Stop gender-based violence in Rohingya camps: discussion
Academics, activists and international relations experts at a discussion in Dhaka on Sunday demanded pragmatic measures to stop gender-based violence in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh...
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UN fact-finding report on July atrocities by mid-Feb: T眉rk
United Nations high commissioner for human rights Volker T眉rk said that the UN fact-finding report on the atrocities during the July-August uprising was at final stage and would be released by mid-February...
49 Rohingya migrants found on Thai island
A group of 49 Rohingya migrants travelling by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia was found on Tuesday near a beach on Thailand鈥檚 popular island of Phuket, police said...
Jahangir calls for more Rohingya rehabilitation in US
Home adviser lieutenant general (retired) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday called upon the United States to offer refuge to more Rohingyas as US cmbassy Charg茅 d鈥檃ffaires in Dhaka Tracey Ann Jacobson paid a courtesy call on him....
HUMAN TRAFFICKING: 17 Rohingyas among 20 held in Cox鈥檚 Bazar
Bangladesh Navy in a joint operation at Baharchhara union of Teknaf upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar detained 20 people, including human trafficking victims and Rohingyas, on Tuesday...
Steps needed to stop recurrence of fires in Rohingya camps
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...
Khalilur urges Rohingyas to raise united voice ahead of UN conference
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.
鈥楶LAY TO LEARN鈥�: 8 lakh Rohingya children, parents benefited from project: BRAC
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...
Saving lives should be first priority, says UNHCR over Rohingya issue
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...
260 Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia
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.
Bangladesh interim govt foreign adviser to pay bilateral visit to China
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.
Dhaka discusses with UN modalities for int'l conference on Rohingya crisis
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.
Rohingya humanitarian crisis
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...
Rohingya camp fire kills two
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.
Arrival of new Rohingyas: Border corruption hinders control, says Touhid聽
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.
Bleak future for children, youth
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...
Peace in Myanmar crucial for unlocking Bay of Bengal鈥檚 potential: Touhid
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...
FIVDB, Plan International Bangladesh host project learning workshop in Cox鈥檚 Bazar
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...
Peace in Myanmar tied to Rohingya resolution: Touhid
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Friday said that there could be no lasting peace and stability in Myanmar without resolving the Rohingya issue.
Lanka navy rescues 100 Rohingyas
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.
EU grants 鈧�1m for hepatitis C response in Rohingya camps
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.
Lanka navy to aid boat of 100 Rohingya refugees
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...
Dhaka seeks 鈥榗omprehensive roadmap鈥� for Rohingya repatriation
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...
EU releases 鈧�1m in response to hepatitis C outbreak in Cox鈥檚 Bazar Rohingya camps
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...
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...
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...