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.
UN, NGO partners launch Joint Response Plan for Rohingyas
UN agencies and NGO partners launch the 2020 Joint Response Plan (JRP) for the Rohingya humanitarian crisis, seeking to raise USD 877 million to respond to the needs of approximately 855,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and over 444,000 vulnerable Bangladeshis in Cox’s Bazar.
35 Rohingyas held while attempting to go to Malaysia illegally
Police detain 35 Rohingyas, including 23 women and six children, in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar while they were preparing to illegally go to Malaysia.
Germany suspends development cooperation with Myanmar
Germany’s Development Minister Gerd Müller said they will suspend all development cooperation with Myanmar until the country ensures safe repatriation of Rohingya refugees.
India is pressing Myanmar for safe return of Rohingyas: Envoy
India is pressing upon Myanmar for the safe, secure and sustainable return of Rohingyas to Rakhine, said Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly.
Jolie lauds Hasina in letter appreciating generosity towards Rohingyas
American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian Angelina Jolie has lauded Bangladesh for the generosity and leadership it has demonstrated in sheltering the Rohingyas.
Ensure transparency in relief management for Rohingyas
Cox’s Bazar Civil Society and NGO Forum (CCNF) demands that the government make the relief management for Rohingya refugees transparent and form an authority regarding the matter.
China wants prompt repatriation of Rohingyas: envoy
China wants Myanmar to stop further violence in Rakhine state and prompt repatriation of the Rohingyas now living in Bangladesh, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming has said.
Surveillance of Rohingyas not weak: home minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today expresses hope that Myanmar will take back their nationals as discussion is still underway regarding the Rohingya repatriation.
End internet blackout in Rakhine and Chin, 29 rights bodies urge Myanmar
Twenty-nine human rights organisations urge Myanmar to lift internet restrictions in Rakhine and Chin states.
ICC to now investigate Myanmar for crimes against Rohingyas
The International Criminal Court has officially launched an investigation into Myanmar. The intergovernmental organisation and international tribunal that sits in The Hague today said they will be investigating the crime of deportation which also includes crimes against humanity.