Rohingya youth shot to death by unidentified killers in Teknaf
Unidentified men gunned down a Rohingya youth at a camp in Teknaf upazila of Cox鈥檚 Bazar, said police on Monday...
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Thai suspects arrested over Rohingya refugee trafficking, deaths
Thai police arrested a trio suspected people smugglers over the deaths of three Rohingya refugees who suffocated in the back of trucks in Thailand, officers said Saturday.
FIVDB holds graduation ceremony at Rohingya camps in Cox鈥檚 Bazar
The Friends in Village Development Bangladesh, through its Prevention and Response of Child Protection Concerns through Timely Initiative with Child Engagement project, held a graduation ceremony in Rohingya Camp number 21 and 24 in Cox鈥檚 Bazar for adolescents boys and girls, who completed life-skills training...
506 more Rohingyas reach Bhasan Char
In the 25th phase of the relocation process, 506 Rohingya refugees on Tuesday arrived at Bhasan Char, an island upazila of Hatiya in Noakhali....
USAID grants $121m to support WFP鈥檚 Rohingya efforts in Bangladesh
The United Nations鈥� World Food Programme has received new contribution of $121 million from USAID鈥檚 bureau for humanitarian assistance to support ongoing humanitarian efforts in the...
140 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia
At least 146 Rohingya refugees landed in western Indonesia on Thursday, a local official said, as arrivals of members of the persecuted minority pick up again as sea conditions calm.
Man, his son, daughter shot to death in Ukhiya Rohingya camp
Unidentified assailants shot three members of a Rohingya family to death at a camp designated for living the persecuted Myanmar nationals in the Lalpahar area under Ukhia upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar early Monday.
Boat carrying 100 Rohingyas sighted off Indonesia
A boat loaded with more than 100 Rohingya refugees was spotted off Indonesia鈥檚 westernmost province with at least one dead body seen on board, local officials said Saturday.
3 Rohingyas suffocate in Thailand
Three Rohingya refugees suffocated to death while packed into trucks in Thailand, with two suspected people-smugglers arrested Friday, police said.
Dhaka expresses deep concern over fresh influx of 40,000 Rohingyas
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the recent influx of more than 40,000 Rohnigyas into Bangladesh fleeing conflict in the...
Prof Yunus for creating 鈥榮afe zone guaranteed by UN鈥� in Rakhine
Chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday called for creating a 鈥榮afe zone guaranteed by the UN鈥� for the displaced people in Rakhine and finding ways to support them...
Rogingya crisis a ticking time-bomb: Prof Yunus
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Friday warned the international community that the long-pending Rogingya crisis is a ticking time-bomb and it could explode in any way.
President seeks global support for Rohingya repatriation
President Mohammed Shahabuddin called upon the international community, including the European Union, to come forward to ensure repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar with...
Rohingya crisis and regional powers
THE Rohingya crisis, which began in 2017 with the forced migration of over 700,000 Rohingya individuals from Myanmar to Bangladesh, continues to represent one of the most intricate humanitarian and geopolitical dilemmas in South and Southeast Asia. Bangladesh has been pivotal in offering sanctuary and addressing the challenges posed by this...
Dialogue with parties before reform bodies start working
The advisory council of the interim government will hold another round of dialogue with the political parties before the six reform commissions begin their work in full swing.
UN chief reaffirms support for reforms in Bangladesh
United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres on Thursday said that the UN stood ready to support reforms in Bangladesh.
Newly arrived Rohingyas in Bangladesh need protection: HRW
Bangladeshi authorities should allow oppressed Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar to obtain protection and humanitarian assistance, Human Rights Watch said...
US suggests Bangladesh to keep working with ASEAN on Rohingya crisis
Unites States under secretary for civilian security, democracy, and human rights Uzra Zeya has said they encourage Bangladesh to continue working with ASEAN to help encourage further support from regional members on the Rohingya crisis...
Bangladesh urges global action on Rohingya crisis at commonwealth meeting
Urging the international community to come forward to resolve the long-pending Rohingya crisis, chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said if this crisis is not resolved, not only Bangladesh but the entire region will also fall into trouble...
Rohingyas detail worsening violence in Myanmar
Rohingya refugee Syed fled Myanmar for a second time last month, after he was forced to fight alongside the military that drove his family out of their homeland years earlier...
Indian leader Amit Shah threatens to hang Bangladeshi infiltrators upside down
Indian union home minister Amit Shah said that the BJP will free Jharkhand of 鈥楻ohingya and Bangladeshi infiltrators鈥� and hang them 鈥榰pside down鈥�, says The Hindu...
UN to support Bangladesh reforms, flood rehab measures聽
The United Nations will support Bangladesh in wide-ranging areas including police and election reforms as the interim government rolls out major restructuring of the country鈥檚 institutions, the UN鈥檚 resident coordinator said on Sunday...
Top ARSA leader arrested in Cox鈥檚 Bazar
Members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) arrested a leader of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) with a foreign firearm and 10 rounds of bullets from a Rohingya camp in Cox鈥檚 Bazar鈥檚 Ukhiya upazila on Thursday night, said the authority.
Rohingya youth arrested with foreign pistol at Ukhia
Members of the Armed Police Battalion arrested a Rohingya youth with one foreign pistol and five rounds of bullets at Ukhia in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Tuesday...
Two Rohingys shot dead in Ukhia camp
Unidentified assailants shot two Rohingya people to death in separate incidents in Kutupalang and Jamtali camps under Ukhia upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Monday....
Landslides kill six amid heavy rain
At least six people, three each from two families, including four children, were killed in two separate landslides triggered by extremely heavy rain that continued in the coastal district of...
Two Rohingyas shot to death at Cox鈥檚 Bazar camps in Bangladesh
Two Rohingya people were shot to death at separate camps, designated for living the persecuted Myanmar nationals, under Ukhia upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar early Wednesday...
Rohingyas enter Bangladesh in dark of night
Rohingyas are entering Bangladesh in the dark of night through various points of Teknaf dodging the Border Guard Bangladesh and the Coast Guard personnel on duty in the...
Explosions in Myanmar again, Rohingyas enter afresh
The people in bordering areas of Teknaf upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar district had to pass sleepless night after midnight past Saturday as panic gripped them due to the sounds of gunshots and bomb explosions in Myanmar territory...
Rohingyas, we have not forgotten you
IN 2016, I was a health intern at the UNHCR office in Kuala Lumpur. In that period, I dealt with refugees from different countries who came to seek various forms of help. Among the hundreds of Rohingya men and women that I met, one young gentleman particularly stood out. Maung (not his real name) was a 17-year-old Rohingya who got separated...