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.
Int'l donor conference for urgent humanitarian support for Rohingyas Oct 22
The United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will co-host a donor conference on October 22 to promote support for Rohingya refugees and host countries.
Rohingya repatriation: US to engage anew after Myanmar polls in November
The US will engage with Myanmar anew over the Rohingya repatriation and human rights violations in Rakhine State after the national elections in Myanmar to be held on November 8, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam has said after a meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Beigun.
Bangladesh: Rohingya refugees’ safety must be ensured amid violent clashes in Cox’s Bazaar
At least two thousand Rohingya refugees have been forced to flee their shelters to other camps since violence broke out between two rival factions seeking to control the illicit trade of contraband drugs inside the camps. On 7 October, around a dozen shelters in Kutupalong refugee camp were burned to the ground.
Before Rohingya relocation, allow UN visit to Bhashan Char: HRW to govt
Human Rights Watch has called for Bangladesh government to allow a visit by the UN to Bhashan Char before any Rohingya relocation.
Republic of Korea pledges $700,000 to address Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh
The Republic of Korea has pledged 700,000 US dollars to International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) as part of the country’s continued support in addressing the Rohingya humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh since 2017.
Bangladesh ‘outraged’ by Myanmar’s fabrication of facts at UNGA
Bangladesh is "outraged" to witness another "blatant demonstration of falsehood and fabrication of facts" by Myanmar at the ongoing UN General Assembly (UNGA) and informed the international community of the situation on the ground.
Korea to give $700,000 for Rohingya camps, host communities
The Republic of Korea will provide the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) with $700,000 US dollars for its activities in the Rohingya camps and host communities in Cox's Bazar.
Nirmul Committee urges UN to resettle Rohingya refugees in another country
Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee President Shahriar Kabir today called upon the United Nations to take steps for a third country relocation of the Rohingyas.
‘Rohingya repatriation will depend on creating right conditions in Rakhine’
The Rohingya crisis requires a political solution, which lies in the return of the Rohingyas to Myanmar by addressing the root causes, said Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima.
Myanmar army probes 'wider patterns' of abuse against Rohingya
The Myanmar military has said it is investigating "possible wider patterns of violations" before and during a 2017 crackdown in Rakhine State that the United Nations has said was executed with genocidal intent against Rohingya Muslims.