Mohammed Taher, a young Rohingya poet and teacher from the refugee camp in Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar, uses education and writing as tools for change.
External forces now shape Myanmar-Bangladesh dynamic in relation to the Rohingya crisis.
The proposal for a Bangladesh-Myanmar aid channel is rooted in a decade of failed diplomacy.
Myanmar’s recent announcement to repatriate 180,000 Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh has drawn international attention.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has moved away from its recent decision to halve the monthly food aid for the Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar and Bhashan Char.
Rohingya in Myanmar face denial of rights, atrocities, and forced displacement since 1962.
The Rohingya crisis continues to mystify everyone with its uncertainties.
The perspective towards Rohingya refugees needs to shift from viewing them as a burden to recognising them as a competent community
International stakeholders, the philanthropic community and private sector actors should increase financial aid to the Rohingya community.
Bangladesh and Myanmar are expected to sign an 'Arrangement on Return of Displaced Persons from Rakhine State' in Naypyitaw on Thursday as some vital points are still to agree on.
Dhaka and Naypyitaw are in negotiation for reaching a bilateral agreement in a couple of days on repatriation of over six lakh Myanmar nationals who have taken shelter in Bangladesh to escape persecution in Rakhine State.
Rohingya refugees cannot return to Rakhine state until "real Myanmar citizens" are ready to accept them, the country's army chief said yesterday, casting doubt over government pledges to begin repatriating the persecuted Muslim minority.
The International Rescue Committee fears around two lakh more Rohingyas will flee to Bangladesh in coming weeks, exacerbating an already "unimaginable humanitarian crisis" in Cox's Bazar that already hosts over eight lakh refugees.
With no food, money and in constant fear in Rakhine State, Rohingyas are still trickling into Bangladesh.
The Commissioner of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi lays emphasis on ensuring security, establishing human rights and rule of law for repatriation of the displaced Rohingya people in Rakhine state of Myanmar.
Bangladesh has been taking in Rohingya refugees from Myanmar since the 70s, right after independence, and the rate accelerated in the 1990s. Currently, we are sheltering, feeding, and providing various assistance to well over a million refugees and it is possible that the situation might get worse before it gets better.
A top Red Cross official has said that the world is failing to address the humanitarian crisis affecting Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims.
Bangladesh will seek assistance from The World Bank for the forcibly displaced Rohingya people who crossed over into Bangladesh from August 25, Finance Minister AMA Muhith says.
A further 1,000 acres forest land will be allocated for expanding the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia of Cox’s Bazar, increasing the allocated land to 3,000 acres, the relief and disaster management minister said today.
