states are due to meet virtually in the landmark summit on Friday (June 26), where they are expected to discuss various regional issues including the fate of Rohingya refugees stranded at sea who face widespread rejection from countries on account of coronavirus concerns.