Rohingya Refugee Crisis

Yunus urges expedited third-country resettlement of Rohingya refugees

Chief Adviser to the interim government Muhammad Yunus today called for an expedited third-country resettlement of Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh.

World Refugee Day / Building resilience ignites ‘hope away from home’ for Rohingya refugees

This World Refugee Day, there is an urgent need to invest in collective efforts to allow the Rohingya to become self-reliant.

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Rakhine is boiling again. Will we look away?

After a two-year pause, the conflict between the Arakan Army (AA) and Myanmar’s military junta has resurged in Rakhine.

PM urges UN, int’l community for intensified role in Rohingya repatriation

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday (September 20, 2022) reiterated her call to the international community and the United Nations (UN) to play intensified role in solving the Rohingya crisis by repatriating the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals to their motherland.

Bangladesh truly a champion on migration management: IOM

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has appreciated Bangladesh’s overall migration management and gradual prevention of irregular migration enabling regular migration.

Arab star Sabry visits Rohingya refugee camps

Arab film and TV star and World Food Programme (WFP) Goodwill Ambassador Hend Sabry visits the Rohingya families in the refugee camps of Bangladesh to show that suffering has no borders and humanity has no boundaries.

‘Barbed wire fences around Rohingya camps soon’

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says the government will install barbed wire fences around the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar soon, aiming to stop the spread of Rohingyas across the country.

Dhaka to brief diplomats over Rohingya issue tomorrow

Bangladesh will brief the diplomats stationed in Dhaka about the latest situation over the Rohingya issue tomorrow as two consecutive efforts to begin the repatriation of the displaced people failed amid their unwillingness and trust-deficit among them.

August 23, 2019
August 23, 2019

Dhaka seeks strong global response to resolve Rohingya crisis

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen says Bangladesh will take a tougher position over Rohingya issue saying the global leadership must resolve it quickly to ensure greater peace and stability in the region.

June 12, 2019
June 12, 2019

Mount pressure on Myanmar: Bangladesh to diplomats

Bangladesh urges the international community to ramp up pressure on Myanmar so that it creates a conducive environment for Rohingya repatriation.

May 21, 2019
May 21, 2019

Ramadan, Iftar evoke feelings of nostalgia among Rohingyas

Ramadan is the month when Muslims try to get closer to each other with greater love and affection with the spirit of the holy month. But the Rohingya Muslims living in Cox's Bazar camps find it painful when they get together for having iftar meal as their tragic memories constantly haunt them.

May 19, 2019
May 19, 2019

Turkey pledges support to end Rohingya crisis

Turkey is committed to working with Bangladesh in regional and international levels to bring an end to the Rohingya crisis that has been affecting Bangladesh in socio-economic, environmental and even diplomatic fronts.

November 19, 2018
November 19, 2018

Rohingya Repatriation: Plans pushed back to 2019

Bangladesh's plans to tackle the Rohingya refugee crisis have been stalled until the new year with repatriation and relocation programmes only likely to be revisited following year-end general elections, a top Bangladeshi official said yesterday.

September 23, 2018
September 23, 2018

WB regional vice president due today

World Bank Vice President for the South Asia region, Hartwig Schafer, is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka today to further deepen the

July 20, 2018
July 20, 2018

Germany to help Bangladesh find solution to Rohingya crisis

German Foreign Minister of State Niels Annen has said his government will provide political support to have a solution to Rohingya crisis through ensuring safe and sustainable return of the displaced people to their own homeland.

May 29, 2018
May 29, 2018

Provide evidence of mass atrocities against Rohingyas to ICC, TIB to govt

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) urges the government to provide evidence of mass atrocities against Rohingyas to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

May 5, 2018
May 5, 2018

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.

April 25, 2018
April 25, 2018

US team in refugee camps investigating atrocities against Rohingya

The US government is conducting an intensive examination of alleged atrocities against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, documenting accusations of murder, rape, beatings and other possible offenses in an investigation that could be used to prosecute Myanmar's military for crimes against humanity, US officials tell Reuters.