Govt not to take any hasty step over Rohingya issue
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...
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Battle in Myanmar's Rakhine: Bangladesh authority allows limited vessel movement in Teknaf
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 continues along border
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 tightens border amid influx fear as Arakan Army seizes Maungdaw
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...
Security concerns for Bangladesh
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...
Yunus鈥檚 UN proposal to resolve Rohingya crisis
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...
Police detain Rohingya man trying to register as Bangladeshi voter
The police detained a Rohingya man while he was attempting to register as a voter in Sadullapur upazila of Gaibandha on Sunday.
100 Rohingya refugees rescued off Indonesia
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.
Hope for justice for Rohingyas
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...
Rohingyas trying to collect NIDs illegally: EC
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.
ICC prosecutor Karim A Khan calls on Bangladesh chief adviser Yunus
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.
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing
International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim AA Khan on Wednesday announced that his office was filing an application to the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the ICC for a warrant of arrest against Myanmar Senior General and acting president Min Aung Hlaing for the 鈥榗rimes against humanity of deportation and persecution of the Rohingya鈥�...
Touhid urges national unity on Rohingya crisis
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Saturday underlined the need for a national consensus to address the Rohingya crisis, which has been further complicated by the ongoing civil war in Myanmar, particularly in Rakhine State...
UN to hold conference on Rohingya next year
United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution deciding to hold an all-stakeholder high-level UN Conference in 2025 to propose a time-bound plan for sustainable resolution of the Rohingya crisis.
Republic of Korea contributes $2m to WFP鈥檚 food assistance for Rohingyas in Bangladesh
United Nations World Food Programme would be able to reach nearly 76,000 Rohingyas in Bangladesh and provide them with a full ration of US$12.50 for two months as Republic of Korea has stepped up its support to the WFP with a new contribution of US$2 million, says a press release...
No major steps so far to resolve Rohingya crisis: Khalilur Rahman
Newly appointed high representative for Rohingya affairs Khalilur Rahman criticised the lack of significant action on the ongoing Rohingya crisis saying no major initiative was taken by now to resolve the issue.
United Nations to hold high-level conference on Rohingya in 2025
United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution deciding to hold an all-stakeholder high-level UN Conference in 2025 to propose a time-bound plan for sustainable resolution of the Rohingya crisis...
Bangladesh president seeks support of Canada to solve Rohingya crisis
Bangladesh president Mohammed Shahabuddin on Wednesday called upon the international community, including Canada to take pragmatic measures to solve the long-standing Rohingya crisis.
Rohingya crisis not going to be solved soon: foreign affairs adviser
Explaining briefly why India and China were not coming forward in an expected way to help resolve the Rohingya crisis, foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Saturday said there was a potential threat not just for Bangladesh, but the region and beyond...
Hope for Rohingya rights and dignity
THE persecution of the Rohingyas in Myanmar, especially in Rakhine State, has caused multiple rounds of forced migration into Bangladesh. This trend is rooted in long-standing exclusionary policies and military actions targeting the Rohingyas because of their ethnicity and religious differences, depriving and expelling them of their homeland...
81 Rohingyas detained after entering Bangladesh illegally
At least 81 Rohingya people were detained on Monday morning by security agencies and local people after they had illegally entered the Alikadam area near the border between...
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...
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.