Rohingya Crisis
‘Let’s go home; let’s go to Myanmar’
Thousands of Rohingyas yesterday held a rally in Ukhia of Cox’s Bazar -- to tell the world that they want to go back to their homeland Myanmar, marking World Refugee Day.
How Rohingya youth are fighting for education
Abdul Aman, a Rohingya boy of 18, was a student of grade eight in 2017. His dream was to travel abroad for higher education after completing his school.
74 Rohingya held after they fled camps
Seventy-four Rohingyas, who managed to flee from camps in Cox’s Bazar, were arrested in Chattogram’s Boalkhali upazila early yesterday.
Nowhere to go
Rohingya repatriation has become even more uncertain following the military takeover in Myanmar while the displaced people find it riskier to go back to their motherland where there is no legitimate government right now.
Funding on decline, challenges up
As international funding for the Rohingyas declines, Bangladesh faces increasing challenges to manage the displaced people amid little prospect of repatriation anytime soon.
Seeking Refuge: 218 Rohingyas died or went missing at sea
At least 218 Rohingyas died or went missing at sea in 2020 as they desperately sought refuge in the Southeast Asian countries either from Myanmar’s Rakhine State or Bangladesh’s Rohingya camps, a new UN report says.
Argentine Court: Rohingyas testify about the horrors they faced
In a historic development for Myanmar, Rohingya women have described in an Argentine court of law, under the aegis of universal jurisdiction, how the Myanmar military carried out a brutal massacre in their village.
Rohingya women testify in Argentina court on ‘brutal massacre in Rakhine state’
In a historic development, Rohingya women have described how the Myanmar military carried out a brutal massacre in their village, in an Argentinean court of law, under the aegis of universal jurisdiction.
‘Alhamdulillah, more than happy with Bhasan Char facilities’: Rohingya man shares experience
Sayed Ullah, one of the Rohingyas who were relocated to Bhasan Char, could not contain his feelings of extreme happiness seeing all the facilities there and kept calling relatives back in Cox's Bazar camps to join the next batch.
‘Going for peace’, says Rohingya elderly woman on way to Bhasan Char
“We will find peace, comfort and nice housing in Bhasan Char,” said sixty-year-old Mahmuda Khatun this morning, ahead of her journey to the island where Rohingya refugees are being relocated to from Cox’s Bazar.
Bhasan Char teeming with activity as 1,642 Rohingyas reach the island
The island of Bhasan Char has been teeming with activity as 1,642 Rohingyas reached the island which was readied up for their relocation from Cox's Bazar.
Halt relocation of Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char: Amnesty International
In response to the relocation of hundreds of Rohingya refugees to the Bhasan Char, a remote island in the Bay of Bengal, Amnesty International’s South Asia Campaigner, Saad Hammadi, has said, “The authorities should immediately halt relocation of more refugees to Bhasan Char, return those on the island to their families and community in mainland Bangladesh, and follow due process including the full and meaningful participation of refugees in any plan for their relocation.”
Relocation to Bhasan Char: Around 1,500 Rohingyas depart Cox’s Bazar, law enforcement sources say
Around 1,500 Rohingya refugees who want to live in Bhasan Char have left for Chattogram from Cox’s Bazar in four convoys, according to sources at law enforcement agencies.
Rohingya crisis: Not all are working equally, says EU Ambassador to Bangladesh
European Union wants united role of international community for sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis.
Bhasan Char: UN says it has limited information on relocation of Rohingyas
As the government moves to relocate Rohingyas to Bhasan Char, the UN says it has not been involved in preparations for the movement or the identification of refugees and has limited information on the overall relocation exercise.
Rohingya relocation to Bhashan Char: first phase of process to begin next week
The process of relocating Rohingya refugees to Bhashan Char from Cox’s Bazar camps will start next week, UNB reports.
Bangladesh disburses US$ 500,000 to OIC over Rohingya genocide case
Bangladesh has disbursed US$ 500,000 to OIC as foreign ministers of the 57-nation group in their ongoing meeting initiated a fund raising campaign for its West African member Gambia’s legal battle against Myanmar over Rohingya genocide in International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Dhaka to seek OIC finance for Gambia’s legal battle over Rohingyas
Bangladesh is set to initiate a fund mobilisation campaign to support Gambia’s legal battle against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the Rohingya crisis as the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries' foreign ministers are due to meet this week in Niger.