Dhaka to host int’l conference on Rohingya issue in Sept-Oct next: CA press secretary

prothomalo
BSS
Published: 10 Dec 2024

Chief adviser’s press secretary Shafiqul Alam briefing newsmen at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Tuesday evening.PID

 

Bangladesh will hold an international conference on Rohingya crisis in Dhaka in September-October next year, said chief adviser’s press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Tuesday.

Dhaka won't take any hasty steps over Rohingya issue: Dr Khalil

daily observer
Saturday, 14 December, 2024

 

Dr Khalilur Rahman, High Representative on Rohingya Crisis and Matters of Priority to the Chief Adviser, on Friday said Bangladesh would not take any hasty step over Rohingya issue without any proper assessment regarding the emerging situation in Rakhine state of Myanmar.

"We're keeping watch on the emerging situation in Rakhine….. We don't want to do anything hastily. We'll not take any step without deep consideration," he said, joining a discussion here in the capital through a virtual platform.

As an armed resistance group seeks to expand its control in Rakhine State, a way forward on the Rohingya issue remains unclear.

United State Instutue of Peace
By: Jessica Olney; Ali Ahmed
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 

Rohingya Face Fresh Uncertainty in Myanmar

An uptick in the conflict between Myanmar’s military and an ethnic armed organization in western Rakhine State is raising new concerns about the fate of the Rohingya population. In 2017, over 800,000 Rohingya, a mostly Muslim community, fled to Bangladesh to escape genocide committed against them by members of Myanmar’s military in Rakhine State. Now, emboldened by the military’s increasing vulnerability in the face of an armed resistance, the Arakan Army (AA) has vowed to push aggressively to expand its territorial and administrative control across the state. But its leaders have been unclear about their plans to address the Rohingya issue. 

 

The West Is Returning To The Rohingya Issue In An Attempt To Divide & Rule This Part Of Asia

EESTi EEST!
By Andrew Korybko
aprill 5, 2024

Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia condemned the UK for calling an open session of the Security Council on Myanmar since “there are things that cannot be discussed in the ‘megaphone diplomacy’ mode” that the British insisted on. Thursday’s talks mostly focused on the situation in Rakhine State, which is where the Bangladeshi-originating Rohingya mostly resided prior to 2017’s conflict pushing most of them into that neighboring nation. Here are some background briefings:

Malaysia calls for OIC-ASEAN collaboration to resolve Rohingya issue

theSundaily
20-09- 2023 

Pix credit: Datukseridrzambry Abdul Kadir FB

In making the call, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said both OIC and ASEAN should ask for de-escalation and cessation of violence, especially by the military authorities in Myanmar.

NEW YORK: Malaysia has called on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to collaborate with ASEAN to resolve the Rohingya humanitarian crisis.

Malaysia calls for OIC-Asean collaboration to resolve Rohingya issue

malaymail
Wednesday, 20 Sep 2023 

A Rohingya refugee walks at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. — Reuters pic

 

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NEW YORK, Sept 20 ― Malaysia has called on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to collaborate with Asean to resolve the Rohingya humanitarian crisis.

In making the call, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir said both OIC and Asean should ask for de-escalation and cessation of violence, especially by the military authorities in Myanmar.

UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee chief praises Sheikh Hasina on Rohingya issue

daily sun
Sun Online Desk
1st September, 2023 

Alicia Kearns, the first woman chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the UK Parliament, praised Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for providing shelter to millions of Rohingya refugees who were persecuted in Myanmar.

She also emphasised on increasing international pressure to repatriate Rohingyas to Myanmar. 

Xi assures Bangladesh of support in joining BRICS, solving Rohingya issue

bd24live
by Salauddin
August 24, 2023

Chinese President Xi Jinping assured that his country will always stay beside Bangladesh in its needs including providing support in joining the BRICS and ensuring permanent solution to the Rohingya issue.

“I will always support you (Sheikh Hasina) as you can join the BRICS,” Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen quoted Xi as telling Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a bilateral talks on the sidelines of the 15th BRICS Summit.

Bangladesh requests Libya to continue cooperation in Rohingya issue

THE LIBYA
OBSERVER
October 22, 2022

Upon assuming his charges in Bangladesh, Libya's Ambassador Abdulmutalib Suleiman paid a visit to the Bangladeshi Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen at his office on Thursday.

A statement by the Bangladeshi Foreign Minister on Facebook said that FM Abdul Momen highlighted the distinguished relationship binding the two countries and underlined the importance of continued cooperation in different sectors of mutual interest.

Rohingya Issue May Find Prominence in Modi-Hasina Talks; Bangladesh Keen on Cooperation on Energy & Food Security with India

NEWS18

Abhishek Jha
September 04, 2022, 

An important issue that the Bangladesh PM is expected to discuss with PM Modi is regarding the Rohingya refugees. (File Twitter Photo)

During her visit, Hasina will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6th September at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. She will also call on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar the same day.

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be on a four-day state visit to India from September 5-8. She will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including a number of ministers and industrialists.

During her visit, Hasina will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6th September at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. She will also call on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar the same day.

Rohingya issue must be seen as global, in collective matter: Shahriar Alam

daily observer
Published : Saturday, 11 June, 2022
Observer Correspondent

The School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and the Department of Global Studies and Governance (GSG) of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) launched the much-awaited and talked about book titled 'Global-Local Tradeoffs, Order-Disorder Consequences: 'State' No More An Island?' on Thursday (June 9, 2022) at the Multi-purpose Hall on the university campus. 

