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Japan gives $6.7m to support Rohingyas Japan has provided US$6.7 million to the World Food Program (WFP) to support Rohingya and vulnerable host communities in Cox’s Bazar through food assistance, nutrition services and agricultural resilience initiatives. The United Nations World Food Program welcomed the new contribution, equivalent to JPY1.05 billion, […]

Japan provides UNHCR with $2.6m for Rohingya assistance The Government of Japan today renewed its commitment to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, pledging USD 2.6 million for shelter materials, primary healthcare, and clean cooking sets. An Exchange of Notes was signed by H.E. Mr. SAIDA Shinichi, Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh, […]

Bangladesh Foreign Minister meets Muslim countries in Jeddah Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey, Palestine and several other countries have expressed full support for Bangladesh’s candidacy for the presidency of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The assurances came when Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman held bilateral meetings […]

Governance Fracture Exposed: Armed Confrontation Within AA/ULA Structures Over Marriage Dispute in Maungdaw An internal armed confrontation between legal and intelligence bodies affiliated with the Arakan Army (AA) and its political wing, the United League of Arakan (ULA), has exposed emerging governance tensions inside areas under AA control in northern […]

Japan allocates $1.4 Million to support 36,000 Rohingya children in Bangladesh The Government of Japan has signed a new agreement with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), pledging $1.4 million to provide life-saving assistance to Rohingya refugee children and their families in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char. According to a UNICEF […]

Bangladesh Coast Guard arrests 15 human traffickers, rescues 153 at sea off St. Martin’s Island The Bangladesh Coast Guard has arrested 15 suspected human traffickers and rescued 153 people — including women and children — during a pre-dawn maritime operation in the deep sea southwest of St. Martin’s Island, officials […]

Rohingya in Rakhine targeted by both Military Council and AA, UN warns The United Nations has raised renewed alarm over the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation facing Rohingya civilians in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, warning that the community is being targeted by both the military council and the Arakan Army (AA). […]