Rohingya refugees
Newly arrived Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar face dire conditions
The 11-member family of Mohammed Saber arrived at Refugee Camp 26 in Cox's Bazar on August 5, fleeing the atrocities of the Arakan Army in the Maungdaw Township of Rakhine State, Myanmar
Rohingya refugees: Forsaken and forgotten
Rohingya refugees remain stuck in a limbo with no effective solution to the crisis in sight.
Cyclone Mocha: US providing $250,000 for emergency relief efforts
The US is providing $250,000 to assist Cyclone Mocha emergency relief efforts in the country’s most severely affected areas
Hasina, Kishida for resolving Rohingya crisis to ensure regional stability
Bangladesh PM expressed her appreciation for Japan's support for displaced persons thus far, including its humanitarian assistance as the first country to do so for those resettled in Bhasan Char
Will the UNSC ever hold Myanmar accountable?
Repatriation is becoming a distant dream for the Rohingya
No specific date when Rohingya repatriation will begin: Momen
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today (October 20, 2022) said the Chinese side is yet to come up with any good news on the Rohingya repatriation but they are continuing their efforts to that end.
Take large number of Rohingyas: Home Minister to countries interested in resettlement
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today requested countries, which had previously expressed interest in resettling Rohingyas in their states, to take in a large number of Rohingyas and alleviate Bangladesh’s problems.
5 Years of influx: Rohingya return a distant dream
Khin Maung dreamt of becoming a lawyer to help the Rohingyas realise their rights in a country where they were denied citizenship.
Rohingya refugees in New Delhi would be kept in detention centre till deported
The Indian Home Ministry today said Rohingya refugees in New Delhi would be kept at a detention centre till they are deported, refuting central Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri's statement made earlier promising flats and security to members of the Muslim minority community members from Myanmar.
Relocation of 1 Lakh Rohingyas: Preparations on in Bhasanchar
Around one lakh Rohingya refugees are going to be relocated to Bhasanchar of Hatiya upazila in Noakhali as works of building shelters and housing are in progress.
ROHINGYA REFUGEES: $950m needed in next 10 months
The United Nations and the Bangladesh government have prepared a plan to provide an assistance of $950 million to the Rohingya refugees and the vulnerable locals in Cox's Bazar for 10 months until December. The move comes amid concerns that the repatriation of the refugees would take time.
Myanmar says, border deployment for security
Myanmar has stated security concerns as explanation for the heavy reinforcement along Bangladesh’s border near Rohingya camps during today’s flag meeting between the two border forces.
Myanmar parliament approves $15M for Rakhine border fence
Myanmar's parliament approves a budget of about $15 million for the construction of a fence and related projects along the border with Bangladesh in Rakhine state, from which about 700,000 members of its persecuted ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority have fled violence since last August.
India, Canada call for safe repatriation of Rohingyas
India and Canada call for voluntary and safe repatriation of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar and allowing of UN and other international organisations to facilitate the process.
Rohingya Return: It has to be 'safe, dignified'
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has demanded a “safe, dignified return” for Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh, ahead of
Huge pressure on Bangladesh
Visiting the Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Swiss President Alain Berset yesterday said a refugee crisis of this scale put Bangladesh and the international community under enormous pressure to provide shelter and the most urgent services to more than 650'000 people.
100,000 Rohingyas at landslide risk
More than 100,000 Rohingya refugees huddled in squalid, muddy camps in Bangladesh will be in grave danger from landslides when the mid-year monsoon season begins, a UN humanitarian report said.
It's a PR ploy by Myanmar
Human Rights Watch has demanded suspension of the bilateral plan between Bangladesh and Myanmar on return of the Rohingyas.
Rohingya Refugees: Repatriation faces a hitch
The return of Rohingyas is scheduled to begin tomorrow, but some of the major tasks including finalisation of the list of families and setting up of repatriation camps remain incomplete. This makes the start of repatriation on the announced date uncertain.