Mayanmar Rohingya refugee crisis
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.
Facebook says technical error caused vulgar translation of Chinese leader's name
Facebook Inc blames a technical error for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s name appearing as “Mr Shithole” in posts on its platform when translated into English from Burmese, apologising for any offence caused.
Bangladesh, China, Myanmar to jointly evaluate progress over Rohingya repatriation
Bangladesh, China and Myanmar have agreed to form a "tripartite joint working mechanism" to evaluate the situation on the ground for Rohingya repatriation.
Lapsing into hopelessness
The Rohingyas in the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar feel like they are trapped and this is breeding frustration among them.
JS body for investigation whether NGOs misleading Rohingyas
A parliamentary body asks the foreign ministry to find out whether any non-government organisation is misleading Rohingya refugees not to return to their country from Bangladesh.
‘Malaysia to work with Bangladesh on Rohingya repatriation’
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today said Malaysia has agreed to work with Bangladesh on quick repatriation of the Rohingya refugees.
Senators ask US to sanction Myanmar army chief
Senators call for the United States to slap sanctions on Myanmar's army chief, saying more needed to be done to bring accountability over the campaign against the Rohingya.
No money offered to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
China has not offered Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh money to repatriate to Myanmar, says an official of Chinese embassy in Dhaka. The latest development came after the BenarNews reported that a delegation of officials from Beijing had promised refugee families up to USD $6,000 each if they returned to Rakhine state.
Myanmar parliament approves panel to discuss constitution despite military protest
Myanmar's parliament votes to set up a committee to discuss amending the country's constitution, despite objections by military-aligned lawmakers against a move that is likely to challenge the army's power.
Pull back right now
Myanmar yesterday deployed a huge contingent of its army with heavy weapons along the Tombru border with Bangladesh, creating panic among the Rohingyas on the adjacent no-man's land. Frightened, some of the refugees entered the Bangladesh territory.
Persecution of Rohingyas clearly ‘genocide’, says Nobel laureate
Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire said the atrocities against the Rohingya people in Myanmar are clearly "genocide", and demanded that Myanmar is taken to the International Court of Justice.
No forceful Rohingya repatriation: Junior minister
Newly appointed Myanmar Ambassador in Dhaka Lwin Oo meets Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and discusses various bilateral issues, including Rohingya issue.
Female Nobel trio arrive to meet Rohingya women
Three female Nobel Peace laureates began a weeklong trip to Bangladesh yesterday to meet Rohingya women who were tortured and raped by soldiers in Myanmar before fleeing the country.
Myanmar bulldozes 55 Rohingya villages
The Myanmar government has cleared at least 55 Rohingya villages of all structures and vegetation, including scenes of atrocities, in an operation to destroy the evidence of crimes against humanity, the Human Rights Watch said yesterday.
Myanmar bulldozing Rohingya villages: HRW
New satellite imagery reveals the Burmese government has been bulldozing scores of depopulated Rohingya villages in northern Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch says.
Netherlands to remain focused with Rohingya issue at UNSC: Official
The Netherlands has assured Bangladesh of remaining seized with the Rohingya crisis during their chairmanship of the UN Security Council in March this year, says Secretary-General of its Foreign Ministry Yoka Brandt.
Donors losing interest in providing food for Rohingyas: WFP
Executive Director of World Food Programme (WFP) David Beasley has said donor agencies are gradually losing their interest in providing food assistance for the displaced Rohingyas who have taken shelter in Bangladesh.
73pc Rohingyas now living in settlements: IOM
Some 73 percent of Rohingyas are now living in new spontaneous settlements, says International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Myanmar, accused of crackdown, invited to US-Thai military exercise
The Myanmar military, which was accused of ethnic cleansing against the country's Muslim Rohingya minority, has been invited back as an observer in a major multinational military exercise next year led by the United States and Thailand.