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.
Let other countries take Rohingyas, we can’t take more: foreign minister
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today urged other countries and human rights bodies to come forward to share the burden of Rohingyas, saying that Bangladesh has done enough.
UN refugee agency calls for rescue of Rohingya stranded in Andaman Sea
The United Nations refugee agency on Monday called for the immediate rescue of a group of Rohingya refugees who were adrift in their boat in the Andaman Sea without food or water, many of whom were ill and suffering from extreme dehydration.
Rohingya crisis: Korean ambassador discusses improved collaboration during Cox’s Bazar visit
South Korean Ambassador Lee Jang-keun interacted with UN agencies, local administration and NGOs on how to improve collaborations to resolve the Rohingya refugee crisis during his four-day visit to Cox’s Bazar.
‘Won’t go to Bhasan Char without my dog’
For eleven-year-old Mohammad Sohel, a new shot at life without his dog Moti is impossible to imagine. So, when he and his family packed up their belongings -- collected over the years at the Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhia’s Kutupalong -- to move to Bhasan Char, leaving Moti behind was not even a question.
Word-of-mouth recommendation drawing them: 2,010 Rohingyas reach Bhasan Char
Mohammed Hossen (60), a Rohingya man from Cox’s Bazar’s Kutupalong camp, never thought that he would shift to Bhasan Char. However, well-made accommodation and better facilities than Ukhia Rohingya camp changed his mind.
Relocation to Bhasan Char: Over 1,152 Rohingyas leave Cox’s Bazar
Over 1,152 Rohingyas have left Cox's Bazar refugee camp for Chattogram’s Patenga as they are set to be relocated to Noakhali's Bhasan Char.
Rohingya crisis: UNSC calls for creating conditions for repatriation
UN Security Council members have reiterated the need for addressing the root causes of the crisis in Rakhine state and creating conditions necessary for the safe, voluntary, sustainable and dignified return of Rohingyas.
Genocide: Myanmar raises objection over Gambia’s eligibility in filling case at ICJ
Myanmar has raised objection over Gambia's eligibility in filing the November 2019 case that alleged that Myanmar’s atrocities against the Rohingya in Rakhine state violate the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
Bangladesh still has confidence in China over Rohingya repatriation: Foreign Minister
Bangladesh has confidence in China that it will continue to help repatriate the Rohingyas, despite the fact that the veto power at the UN Security Council on Tuesday blocked a Council statement condemning the military coup in Myanmar.
Bangladesh has secured borders to check further Rohingya influx: foreign minister
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today confirmed that Bangladesh has secured its border with Myanmar to check further influx of Rohingyas following the military coup in the neighbouring country.