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Foreign Affairs State Minister Shama Obaed has called for a stronger role from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the rapid, safe and sustainable repatriation of the Rohingya. She also called for the continuation of the ICRC’s ongoing humanitarian assistance for the Rohingya in Bangladesh. The state minister made the call during a meeting with Regis Savioz, ICRC Regional Director for the Asia Pacific region, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday. Shama Obaed p...

Law Minister Md. Asaduzzaman has claimed that Foreign Affairs State Minister 1 Humayun Kabir took his oath in accordance with the Constitution and that there was no violation of the law. The law minister made the claim during a briefing on legal assistance and social protection for children and vulnerable groups at the Secretariat on Tuesday afternoon. Asked by a journalist whether the foreign affairs state minister had renounced his dual citizenship, the law minister said, “Yes, Humayun...

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare invited journalists to attend an event at 11 am. However, when they arrived at the venue at the scheduled time, they found that State Minister for Health and Family Welfare M A Muhith had already delivered his remarks and left 15 minutes earlier. Although Md. Kamruzzaman Chowdhury, secretary of the Health Services Division, was also listed as a special guest, he did not attend the event. The incident took place Thursday at the National Institute...