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Fire raged from village to village. Gunshots echoed all around. Clutching their children's hands, people fled toward the border to save their lives. On that night of August 25, 2017, Jamal Hossain and Sokhina Khatun fled Myanmar's Rakhine State with their nine children and took shelter in Bangladesh. After seven days of crossing hills, jungles, and rivers, they found a place in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar.Nine years have passed since then. The couple who arrived with nine children...

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has reported that more than 1.1 million people have been affected by the ongoing floods across 10 districts in the country. Citing government data, the organization stated that the floods have so far claimed 59 lives. Additionally, over 38,000 people have been displaced.According to an IFRC report published yesterday (Sunday), several days of continuous heavy monsoon rains have caused widespread flooding, flash floods, r...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that the government is firmly committed to a peaceful and fastest resolution of the Rohingya crisis. He made this remark today, Wednesday, during the question-and-answer session in the national parliament, in response to a query by Md. Salim Reza, Member of Parliament for Sirajganj-1 constituency.In the parliamentary session, Salim Reza asked if the government has any plan or not to resolve the Rohingya problem? If so, what is it, and by when can a per...