Rohingya influx in Bangladesh

Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh / Displacement, Triple Nexus, and sustainable peace

Competition between the host and refugee communities over scarce resources breeds resentment.

Refugees more at risk than before

International community must take a stance against Myanmar’s autocratic regime

Longing for home: 5th anniversary of Rohingya influx

For Shamsul Ahmed, life in the Rohingya refugee camp is now much better than it was five years ago, but his heart longs for home. 

Rohingya crisis poses serious security threat: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (May 23, 2022) reiterated her call to the international community to do much more to ensure safe, sustainable and dignified return of over one million forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Bangladesh.

Bring Myanmar govt, military to justice: Civil society, NGO members

Marking a year of Rohingya influx, a group of civil society and NGO members form a human chain in front of National Press Club in Dhaka demanding justice for "genocide" carried out by the Myanmar government and military in Rakhine state.

Rohingya Influx: Needs of affected locals 'ignored'

While locals in Cox's Bazar are bearing the brunt of socio-economic and environmental damages due to the massive influx of Rohingyas, their needs are being largely overlooked, said local government representatives and officials of the district yesterday.

Rohingyas will be safe in areas 'designated' for them: Myanmar army chief

Rohingya refugees who return to Myanmar will be safe as long as they stay in the model villages built for them, the country's army chief says, renewing fears they will be kept in settlements indefinitely.

Rohingya crisis / US to continue political, humanitarian support to Bangladesh

The United States assures Bangladesh of its continued political and humanitarian support in addressing huge man-made Rohingya crisis.

Myanmar says temporary camp will house 30,000 Rohingyas targeted for repatriation

Myanmar is building a camp to temporarily house 30,000 Rohingya Muslims targeted for repatriation after fleeing violence in Rakhine State, state media reports, as Myanmar and Bangladesh meet to discuss how to implement a repatriation deal.

December 24, 2017
December 24, 2017

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).

December 23, 2017
December 23, 2017

Long march for Rohingyas’ safe return

Ideal Citizen Movement (ICM), a non-political organisation, begins a long march from Dhaka towards Cox’s Bazar demanding safe and dignified return of Rohingya refugees to their homeland in Myanmar.

November 25, 2017
November 25, 2017

What will be fate of Rohingyas entered before Oct 9, 2016: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir raises a question over the fate of the Rohingyas, who entered Bangladesh before October 9, 2016 in the face of persecution in Myanmar.

November 23, 2017
November 23, 2017

83 HIV-infected Rohingyas traced

A total of 83 HIV-infected Rohingya patients are traced in Cox's Bazar till August 25 last, Health Minister Mohammad Nasim tells parliament.

November 19, 2017
November 19, 2017

Canadian int’l development minister to visit Bangladesh Nov 21-23

Marie-Claude Bibeau, Canada’s Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, is to visit Bangladesh from November 21 to 23 to witness first-hand the devastating impact of the Rohingya refugee crisis and discuss with Bangladesh government its efforts to address the crisis.

November 7, 2017
November 7, 2017

Myanmar should come forward recognising Rohingyas as its nationals

Speaker of Indian Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan says Myanmar should come forward for solving the ongoing Rohingya crisis recognising the people as its nationals.

October 26, 2017
October 26, 2017

Constructive approach needed to repatriate Rohingyas

Indian Foreign Secretary Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar says a ‘constructive’ approach is necessary to deal with the issue of repatriation of the displaced Rohingyas, who are staying in Bangladesh and India after fleeing persecution in their home state of Rakhine in Myanmar.

October 21, 2017
October 21, 2017

Rohingya children at risk of trafficking, sexual abuse and child labour

International aid group Save the Children warns that Rohingya children are exposed to alarming risks of trafficking, sexual abuse and child labour due to overcrowding, lack of schooling and widespread desperation of people in the makeshift settlements in Cox's Bazar.

October 16, 2017
October 16, 2017

5-point proposal could resolve Rohingya crisis: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the Rohingya crisis can be resolved in line with the five-point proposal she placed in the UN General Assembly session in New York in September.

October 12, 2017
October 12, 2017

3 Rohingyas detained from Bogra passport office

Police detain three Rohingya people from Bogra passport office as they attempted to collect Bangladeshi passports, providing fake birth certificates.