By RK Desk. Dhaka | November 9, 2026
Bangladesh asked the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on Monday to mobilise its global network to keep essential assistance reaching Rohingya refugees and local communities as humanitarian resources decline.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir made the appeal when Seval Güzelkılınç, the IFRC’s new head of delegation in Bangladesh, presented her credentials at his office. Kobir said humanitarian needs were growing among refugees and the communities hosting them, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.
Güzelkılınç said the IFRC would continue working with Bangladesh and listed stronger humanitarian services and better disaster response among her priorities. The ministry’s account gave no details of any new funding or programme.
Dhaka says it is speaking with both Myanmar authorities and the Arakan Army
At a separate policy dialogue in Dhaka on November 8, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam said Bangladesh was holding discussions with Myanmar’s military authorities and had also established contact and held discussions with the Arakan Army (AA). New Age reported her remarks on November 8, followed by The Financial Express and DVB on November 9.
Shama Obaed said conventional diplomacy alone would be insufficient to resolve the crisis. She said Bangladesh was also seeking to engage China, India and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Her reported remarks gave no dates for the discussions and included no agreement or timetable for refugee returns.
At the same dialogue, Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman said Rohingya refugees must be able to return voluntarily and with guarantees of citizenship, safety and access to education.
