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.

November 24, 2017
November 24, 2017

UNHCR against immediate Rohingya repatriation

Conditions in Myanmar’s Rakhine State are not in place to enable safe and sustainable returns of Rohingya refugees, UNHCR says

November 24, 2017
November 24, 2017

Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: Return to start in two months

Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to begin repatriation of “hundreds of thousands” of Rohingyas in two months amid the international community's repeated calls for the return of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals to their homeland.

November 19, 2017
November 19, 2017

China wants to facilitate bilateral dialogue

A US delegation yesterday thanked Bangladesh for its generosity in hosting a huge number of Rohingya refugees despite resource constraints and assured the country of raising the issue at the US senate.

November 18, 2017
November 18, 2017

FMs of five countries to visit Dhaka

Five foreign ministers from top Asian and European countries start arriving in Dhaka today for talks with the government high-ups on the ongoing Rohingya crisis.

November 13, 2017
November 13, 2017

Learning the ropes

The Bangladesh government has been globally lauded—and rightfully so—for welcoming with open arms, once again, the persecuted Rohingya people with whom the country has a checkered history. The Rohingyas came to Bangladesh in droves in 1978, 1992, and the 2010s.

November 8, 2017
November 8, 2017

Bangladesh saved over 6,00,000 lives

Any return of the Rohingya refugees who took shelter in Bangladesh must be voluntary, safe and dignified, the UNHCR assistant high

November 8, 2017
November 8, 2017

WB offers both loan and grant

At a time when Bangladesh is hosting over a million Rohingya refugees as a show of compassion, the World Bank is offering the

November 3, 2017
November 3, 2017

Myanmar sees “bad consequences” if US imposes sanctions on military

Proposed US sanctions targeting Myanmar's military for its treatment of Rohingya Muslims would hinder the fledgling civilian government sharing power with the generals, a spokesman for de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Friday.

October 30, 2017
October 30, 2017

Intensify diplomatic effort to repatriate Rohingyas: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia calls upon international communities and powerful countries to mount pressure on Myanmar to ensure safe return of Rohingyas, who fled to Bangladesh following persecution of Rakhine.

October 30, 2017
October 30, 2017

Five police camps to be set up in Kutupalong

The government will set up five police camps in Kutupalong of Cox's Bazar to ensure security of Rohingya refugees.