bangladesh rohingya crisis

Rohingya Repatriation Crisis / Six years on, a solution to the Rohingya crisis is still elusive

China's latest move to advance repatriation still falls short of addressing the Rohingya citizenship issue which is central to the crisis.

Donor fatigue will deepen the Rohingya crisis

The international community must come up with adequate funding for Rohingya refugees

Create conditions in Myanmar for Rohingya repatriation: Bangladesh to UN

Bangladesh has urged the UN to scale up its programme and create conducive conditions in the Rakhine State of Myanmar for Rohingya repatriation, arguing that efforts on the Bangladesh side alone will not bring about any lasting solution to the problem.

India at UN says Bangladesh needs global assistance to tackle radicalisation in Rohingya camps

India today urged the international community to enhance support, financially and otherwise, for Bangladesh to cope with the humanitarian burden of hosting a million Rohingya refugees in its territory.

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.

Rohingya man’s body found in Naf river

Police recover the body of a Rohingya man from the Naf River in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.

Myanmar reimposes internet shutdown in conflict-torn Rakhine, Chin states: telco operator

Myanmar has reimposed an internet shutdown in two conflict-torn western states, after partially lifting the blackout five months ago, says a leading telecoms operator.

UN, global community laud Bangladesh’s decision to provide education for Rohingya children

The United Nations and global humanitarian community have welcomed Bangladesh government’s decision to expand access to education for Rohingya children living in settlements in Cox’s Bazar.

Rohingya man held with fake passport at Dhaka airport

A Rohingya man is detained with fake passport and other documents after he lands at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka from Malaysia.

July 7, 2019
July 7, 2019

Solving Rohingya Crisis: Dhaka wants stronger role of Kuala Lumpur

Bangladesh wants a stronger role of Malaysia, an influential member of the Asean, in addressing the Rohingya crisis as visiting Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah holds a meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart in Dhaka today.

June 29, 2019
June 29, 2019

Bangladesh highlights UN’s failure to prevent atrocities in Myanmar

The Permanent Representative (PR) of Bangladesh Ambassador Masud Bin Momen highlights the UN's systematic failure to prevent atrocities in Rakhaine state of Myanmar.

June 22, 2019
June 22, 2019

Malaysia calls for ‘justice’ and citizenship for Rohingyas

Malaysia says the perpetrators of violence against Myanmar's Rohingya minority must "be brought to justice", in sharp comments delivered at a normally tame regional summit.

June 15, 2019
June 15, 2019

Foreign minister urges India to resolve Teesta issue

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has asks his new Indian counterpart S Jaishankar to expedite initiatives to resolve the Teesta issue and sought active supports over the Rohingya crisis in their maiden talks in Tajikistan, says a foreign office statement here.

June 10, 2019
June 10, 2019

UAE accumulates $18m fund for Rohingyas

Emirates Red Crescent Authority (ERC) has collected more than US$ 18 million fund in a weeklong campaign to support livelihood of the Rohingya people sheltered in Bangladesh.

June 7, 2019
June 7, 2019

3 Rohingyas killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’

Three Rohingyas and an alleged drug peddler have been killed in separate incidents of reported gunfights with police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members in Cox’s Bazar and Cumilla.

May 24, 2019
May 24, 2019

Strategic support necessary to deal with Rohingya crisis: UNHCR envoy

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and prominent South Korean actor Jung Woo-sung has laid emphasis on a 'strategic support' plan for the Rohingya people and their host community in Bangladesh amid the absence of a political solution to Rohingya crisis.

May 17, 2019
May 17, 2019

Rohingya issue to be taken to ICJ, Gambian minister tells PM

Visiting Gambian Foreign Minister Dr Mamadou Tangara says they are committed to taking the Rohingya issue to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

May 15, 2019
May 15, 2019

Police rescue dozens of Malaysia-bound Rohingyas on boat

Bangladeshi police prevented dozens of Rohingya Muslims, most of them women, about to be trafficked to Malaysia by boat, authorities said yesterday.

May 14, 2019
May 14, 2019

Bangladesh police rescue dozens of Rohingya being trafficked to Malaysia

Bangladeshi police have prevented dozens of Rohingya Muslims, most of them women, about to be trafficked to Malaysia by boat, authorities have said.