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.
Rohingya boy killed in landmine at Myanmar border
A Rohingya teenager has been killed in a landmine explosion on the Myanmar side of the border along Bandarban, said police.
The Gambia files memorial at ICJ showing Myanmar responsible for genocide against Rohingyas
The Gambia today filed a memorial of more than 500-pages in its lawsuit against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice, showing how Myanmar government is responsible for genocide against the Rohingyas.
Myanmar has assured China of taking back Rohingyas: Momen
Myanmar has assured China of taking back the Rohingyas sheltered in Cox’s Bazar, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi passed this message to Bangladesh's Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen during a phone call Thursday evening when there was a donors’ conference led by the Western countries.
UN Security Council members have special obligation to resolving Rohingya crisis: Mike Pompeo
The US stressed on the UN Security Council’s five permanent members’ obligations in ending the violence in Myanmar as it announced $200 million new funding for the Rohingyas.
Int’l community pledges $597 million humanitarian assistance for Rohingyas
The international community yesterday pledged $597 million as humanitarian assistance to the Rohingyas in the region, while calling for Myanmar to hold accountable the human rights violators and to create conditions for Rohingya repatriation.
Int’l community sits together to resolve Rohingya crisis
The United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees bring the international community together and pledge to do everything possible for supporting Rohingyas and host communities.
£47.5 million new UK aid announced to support Rohingyas, help Bangladesh
The United Kingdom has pledged support for Rohingyas and urged the global community not to “turn away from the Rohingya's suffering” .
China did little to help resolve Rohingya issue: US
The United States has said China has done "very little" to help resolve the Rohingya issue.
'Int'l efforts should be redoubled for quick Rohingya repatriation'
Civil society groups based in Cox’s Bazar have called on the international community to redouble efforts for quick repatriation of Rohingyas, saying Bangladesh is facing multiple challenges induced by climate change and Covid-19 pandemic.
Netherlands assures Dhaka of commitment to keep Myanmar accountable on Rohingya issue
The Netherlands has written a letter to Dhaka, assuring its strong commitment to the accountability of Myanmar which is accused of genocide against the Rohingya at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).