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 crisis: Gambia to submit memorandum to ICJ in October
Solicitor General and Legal Secretary at Gambia's Ministry of Justice Cherno Marenah has said Gambia will submit the first memorandum in the case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over Rohingya issue in October.
2nd Dhaka Declaration: Ensure safe, dignified, informed and voluntary repatriation of the Rohingya people
The two-day International e-conference on “Connecting the Rohingya Diaspora: Highlighting the Global Displacement” ended at 10:00pm on August 26 with the 2nd Dhaka Declaration, 2020.
Facebook shares data on Myanmar with United Nations investigators
Facebook says it has shared data with United Nations investigators probing international crimes in Myanmar, after the lead investigator said the company was withholding evidence.
‘Continue pressure on Myanmar to repatriate the Rohingyas’
To mark the 3rd anniversary of the latest round of massive Rohingya exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh, ActionAid Bangladesh in collaboration with the Centre for Genocide Studies (CGS), University of Dhaka and the Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ), Brac University organised a two-day long international e-conference titled “Connecting the Rohingya Diaspora: Highlighting the Global Displacement.”
Rohingya refugees around the world observe genocide remembrance day
Rohingyas across the world today silently observed “Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day” commemorating the brutal military campaign on this day back in 2017 that forced some 750,000 Rohingyas to flee to Bangladesh.
Nearly 76,000 Rohingya babies born in Bangladesh’s camps in 3 years
An estimated 76,000 babies were born in Bangladesh’s Rohingya camps in the last three years, according to a new report of Save the Children released today.
Rohingya politicians excluded from Myanmar election
Aspiring politician Abdul Rasheed was born in Myanmar and is one of the very few members of the Rohingya Muslim minority to have Myanmar citizenship.
Covid-19 pandemic: 315,000 Rohingya children out of learning centres, says Unicef
The coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt life for more than 460,000 Rohingya children living in Cox’s Bazar district, Unicef said today.
Three years on, Myanmar has failed to ensure safe conditions for Rohingya return
Myanmar has failed to address the root causes of widespread abuse against Rohingyas and has refused to create the necessary conditions for their safe, dignified, and voluntary return, said Human Rights Watch in a statement today on the eve of three years completion of the Rohingya influx.
Ensure peaceful co-existence with Rohingya till repatriation: CCNF
Cox’s Bazar CSO NGO Forum (CCNF) today called for peaceful co-existence with the Rohingyas until their dignified repatriation to Myanmar can begin.