48 Rohingyas registered in India pushed into Bangladesh
The Border Security Force of India has recently pushed at least 122 Rohingyas, including 48 registered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in India, into Bangladesh...
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Long road to Rohingya repatriation
OVER the past decade, the international community has watched the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar evolve into one of the most pressing humanitarian emergencies of our time. At the centre of the response has been the United Nations 鈥� praised for its humanitarian efforts, yet criticised for political paralysis and delayed action...
Edn of 2.30 lakh Rohingya children at risk: UNICEF聽
The education of around 2,30,000 Rohingya children in Bangladesh is under threat due to an acute and deepening funding crisis, according to the United Nations International Children鈥檚 Emergency Fund.
UNHCR reports 1st voluntary Rohingya return since 2017
At least 82 Rohingyas reportedly returned spontaneously to Myanmar鈥檚 Rakhine state last week, the first known instance of voluntary repatriation since the mass exodus of 2017, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees...
427 Rohingyas may have drowned in two shipwrecks in May: UN
The United Nations said on Friday that it feared that 427 Rohingya, Myanmar鈥檚 persecuted Muslim minority, had perished at sea in two shipwrecks on May 9 and 10 off the Myanmar coast....
Rohingya children receive 667 tonnes of dates from KSA
Saudi Arabia鈥檚 humanitarian arm the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre donated 667 tonnes of dates to support Rohingya children in Bangladesh...
Humanitarian channel, its pull effect
THE foreign affairs adviser鈥檚 statement of on April 27 to the media on humanitarian channel sparked debates and discussions across political, security and academic domains. The adviser said, 鈥楢ccording to the United Nations鈥� proposal, Bangladesh has agreed in principle to allow a humanitarian corridor to Rakhine. It will be a humanitarian passage. However, we have...
UN expert investigates reports of Indian navy casting Rohingyas into sea
A UN expert said on Thursday he was investigating 鈥榗redible reports鈥� that Rohingya refugees were forced off an Indian navy ship into the Andaman Sea, in what would be an 鈥榰nconscionable鈥� act.
Prolonged Rohingya crisis may destabilise region: Touhid
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday warned that the prolonged Rohingya crisis is an escalating threat to both Bangladesh and regional stability, urging stronger international action for a durable lasting solution to the crisis.
35 Rohingyas held while trying to flee Bhasan Char
The Rapid Action Battalion on Saturday detained 35 Rohingyas at Khazurtala embankment area in Chattogram while they were attempting to flee from Bhasan Char...
UNHCR urges Bangladesh to shelter1.13 lakh more Rohingyas
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has recently pressed the Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner to ensure accommodation of 1.13 lakh more Rohingyas amid uncertainty of repatriation...
Any Rohingya to be dropped from voter list upon identification: EC
The Election Commission has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against the inclusion of Rohingyas in the national voter list, announcing that any person to be identified as Rohingya will be removed immediately.
CA apprised of security aspects
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus was apprised of overall security aspects including the border situation and Rohingya crisis in a meeting at his residence-cum office Jamuna.
ROHINGYA CRISIS: Bangladesh engages with parties in Rakhine: UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Tuesday told the UN Security Council that the Bangladesh interim government chose to engage with the parties to the conflict in the Rakhine state to pursue a solution to the Rohingya crisis that...
Rohingya crisis threatens regional security: Yunus
Bangladesh interim government鈥檚 chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at a discussion on Wednesday in Qatar鈥檚 capital Doha said that prolonged stay of Rohingyas posed enormous challenges to Bangladesh and might affect regional security and stability if the crisis lingered further...
Japanese envoy visits health centre for Rohingyas
Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh, Saida Shinichi, visited the Hakimpara Primary Healthcare Centre on Thursday to observe services, supported by medical equipment provided through the Japanese embassy under the grant assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects...
Sweden boosts humanitarian aid for Rohingyas, host community in Bangladesh
Sweden has provided $12.7 million of vital humanitarian assistance through eight partners in Bangladesh...
2 US officials in Dhaka to discuss trade, tariff, Rohingya, politics
Two United States high officials, deputy assistant secretary at the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Nicole Ann Chulick arrived at Dhaka on Tuesday, and deputy assistant secretary at the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs...
UNHCR assures continued support to Bangladesh
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has assured Dhaka to provide its continued support to Bangladesh, especially on Rohingya crisis.
Bangladesh govt initiates talks with Arakan Army
Bangladesh has been in discussions with the Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group based in Rakhine, under a United Nations initiative for restoring stability in the state of Myanmar with an aim to send back the Rohingya people sheltered in Bangladesh...
Navy detains 214 Rohingyas in Bay of Bengal聽
Bangladesh Navy on Tuesday detained 214 Rohingyas travelling to Malaysia illegally by a fishing boat in the Bay of Bengal.
We have our own Gaza, but no protest: Khalilur Rahman
Drawing a parallel between the prolonged Rohingya crisis and the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, CA鈥檚 high representative Khalilur Rahman on Tuesday said there is 鈥榦ur own Gaza (Rohingya) on our shoulders, yet there are no protests for it鈥�.
ARSA chief Ataullah denied bail, sent to jail
A court in Bandarban on Monday sent Myanmar鈥檚 Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army chief Ataullah Abu Ammar Jununi to jail after rejecting his bail petition in two separate cases filed over the death of a member of DGFI....
Professor Yunus seeks Thaksin鈥檚 support to resolve Rohingya crisis
Chief adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has met former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, seeking his valuable support in strengthening bilateral relations and contributing to the resolution of the Rohingya crisis to help bring a lasting peace to the region...
Myanmar confirms eligibility for return of 180,000 Rohingyas in Bangladesh
Myanmar has identified 1,80,000 Rohingya refugees from a list of 8,00,000 sheltered in Bangladesh as eligible for repatriation to Myanmar.
17,000 tonnes of food aid arrives for Rohingyas in Bangladesh camps
This week 17,000 tonnes of the United States food aid for Rohingya refugees have arrived in Chattogram of Bangladesh, according to a press note issued on Wednesday...
UN halts plan to halve rations for Rohingyas in Bangladesh camps
The UN鈥檚 food agency said Friday it had halted its plans to halve rations for the million-plus Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh after a successful appeal for more foreign aid.
Bangladesh welcomes China to participate in Teesta project
Bangladesh in a major development on Friday welcomed Chinese companies to participate in the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project, in which both China and India had earlier shown interest, as the top leaders of the two friendly countries...
Professor Yunus calls on Asian leaders to support Rohingya return
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday called upon Asian leaders to offer their support for ensuring the repatriation of Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh to their homeland, Myanmar.
YUNUS-XI TALKS IN BEIJING:聽Healthcare, water management to get priority
Interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is going to discuss cooperation in water management, healthcare and Rohingya repatriation besides economic聽and military cooperation in his meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping聽in Beijing during his visit to China.