Myanmar Rohingya crisis
Is the opportunity for Rohingya repatriation slipping away?
Bangladesh must have meaningful dialogue with all actors involved for repatriation of Rohingya refugees.
Share the burden of humanitarian situations: Dhaka to int'l community
Bangladesh has said the principle of burden- and responsibility-sharing should be central to the actions of the international community in addressing humanitarian situations.
UNHCR, UNDP extend deal with Myanmar over return of Rohingyas
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), today extended its tripartite deal with Myanmar for improving conditions in Rakhine state for Rohingyas to return and live with other communities.
World Bank grants $350m for Rohingyas, host communities in Bangladesh
World Bank has approved $350 million in grant financing for three projects to help Bangladesh address needs of the host communities and the displaced Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar district for their health services, response to gender-based violence, social protection, basic services and infrastructure.
Rohingyas 'exaggerated' abuses: Suu Kyi
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says "war crimes" may have been committed against Rohingya Muslims but denied genocide, saying refugees had "exaggerated" the extent of abuses against them.
China to support Myanmar in Rohingya repatriation
China has reaffirmed its willingness to provide further support, within its capacity, to Myanmar in the Rohingya repatriation process and resettlement of the displaced people from Rakhine state.
JS body to visit Cambodia to discuss on Rohingya repatriation
A delegation of a parliamentary body is going to ASEAN country Cambodia on a three-day visit for a discussion on repatriation of Rohingyas.
UN condemns human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya
The UN General Assembly approves a resolution strongly condemning human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims and other minorities, including arbitrary arrests, torture, rape and deaths in detention.
Dhaka, Beijing discuss ways for early repatriation of Rohingyas
Bangladesh and China discusses ways for the “early repatriation” of Rohingyas, currently taking shelter in Cox’s Bazar district, to their place of origin in Rakhine state of Myanmar.
PM Hasina saved world leaders from disgrace sheltering Rohingyas: FM
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has saved the face of the global leaders from "ignominy and disgrace" by sheltering the persecuted people of Rakhine province of Myanmar.
Bangladesh to seek more Indian support to resolve Rohingya crisis
Bangladesh will seek more Indian support to resolve the Rohingya crisis as foreign minister AK Abdul Momen is set to reach New Delhi tonight in his maiden overseas tour since the Awami League government was formed for the third consecutive term.
Jolie demands Myanmar's 'commitment' to end violence
Angelina Jolie yesterday said that Myanmar must "show genuine commitment" to end violence that has driven hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims into neighbouring Bangladesh.
Aid workers race to batten down Cox’s Bazar Rohingya refugee camp with no sign of crisis ending
In hotels and restaurants near the beach at Cox's Bazar in southeast Bangladesh, international and local aid workers sent to help the Rohingya in the world's largest refugee settlement talk nervously of the major challenge ahead - the weather.
Major Rohingya conference in New York this week
The Free Rohingya Coalition, a leading global activist group led by members of the Rohingya community, is hosting a two-day international conference at Barnard College, New York City on February 8-9, demanding accountability and protection for the minorities in Myanmar.
Angelina Jolie to visit refugee camps in Cox's Bazar tomorrow
Film star Angelina Jolie is scheduled to meet Rohingya women, who were victims of sexual violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State during a brutal military operation in August 2017, in Cox's Bazar Rohingya camps tomorrow.
Rohingyas held in KSA begin hunger strike
Scores of Rohingyas detainees inside a Saudi detention centre have begun a hunger strike to stop the Gulf kingdom from deporting them to Bangladesh, reports Middle East Eye, a news outlet published from UK.
Health services scaled up to combat chicken pox in Cox’s Bazar
Responding to an outbreak of chicken pox in the Rohingya refugee camps, health sector partners led by the Ministry of Health and World Health Organization steps up surveillance and initiates measures to curtail further spread of the disease and prevent any complications.
No easy solution to Rohingya crisis: Foreign minister
The newly appointed Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen termed the Rohingya influx “a very serious issue” and said there is no easy solution to the humanitarian crisis.
Disband 'biased' panel on crimes against Rohingya: HRW
Human Rights Watch says Myanmar should disband its commission of inquiry into abuses in Rakhine state because it is clearly unwilling to seriously investigate alleged grave crimes against ethnic Rohingya.