US lawmakers push back Myanmar’s unity government over Rohingya issue

Dhaka Tribune

Tribune Desk

May 9th, 2021

File Photo: Myanmar's United Nations ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun

The lawmakers said they were not convinced with NUG’s policy on the mainly-Muslim ethnic minority

Several US lawmakers have voiced against the recognition of Myanmar’s newly formed pro-democracy National Unity Government (NUG) expressing concerns about the group’s exclusion of Rohingya issue.

In a virtual hearing titled the Unfolding Crisis in Burma, US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs members questioned Kyaw Moe Tun, Myanmar’s permanent representative to the United Nations regarding the NUG position on the Rohingya.

Rohingya issue should be dealt properly to avoid further influx of refugees, says Foreign Minister

malay mail

Monday, 19 Apr 2021

File picture shows Rohingya refugees wearing protective masks keep a social distance while waiting to receive goods from volunteers, during the movement control order due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, in Kuala Lumpur, April 7, 2020. — Reuters pic

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — The issue of Rohingya have to be dealt properly under the current situation in Myanmar to avoid further influx of refugees into Malaysia and neighbouring countries, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.

“In Malaysia, we have 200,000 Rohingyas...can you imagine if the situation in Myanmar worsens and we have influx of more Rohingyas into our shores.

Rohingya: Dhaka asks Delhi to play strong role in UNSC

Dhaka Tribune

UNB
March 28th, 2021

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina receiving her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at her office ahead of the Bangladesh-India bilateral talks on Saturday, March 27, 2021 PID

Bangladesh and Myanmar signed a repatriation deal on November 23, 2017

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested that India, as a member of the United Nations Security Council, play a “strong role” in the early repatriation of the displaced Rohingyas to Myanmar.

Prime Minister Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi recently reiterated the importance of the safe, speedy, and sustainable return of Rohingyas to their homeland for the greater security of the region.

Bangladesh: Turkey’s key partner in Asia Anew initiative

DAILY SABAH

Nazmul Islam
Op-Ed
Dec 25, 2020

The deep-rooted relations between Turkey and Bangladesh date back to the 13th century, as incumbent Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pointed out in a speech during the inauguration of Bangladesh's new embassy complex in the Turkish capital Ankara.

Though the two modern nation-states established formal diplomatic relations in 1974, the extensive relations between Turkey and the people of Bengal have existed since the medieval era, through the latter's Sultanate, Mughal and British periods, to modern times.

Apart from the Mughal-Ottoman relations, Bengali Muslims supported Turkey in its War of Independence in the early 20th century. The interactions and cultural exchanges throughout history have resulted in substantial influence on different aspects of cooperation.

OIC’s 47th CFM ends highlighting Rohingya, Islamophobia, Palestine issues

Dhaka Tribune   

BSS
November 29th, 2020

 

File photo of a Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

 

Ambassador Hussein Ibrahim Taha from Chad has also been elected as the new secretary general of the 57-member bloc

The meet of the foreign ministers of 57 member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has concluded in Niamey, Niger, seeking fund for legal battle over the Rohingya genocide, urging Muslim solidarity to fight Islamophobia and terrorism, and retreating support to the principle of Arab initiative of two state solution over the Palestine cause.

 

'US remarks on Chinese role over Rohingya issue inappropriate'

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Prothom Alo English Desk

Dhaka

22 October 2020, 

 

Rohingya refugee camps in BangladeshReuters file photo

The Chinese embassy in Dhaka has reacted to US' claim that China has done very little to resolve the Rohingya issue terming it 'inappropriate and not constructive at all'.

The embassy in a post shared on its verified Facebook page said Stephen E Biegun, US deputy secretary of state, during a press briefing in Washington DC summarising his trip to India and Bangladesh said that China 'has unfortunately done very little to help resolve the Rohingya issue', reports UNB.

Malaysia calls for proportionate burden and responsibility sharing to resolve Rohingya issue

malaymail 

Sunday, 15 Nov 2020 

 

Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin addresses the sixth night session of the 37th Asean Summit and Related Summits held virtually, November 14, 2020. — Bernama pic

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — Malaysia calls for proportionate burden and responsibility sharing as underscored in the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) to resolve the issue of the Rohingyas as its resources and capacities are already stretched, further compounded by Covid-19.

Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, in his intervention at the 11th Asean-United Nations Summit today, said Malaysia can no longer take in more refugees as the spillover effects of the crisis in Rakhine state, Myanmar, continue to affect countries in the region, including Malaysia.

Bangladesh Will Wage a Quiet Battle with China and Russia Over the Rohingya

THE NATIONAL INTREST
by Anders Corr
November 6, 2020

Dhaka could diplomatically distance itself from Beijing and Moscow for insufficiently supporting it on critical issues such as refugees, trade, water and climate change.

Two of the most important political figures in Bangladesh, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Ambassador Muhammad Zamir, did a remarkable thing on Oct. 31. They indicated publicly that Bangladesh could diplomatically distance itself from China and Russia for insufficiently supporting Bangladesh on critical issues such as water, refugees, trade, and climate change.

 

Saudi Arabia pressures Bangladesh to issue passports to Rohingya

DW

2020.10.10

Saudi Arabia wants Bangladesh to give passports to 54,000 stateless Rohingya refugees who have lived in the kingdom for decades. But many of them have never stepped foot in Bangladesh.  

Almost 40 years ago, Saudi Arabia took in tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees who were facing persecution in Myanmar. Now, Riyadh wants Muslim-majority Bangladesh to issue passports to some 54,000 Rohingya.