THE progressive withdrawal of humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh now threatens the safety and dignity of more than 1.2 million stateless people, and places at risk regional stability, Bangladesh鈥檚 social fabric and the prospect of secure, sustainable repatriation. Reductions in support from NGOs, international agencies and the United Nation...
The Border Guard Bangladesh has rescued two Bangladeshi teenage boys in the Keruntali area under Teknaf upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar while they were allegedly being trafficked to Myanmar by Rohingyas...
EIGHT years after the mass flight from Myanmar, roughly a million Rohingya remain in Bangladesh, concentrated in 33 hyper-dense camps in Cox鈥檚 Bazar, with additional families relocated to the government-built settlement on Bhasan Char. The scale and duration of displacement, coupled with dwindling aid, have shifted the situation from a temporary...
ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights, a platform of current and former Southeast Asian lawmakers, on Wednesday proposed an international conference involving Bangladesh, China, and ASEAN countries to resolve the Rohingya crisis...
The Border Security Force of India pushed 18 more people, including 17 Rohingyas, into Bangladesh through a border point under Baralekha upazila in Moulvibazar Tuesday morning.
The United Nations high commissioner for Human Rights Volker T眉rk has expressed grave concern over worsening atrocities in Myanmar鈥檚 Rakhine State, warning that the situation bears 鈥榙istressingly similar鈥� resemblance to the 2017 military campaign that forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas into Bangladesh.
THE world is observing the 8th Rohingya Genocide Remembrance this year to honour the genocide against the Rohingyas that occurred in Myanmar鈥檚 Rakhine State. The Rohingya crisis, often considered one of the most pressing humanitarian challenges of the 21st century, has attracted global attention to the plight of the Rohingya people in Bangladesh. Beginning in...
Sexual harassment emerged as the most pressing concern for Rohingya women and adolescent girls living in refugee camps in Cox鈥檚 Bazar, according to a new study released on Sunday.
Human Rights Watch has alleged that Indian authorities have expelled scores of ethnic Rohingya people to Bangladesh and Myanmar without rights protections since May 2025.
The Border Security Force of India pushed at least 16 more people, including 13 Rohingyas, into Bangladesh through a border point under Baralekha upazila in Moulvibazar on Tuesday morning...
WHEN the chief adviser to the interim government Muhammad Yunus has presented his seven-point road map for the Rohingya repatriation in Cox鈥檚 Bazar, the stage was set for optimism. In the presence of diplomats and aid officials, Yunus has called for what seemed self-evident: a safe, dignified, voluntary and sustainable return of more than 1.3 million...
Fortify Rights and 57 other groups in a joint statement on Wednesday said that the United Nations member states must pursue accountability for genocide and other atrocities committed against ethnic Rohingya civilians in Rakhine State, Myanmar...
The European Union has said it believes in empowered and representative Rohingya voices and supports efforts that drive sustainable solutions...
On the eighth anniversary of atrocities in Myanmar鈥檚 Rakhine state, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation reaffirmed support for Rohingya Muslims, urging justice, accountability, and protection of their rights while renewing its call for...
At least 10 or more Rohingya women, many underaged and malnourished, bear child every day in a single hospital at Ukhiya in Cox鈥檚 Bazar.
Police have detained two suspected Rohingyas at Kamarkhand upazila in Sirajganj for their alleged attempts to obtain Bangladeshi national identity cards...
EIGHT years after the military purge that forced over 700,000 Rohingya to flee Myanmar鈥檚 Rakhine State, the crisis remains unresolved. On 25 August 2025, refugees in Bangladesh will mark another year in limbo, with more than 1.15 million people still confined to squalid camps in Cox鈥檚 Bazar and the remote island of Bhasan Char. Bangladesh has displayed exceptional...
THE government hosting a three-day stakeholders鈥� dialogue on the Rohingya situation in Cox鈥檚 Bazar, which began on August 25 with representatives from 40 countries, is welcome. Marking the eighth year since the influx of the Rohingyas into Bangladesh, the dialogue, organised as a preparatory event for a high-level conference in New York on September 30 on the...
Chief adviser to the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday said that the nation was now ready for the national election in the first half of February 2026.
Eleven western countries on Monday pledged to work with the Bangladesh government to keep their attention focused on the years-long Rohingya crisis.
Chief adviser Professoressor Muhammad Yunus on Monday said that the country had reached a 鈥榮table enough鈥� position and was ready to have the national election in the first half of February next year...
Interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday rolled out a seven-point proposal for a sustainable solution to the protracted Rohinhya crisis.
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus joined the stakeholders鈥� dialogue on the Rohingya crisis in the district town on Monday.
The Rohingya crisis has worsened with more displaced people from the conflict-ridden Rakhine State of Myanmar entering Bangladesh while not a single person of them has returned to their homeland over the past eight years of the large-scale exodus since August 25, 2017.
MYANMAR鈥橲 military campaign caused more than 700,000 Rohingyas flee to Bangladesh, beginning this day eight years ago.聽 The Rohingyas, the most persecuted ethnic community that time and its defenders the world over observes Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day today, making it a occasion for reflections on the horrors, the need for justice and accountability...
At least 12 Bangladeshi fishermen were kidnapped and taken to Myanmar from the Bay of Bengal, and more than 60 Rohingyas were prevented from entering Bangladesh through the Naf River in the past two days.
The United Nations called Friday for citizenship, equality and security for Myanmar鈥檚 Rohingya minority, eight years on from the crackdown that sent more than a million fleeing into neighbouring Bangladesh.
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus expressed the hope that the UN Conference in New York would provide concrete pathways to the resolution of the prolonged Rohingya crisis.
THE world is going through a major crisis, with more than 120 million people forced to leave their homes because of war, violence, climate change and poverty. According to the UNHCR鈥檚 latest report, over 43 million of them are refugees who have crossed into other countries looking for safety and a better life. From Syria and Sudan to Venezuela and Myanmar...
The interim government is going to organise an international conference on Rohingya issue in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on August 25 as part of its preparation for the high-level Rohingya conference of the United Nations scheduled for September 30 during the forthcoming UN General Assembly in New York...