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.
UN investigators urge nations to snap financial ties with Myanmar military
The world must cut off financial and other support for Myanmar's armed forces, a UN fact-finding mission said today, repeating a call for top generals to be prosecuted for abuses against the Rohingya Muslim minority.
‘Rohingya presence posing serious threat to host community’
Leading economists and policy analysts reject the idea of providing Rohingya people with access to the local labour market in Cox’s Bazar and suggest quick repatriation of the Myanmar nationals to ease pressure on Bangladesh.
Brunei Sultan for 'just, permanent solution' to Rohingya crisis
Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah puts emphasis on “just and permanent solution” to the Rohingya crisis as he holds bilateral talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Rohingya refugee youth celebrate storytelling success
30 Rohingya refugees have graduated from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Storytellers programme in a ceremony featuring special guest Raba Khan.
Rohingya crisis: Top UN officials to visit Bangladesh
Three top United Nations officials will visit Bangladesh from April 24-26 to highlight the need for supporting the humanitarian needs of Rohingya refugees sheltered in Cox’s Bazar.
Myanmar military chief thanks Beijing for support on Rohingya issue
Myanmar military chief Gen Min Aung Hlaing praises China as an “eternal friend” and thanks it for countering international pressure on Myanmar over the Rohingya crisis during a visit to Beijing.
37 Rohingya Muslims found on Malaysian beach: Police
Thirty-seven people believed to be Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar are found on a beach in northern Malaysia, police say, the latest arrivals in what authorities fear could be a new wave of people smuggling by sea.
Negotiations, not conflict
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh would keep up its efforts to repatriate displaced Rohingyas through negotiations and not by engaging in conflict with Myanmar.
4 Rohingya women held in Kurigram
Police detain five women including four Rohingas who tried to obtain Bangladeshi passport from Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Kurigram.
Justice obstructed
Law enforcers had been nonchalant for years when thousands of Rohingyas and Bangladeshis were facing heinous crimes, including murders and burial in mass graves, in the bordering hilly regions of Thailand and Malaysia.