Rohingya return extremely difficult now: UN chief聽
Visiting United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that the return of Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar in the present situation was extremely difficult.
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World mustn鈥檛 forget the Rohingyas
THE Rohingya refugee crisis remains one of the most protracted humanitarian emergencies in modern history. They have been living in Bangladesh, particularly in Cox鈥檚 Bazar, for nearly four decades. Even before the latest major influx that occurred in late 2017, I visited them in 2015 in Ukhiya鈥檚 Kutupalong registered camp. Since the mass exodus in 2017, more than one...
New reports of Fortify Rights to expose international crimes in Rohingya camps
A new investigation by Fortify Rights will reveal shocking new details about violence against Rohingyas in Bangladesh that rise to the level of international crimes, said the international rights body on Saturday ahead of its release...
Rohingya man killed, two hurt in iftar stampede in Bangladesh camp
A Rohingya elderly person was killed and two others injured in a stampede during an iftar gathering attended by chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and UN secretary-general Ant贸nio Guterres in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Friday.
UN chief urges global support for Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh
Visiting United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres on Friday urged the international community to step up support for Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh.
Yunus, UN chief arrive in Cox鈥檚 Bazar to visit Rohingyas
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and United Nations secretary general Ant贸nio Guterres arrived in Cox鈥檚 Bazar today to visit Rohingya camp.
Surge in crimes in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh feared after UN food aid cut
Officials overseeing Rohingya issues and community leaders fear a surge in crimes in and around the camps at Ukhiya and Teknaf in Cox鈥檚 Bazar because of UN food aid cut.
UN secy gen to visit Cox鈥檚 Bazar camps today
United Nations secretary general Ant贸nio Guterres, who arrived in Dhaka Thursday afternoon on a four-day visit to Bangladesh, is scheduled to visit Cox鈥檚 Bazar Rohingya camps today.
Gambia seeks Bangladesh support in pursuing genocide case against Myanmar
Gambian foreign minister Mamadou Tangara on Wednesday appraised chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus about the genocide case against Myanmar that his country instituted and was pursuing to bring justice for the much-persecuted Rohingya Muslims...
Aid cuts to affect children's lives in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh: UN
he United Nations warned Tuesday that the global aid funding crisis could be paid in children's lives in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, unless sustainable funds emerge fast.
Severe malnutrition among Rohingya children up 27pc: UNICEF
The number of Rohingya children needing emergency treatment for severe acute malnutrition in Bangladesh鈥檚 refugee camps has surged by 27 per cent in February 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund...
UN reinstates aid to Rohingya refugees in Indonesia
The United Nations migration agency has reversed cuts to funding for Rohingya refugees in Indonesia, its top official in the country said on Tuesday, days after it slashed assistance because of US president Donald Trump鈥檚 foreign aid funding freeze...
Yunus, UN chief to visit Rohingya camps on Friday
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, together with UN secretary-general Ant贸nio Guterres, is scheduled to visit the Rohingya camp in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Friday as the UN chief is set to embark on Bangladesh visit as part of his annual Ramadan solidarity tour...
Nothing but repatriation can end Rohingya sufferings
THE Rohingya influx into Bangladesh keeps taking place slowly as they flee violence and a fearful situation in their native place of Rakhine, which is reported for long to have been caught in conflicts. The Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner says that 53,948 Rohingyas were given registration by the office at hand and the Office of the...
Rohingya man killed as caught in line of fire during gunfight
A physically challenged Rohingya man was killed after being caught in the line of fire during a gunfight between two groups of Rohingyas at a camp for the persecuted Myanmar nationals under Ukhiya upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar district Saturday night.
Rohingya entry from Myanmar into Bangladesh goes on
Rohingya people are still entering Bangladesh from Mymanmar鈥檚 conflict-hit state of Rakhine illegally by paying money to boatmen and brokers on both sides of the border.
UN seeks urgent funds to avert ration cuts for Rohingyas in Bangladesh
The United Nations World Food Programme warns of a critical funding shortfall for its emergency response operations in Bangladesh, jeopardising food assistance for over one million displaced Rohingya people in Bangladesh.
World community must work on UN Rohingya food aid cut
THE United Nations鈥� sudden and drastic reduction in monthly food aid, by 52 per cent, could be devastating for more than a million of the Rohingyas now sheltered in Bangladesh. The World Food Programme on March 5 announced that it would reduce its allocation for food for the Rohingyas in Bangladesh from $12.5 to $6 per person beginning on April 1 and cited...
UN to halve food budget for Rohingyas in Bangladesh camps
The United Nations is going to reduce its allocation for food for Rohingyas in Bangladesh from $12.50 to $6 a month per person from the next month...
RSO member stabbed to death in Rohingya camp in Ukhiya
A member of the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation was stabbed to death allegedly by the members of their rival organisation, Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, at Block M in the camp-20 under Ukhiya upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar Tuesday night...
EU to provide 鈧�68m aid for Rohingyas
Visiting European Union commissioner Hadja Lahbib on Monday said that the union was providing 68 million euros in 2025 for the Rohingya response, including host communities in Bangladesh, and for the Myanmar conflict, notably for the...
European commissioner Hadja Lahbib now visiting Bangladesh
European commissioner for equality, preparedness and crisis management Hadja Lahbib is now visiting Bangladesh...
Amit Shah for deporting Bangladeshis, Rohingyas from Delhi
Union home minister of India Amit Shah on Friday instructed the top brass of the Delhi police to have a clear and swift legal approach while dealing with unauthorised migrants, including Bangladeshis and Rohingyas, in New Delhi city, reported NDTV.
UNHCR urges global focus on Rohingya crisis
Visiting United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi hoped that the international community would renew its focus to resolve the Rohingya crisis...
Yunus seeks UN support to solve Rohingya crisis聽
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday sought the support of the UN special envoy on Myanmar, Julie Bishop, in resolving Rohingya crisis.
20 Rohingyas arrested after escape from Bhasan Char
Police arrested 20 Rohingyas, including women and children, after local residents detained them in Chattogram city early Monday...
FIVDB, Plan International Bangladesh holds workshop on child protection issues
The Friends in Village Development Bangladesh, with technical support from the Plan International Bangladesh and funding from Radiohj盲lpen, has recently hosted an advocacy workshop under the 鈥楶revention and Response of Child Protection Concerns through Timely Initiative with Child Engagement鈥櫬� project at Saint Martin Hall of Hotel Uniresort in Cox鈥檚 Bazar....
33 Rohingyas held for illegal trespassing
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh detained 33 Rohingyas from Alikadam in Bandarban district early Saturday while they were entering Bangladesh illegally...
Dhaka seeks concrete measures for sustainable resolution of Rohingya crisis
Bangladesh has requested secretary general Antonio Guterres to mobilise the international community with a view to ensuring that the planned international conference later this year adopt concrete measures for an early and sustainable resolution of the protracted issue...
Foreign fund cuts to worsen Rohingya crisis: Touhid
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain urged the international community to come forward to support Rohingyas, noting that any foreign fund cuts would make addressing the Rohingya humanitarian crisis even harder...