Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud  commented that terrorist groups are collecting members from the Rohingya camp. Hasan Mahmud said that not only Bangladesh's problems are being created due to these reasons, but also the problems related to the spread of terrorist networks are being created in neighboring countries.

He said these things before the meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the office of the Commissioner for Refugee Relief and Repatriation on Sunday (May 12).

Asked if the Rohingya repatriation is being delayed due to the conflict in Rakhine, the foreign minister said, "We are engaging with the government", we are talking with the government of Myanmar. It is also correct that Rohingya repatriation is delayed due to internal conflict there. But what we are talking about is that there has always been trouble in Myanmar.Look at the history of the last 70-80 years, Myanmar has never been free from unrest, but that cannot be an excuse not to take back the Rohingyas who have been expelled from Myanmar, who are citizens of Myanmar, and have been there for hundreds of years,' argued the foreign minister.

Hasan Mahmud said, "I have talked with the Foreign Minister of Myanmar about the repatriation of the Rohingyas and we are also in regular discussions with other countries, so as to apply pressure on Myanmar to take back their citizens with full rights."

In a tone of regret, the foreign minister said, "But we are noticing that Myanmar always says they will take them back, but till date they have not taken back even one Rohingya in the last seven years." In addition, we have a new problem that due to the internal conflict in Myanmar's Rakhine State, about five hundred members of the Myanmar Border Guard Police-BGP and their army have already fled to our country.

He said, we sent them back after talks with Myanmar but 138 more have now fled to Bangladesh, including an army Lieutenant Colonel and two Majors. 

After all the worries have ended, now the farmers of Haor have smiles on their faces. On the one hand, the yield has been good, on the other hand, due to the good weather; this year's crop has been harvested well. Now the work of rice threshing is going on with what little land is left, that too will be exhausted by now although the weather was a bit inclement at the end, it did not cause any major problems. As a result, farmers are breathing a sigh of relief

Paddy drying is going on everywhere including the Haor area of Kishoreganj. Forgetting to eat and drink, now trying to bring rice home. This year the yield has been good due to good weather. Meanwhile, 96 percent of paddy harvesting is over The rest will be cut in a few days. Now the rice threshing work is going on in full swing. Paddy threshing is going on in the street due to the coming of the sun. Paddy drying is going on in Haor area roads, schools, house balconies and fields. The sweet smell of rice is spreading in the air. Everyone in the family is now working as a laborer.

According to the information of the Department of Agriculture, Boro paddy has been cultivated in 1 lakh 67 thousand 150 hectares of land in the district this year. Out of which 1 lakh 4 thousand hectares have been planted in Haor. The production target has been set at 12 lakh 53 thousand 625 tons of rice which will be sold for about Tk. 3 thousand crore.

At the end of harvest and threshing of Boro season in Haor area, in a festive atmosphere, the farmers are spending their time busy with drying the rice by boiling it at night and drying it from morning. They have no fatigue even after working day and night. Farmers are happy with the bumper yield and prices of crops produced as expected.

Nikli Majlishpur farmer Ali Ahad said, two days ago there was worry, now it is not. The rice of dreams has now come to hand and if the sun shines on any given day, I can bring all the rice home.'

Maram Mia, a farmer of Katiadi Gachihata, said that everyone in the house is going down to cut the paddy. At last the paddy harvest is over. I am working day and night. Don't worry anymore.'

Farmers are bringing sacks of boiled paddy from home on bicycles to dry it on the road. And the farmers are loosening the paddy with their feet. Farmers are stepping on the golden paddy in the scorching heat. Many people are selling their produce from home besides selling it in haat-bazaar.

It has been seen in Etna, Mithamain, Ashtagram and Nikli Haor of the district that various roads, educational institutions and playgrounds have been occupied by the steam of drying paddy. Even in the hot sun, the farmers are not tired, but they have a smile of relief on their faces after drying the paddy. They are very busy drying rice and hay. They are drying rice from morning till evening. Small and large polythene sheets are laid on the grass of the field to dry the paddy quickly. And the paddy is being dried in that polythene. Someone is turning the paddy, someone is cleaning the garbage from the paddy. Many are getting ready to dry their produce in the sun. All in all, with the intense sun and rain, the work of raising paddy and planting it for the market is going on. Nobody has leisure. The sun of discomfort seems to have brought them relief.

