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.
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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.
UN seeks nearly $1bn in aid for 1.5m Rohingyas in Bangladesh camps
The United Nations announced on Monday it was seeking nearly $1 billion to provide life-saving aid this year for some 1.5 million Rohingya refugees and their hosts in Bangladesh.
Bodies of six Rohingyas, one missing BGB member recovered from sea
Bodies of six Rohingya people and one missing Border Guard Bangladesh member were recovered from the sea on Sunday...
Rohingya couple held with Yaba pills in Munshiganj
Police arrested a Rohingya couple with 1,500 Yaba pills at Goalimandra under Lauhajang upazila in Munshiganj on Sunday afternoon...
Boat carrying Rohingyas sinks while attempting to enter Bangladesh聽
A boat laden with Rohingyas sank in the Bay of Bengal near Teknaf upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar early Saturday.
Rohingyas face racial discrimination, statelessness: Yunus
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for global action against racial injustice and highlighted the plight of the Rohingya people, who remain victims of racial discrimination and prolonged statelessness.
Law and order in Rohingya camps should be prioritised
FREQUENT murders, abduction and torture in Rohingya camps suggest that the persecuted community, already faced with an uncertain future, is additionally burdened with fear of violence. The Thailand-based rights group Fortify Rights on March 18 in its research findings on law and order in the camps in Cox鈥檚 Bazar reported at least 219 Rohingya murders in 2021鈥�2024 and...
ARSA chief Ataullah, 9 operatives arrested
Rapid Action Battalion-11 arrested 10 Rohingya people, including Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army鈥檚 top leader Abu Ammar Jununi alias Ataullah, from Narayanganj and Mymensingh districts in two separate drives on Monday and Tuesday.
Rohingya armed groups kill 219 Rohingyas in Bangladesh camps in four years
Thailand-based human rights group Fortify Rights in a report said that Rohingya armed groups killed at least 219 Rohingyas in the camps in Bangladesh in four years between 2021 and 2024 as killings, abductions, torture and threats continue to plague the refugees sheltered in the Bangladesh camps...
Int鈥檒 community to ensure Rohingya repatriation through roadmap: Touhid
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Monday said that the international community must demonstrate to ensure the repatriation of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, the Rohingyas, to their motherland in Rakhine state through a roadmap...
UN chief Guterres leaves Dhaka wrapping up four-day visit
United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres left Dhaka at 9:55am on Sunday ending his successful four-day visit...
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.
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.
