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.
Rohingya influx: 20 refugees found in Manikganj
Twenty Rohingya refugees, who entered Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar, are found in Manikganj, around 450 kilometres away from Cox’s Bazar camps, as they lost their way after crossing the border looking for shelter.
Rohingya crisis: 4 more floating bodies found
Four dead bodies of Rohingya refugees are recovered in Naf River and the Bay of Bengal near Cox’s Bazar, raising the death toll from Rohingya boat capsize incidents to 91.
After insurgents' truce, Myanmar says 'we don't negotiate with terrorists'
Myanmar rebuffs a ceasefire declared by Muslim Rohingya insurgents to enable the delivery of aid to thousands of displaced people in the violence-racked state of Rakhine, declaring simply that it does not negotiate with terrorists.
Myanmar has to solve Rohingya crisis: Dhaka
Bangladesh makes it clear to the international community that Myanmar government should take responsibility of and solve its Rohingya problem.
Rohingya crisis: US praises Bangladesh’s generosity
The United States has praised Bangladesh’s generosity in responding to this humanitarian crisis of Rohingyas who according to the latest numbers, nearly 300,000 have fled from persecution in Myanmar since August 25.
Rohingya crisis: Hefajat threatens to besiege Myanmar Embassy in Dhaka
Hefajat-e Islam, a Chittagong-based Islamist group, threatens to besiege Myanmar Embassy in Dhaka on September 19 if the “genocide” of Rohingya people is not stopped by then.
'Befitting reply’ if Myanmar creates anarchy in border: BGB chief
Border Guard Bangladesh warns Myanmar of “befitting response” if its border guards create any untoward situation in the bordering area following the ongoing unrest in Rakhine State.
Rohingya influx continues
Following yesterday’s mass exodus that saw nearly 2,000 Rohingya refugees entering Bangladesh territory from Myanmar, hundreds of Rohingyas are seen at the no man's land at Ghumdhum in Naikhyangchhari upazila of Bandarban.
Over ‘2000 Rohingyas intrude’ into Bangladesh
Over “two thousand Rohingyas” intrude into Bangladesh territory through different points of Naikhongchari upazila in Bandarban fearing persecution in the Rakhine state of Myanmar.
Rohingya influx: Dhaka summons Myanmar envoy
Bangladesh government summons Myanmar envoy in Dhaka and expresses “serious concern” over the recent happenings, including the fresh influx of Rohingyas into Bangladesh.