Boro bumpers have also been harvested in Nikoli, Bajitpur, Tarail, Karimganj, Katiadi and other upazilas of the upstream area including Itna, Ashtagram, Mithamin Haor of Kishoreganj this year. The price of rice is also good. At the threshing floor, paddy is being sold at Tk. 850 to Tk. 950 per maund.

Abdus Sattar, Deputy Director of Kishoreganj Agricultural Extension Department, said that paddy harvesting is almost over. This year the yield has been good due to good weather So naturally farmers are happy. 

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that the Saudi government has urged to renew the passports of 69,000 Rohingya citizens who went to Saudi Arabia from Bangladesh after the country's independence in 1971.

On Sunday (May 12) at noon, a bilateral meeting was held between Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and Deputy Interior Minister of Saudi Arabia at Hotel La Meridien in Nikunje, capital.

At the end of the meeting, the Home Minister informed the journalists about the Saudi government's insistence on renewing the passports of the Rohingya citizens. He said that Bangladesh will renew the passports of 69000 Rohingya people who went to Saudi Arabia around 1974 with Bangladeshi passports.

In response to a question in this regard, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said, Bangladesh government had an agreement with the Saudi government because after 1974, 69000  Rohingya went to the country from Bangladesh with Bangladeshi passport. According to the rules, no one can stay in that country without documents. Bangladeshi passports of 69,000 Rohingyas staying in Saudi Arabia have not been renewed. They have an agreement with us that they will not send those Rohingyas back to Bangladesh. We will renew the passports of the Rohingyas. They came to see why we are going slowly or if we have any problems. We also discussed the advantages and disadvantages of both countries with the delegation of Saudi Arabia.

In response to another question from journalists, the Minister said that Saudi Arabia will not send back any of the 69,000 Rohingyas. Again they will not give citizenship to Rohingyas. But how will it be? For that they need some documents. They came to talk about it directly.

He also said that 69,000 Rohingyas in Saudi went to the country with Bangladeshi passports. So we will only renew their passports. Their name-address will remain as it is in the passport.

The delegation of Saudi Arabia has proposed a prisoner exchange agreement between the two countries and said that Bangladesh has prisoner exchange agreements with many countries in the world. It would be good if Saudi made this deal. We talked about sending Ansar from Bangladesh for their security guard. They will check on this. 

A court sentenced 9 people to death for killing Jubo League leader Jamal uddin in Chauddagram of Cumilla. At the same time, 9 more people have been sentenced to life imprisonment and each of them has been ordered to pay a fine of Tk. 50,000.

Judge Jahangir Hossain of Cumilla's Additional District and Sessions Judge 4th Court announced this verdict on Sunday (May 12) around 1 pm. Prosecutor of the case (PP) Zahirul Haque Salim confirmed the matter.

Those sentenced to death in the case are - former chairman of Alkara Union of Upazila, Md. Ismail Hossain Bachchu, Salauddin, Abdur Rahman, Mofizur Rahman Khondokar, Ziauddin Shimul, Zahid Bin Shubo, Rezaul Karim Bablu, Md. Riaz Uddin Miyaji, Mamta Amir Hossain of Kulasar village of Alkara Union.

The convicts who got life are Nurul Alam, Kofil Uddin, Nurunnabi Sujan, Iqbal Ahmed, Saiful Islam, Mahfuzur Rahman Khondokar, Mosharef Hossain, Md. Alauddin and Mohammad Ali Hossain of Kulasar village of Alkara Union.

According to the details of the case, on January 8, 2016, Chouddagram Alkara Union Jubo League President Jamal Uddin was killed. At that time local UP chairman Md. Ismail Hossain Bachchu protested against various misdeeds including extortion and conflict arose with Jubo League leader Jamaluddin. Later attacked Jamaluddin. In this regard, Jamal Uddin himself filed a case in court as a plaintiff. After filing the case, chairman Md. Ismail Hossain Bachchu got angry and planned to kill him. Later on January 8, 2016 at eight o'clock in the evening, Jubo League leader Jamal was shot and hacked to death by chairman Md. Ismail Hossain Bachchu on the Padua road of Chauddagram on the Dhaka-Chattagram highway. Jamal's elder sister Zohra Akhtar, filed a case against 23 people as the plaintiff.

Prosecutor of the case (PP) Zahirul Haque Salim said that after taking the testimony of 20 people in the case, 9 people were sentenced to death, 9 people were given life sentences and 5 people were released from the case. In addition, a fine of Tk. 50,000 has been ordered for each person who received life imprisonment. One life convict and two acquittals were present when the verdict was announced. The rest are absconding.