THE recurrence of fires in Rohingya camps is gravely concerning. More than 200 fire broke out in Rohingya camps in Cox鈥檚 Bazar in two years that left dozens dead and many injured, with hundreds of shelters having been destroyed. In the latest fire, a five-year-old child died and at least 100 houses were burnt in the Nayapara Mouchani camp early...
High representative to the chief adviser on Rohingya crisis and priority issues affairs Khalilur Rahman has urged Rohingyas to articulate their common voice in preparation for the 鈥業nternational Conference on the Rohingya Muslims鈥� to be held in the United Nations (UN) this year.
Nearly 8,00,000 Rohingya children, parents, and caregivers directly benefited from the 鈥楶lay to Learn鈥� project over the past six years...
The United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has called on States to prioritise life-saving actions as hundreds of Rohingya stateless people from Myanmar have sought safety in the region in the first five days of the new year...
More than 260 Rohingya refugees, including women and children, arrived in Indonesia鈥檚 westernmost province of Aceh after floating at sea for days, an official said on Monday.
The Bangladesh interim government foreign affairs adviser, Md Touhid Hossain, on Wednesday said maintaining a balanced relations with three big countries - India, China and the United States- and addressing the Rohingya issue are among the priorities in the year 2025.
Bangladesh has discussed the modalities and objectives of the upcoming International Conference on the Rohingya Crisis, to be convened by the UN in 2025 as per a UN General Assembly consensus resolution adopted this year.
THE Rohingya issue is a telling indicator of how the crisis calls for urgent solidarity across borders in the wake of unimaginable human agony. Since August 2017, when Myanmar鈥檚 military...
An elderly man and a minor boy were burnt to death and 16 others burnt in a devastating fire in Kutupalong Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Tuesday.
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday said that Rohingyas were entering Bangladesh due to 鈥榗orruption鈥� at the border although the government had a position in principle not to allow any more people from Mynamar.
RECENTLY, we travelled to Cox鈥檚 Bazar, where around one million Rohingya refugees live in 33 congested camps. Among them are hundreds of thousands of children 鈥� more than...
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday said that peace in Myanmar is crucial to unlocking Bay of Bengal鈥檚 potential, while sustainable Rohingya repatriation to Rakhine state is essential for harmony in the neighboring country amid its ongoing civil war...
Friends in Village Development Bangladesh, with technical support from Plan International Bangladesh and, funded by Radiohjalpen, successfully organised the Project Learning Sharing Workshop under the Prevention and Response of Child Protection Concerns through Timely Initiative with Child Engagement project...
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Friday said that there could be no lasting peace and stability in Myanmar without resolving the Rohingya issue.
Sri Lanka鈥檚 navy said on Friday it had rescued 102 Rohingya refugees from聽 war-torn Myanmar adrift in a fishing trawler off the Indian Ocean island nation, bringing them safely to port.
The European Union has released 鈧�1 million in humanitarian aid to contain the spread of hepatitis C in the refugee camps of Cox鈥檚 Bazar.
Sri Lanka鈥檚 navy said on Thursday it was heading to aid a group of around 100 Rohingya refugees from war-torn Myanmar adrift in a fishing trawler off the Indian Ocean island...
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain has reiterated the call for a 鈥榗omprehensive roadmap鈥� for Rohingya repatriation with priority attached to ensuring stability in Rakhine State...
The European Union has released 鈧�1 million, around Tk聽125 million, in humanitarian aid to contain the spread of hepatitis C in the refugee camps of Cox鈥檚 Bazar...
Khalilur Rahman, High Representative on Rohingya Crisis and Matters of Priority to the chief adviser, on Friday said Bangladesh would not take any hasty step over Rohingya issue without any...
A few trawlers travelled from Shaporidwip to Saint Martin island via Kular Char on Thursday as the Teknaf upazila administration relaxed vessel ban through the Naf River.
Tension remained high along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border as of Wednesday evening amid a heightened risk of a fresh influx of Rohingya people as rebel group Arakan Army had established its full control along the border between the two countries in the Rakhine state...
Bangladesh has beefed up security measures along its border with Myanmar as fighting rebel group Arakan Army on Sunday captured the remaining base of the Border Guard Police in the Rakhaine state...
SINCE its independence, Myanmar has been plagued by instability and ethnic conflicts, particularly in the Arakan (Rakhine) state, home to two major communities: the Rohingya Muslims and the...
UPON publication of the report by the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State led by former UN secretary general Kofi Annan in August 2017, there should not have been any debate over the Rohingya people鈥檚 nationality and citizenship issues. According to media reports, in 2017, Myanmar and Bangladesh signed an agreement regarding the...
The police detained a Rohingya man while he was attempting to register as a voter in Sadullapur upazila of Gaibandha on Sunday.
More than 100 Rohingya refugees including women and children have been rescued after their boat sank off the coast of Indonesia, the United Nations refugee agency said Saturday.
THE public statement of ICC prosecutor Karim Khan KC on the arrest warrant application against General Min Aung Hlaing during his recent visit to Bangladesh is a long-awaited but anticipated development in the ICC鈥檚 quest to ensure justice for the deported Rohingya population currently taking shelter in Bangladeshi refugee camps...
The Election Commission said on Thursday that displaced Rohingya people, who took shelter in Cox鈥檚 Bazar fleeing persecution in Myanmar, were trying to collect national identity cards from different election offices in Bangladesh.
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A Khan, called on Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the state guest house Jamuna in Dhaka on Wednesday, says a press release.
