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40 Rohingyas reach Bhashan Char to visit accommodation project
A team of 40 Rohingyas today went to Bhashan Char island in Hatiya of Noakhali where the government has built an accommodation facility for one lakh Rohingyas.
5 September 2020, 09:14 AM
Rights groups urge Myanmar to ensure voting rights of all Rohingyas ahead of Nov 8 polls
Fourteen Rohingya-led rights groups in Cox’s Bazar have demanded that Myanmar ensure voting rights of all Rohingyas of voting age, including those in Bangladesh refugee camps, and their participation in the national elections slated for November 8.
4 September 2020, 14:01 PM
Rohingya genocide case at ICJ: Canada, Netherlands to assist with legal issues
Canada and the Netherlands have decided to intervene in the matter of Rohingya genocide case filed by The Gambia at International Court of Justice (ICJ) in November last year.
3 September 2020, 12:37 PM
Develop new learning strategy for Rohingya children: Educo
Global child rights organisation Educo recommends development of a new in-home learning strategy for the Rohingya children to help them overcome the education challenges faced by the coronavirus pandemic.
27 August 2020, 09:47 AM
Rohingya crisis: Gambia to submit memorandum to ICJ in October
Solicitor General and Legal Secretary at Gambia's Ministry of Justice Cherno Marenah has said Gambia will submit the first memorandum in the case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over Rohingya issue in October.
27 August 2020, 05:59 AM
2nd Dhaka Declaration: Ensure safe, dignified, informed and voluntary repatriation of the Rohingya people
The two-day International e-conference on “Connecting the Rohingya Diaspora: Highlighting the Global Displacement” ended at 10:00pm on August 26 with the 2nd Dhaka Declaration, 2020.
26 August 2020, 18:22 PM
Facebook shares data on Myanmar with United Nations investigators
Facebook says it has shared data with United Nations investigators probing international crimes in Myanmar, after the lead investigator said the company was withholding evidence.
26 August 2020, 06:03 AM
‘Continue pressure on Myanmar to repatriate the Rohingyas’
To mark the 3rd anniversary of the latest round of massive Rohingya exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh, ActionAid Bangladesh in collaboration with the Centre for Genocide Studies (CGS), University of Dhaka and the Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ), Brac University organised a two-day long international e-conference titled “Connecting the Rohingya Diaspora: Highlighting the Global Displacement.”
25 August 2020, 17:07 PM
Rohingya refugees around the world observe genocide remembrance day
Rohingyas across the world today silently observed “Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day” commemorating the brutal military campaign on this day back in 2017 that forced some 750,000 Rohingyas to flee to Bangladesh.
25 August 2020, 13:34 PM
Nearly 76,000 Rohingya babies born in Bangladesh’s camps in 3 years
An estimated 76,000 babies were born in Bangladesh’s Rohingya camps in the last three years, according to a new report of Save the Children released today.
25 August 2020, 10:36 AM
Rohingya politicians excluded from Myanmar election
Aspiring politician Abdul Rasheed was born in Myanmar and is one of the very few members of the Rohingya Muslim minority to have Myanmar citizenship.
25 August 2020, 06:47 AM
What role do nature-based solutions play in the Rohingya refugee crisis?
Over the last three years, the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar and Teknaf have been telling us many stories of failures, successes and uncertainties.
24 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Three years on: what’s next for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh?
After August 25, 2017, headlines across the world were dominated by the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees fleeing to Bangladesh.
24 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Myanmar frustrating repatriation efforts
In the face of Myanmar’s strategy of doing nothing about restoring normalcy in Rakhine, Bangladesh is demanding the international community to create basic services, safety, security and livelihood options for the Rohingyas who would return to Myanmar.
24 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Never-ending road to justice
The situation of 6,00,000 Rohingyas still living in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has worsened -- a reality that mocks the International Court of Justice order to prevent the acts of genocide, legal experts and Rohingya activists have said.
24 August 2020, 18:00 PM
A look at the crisis
This month marks the third anniversary of the fleeing of more than 730,000 Rohingyas from Myanmar’s Rakhine State to Bangladesh after a military-led crackdown in response to an attack by militants on Myanmar security posts.
24 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Rohingya repatriation: Myanmar doing little while Bangladesh facing challenges
When Bangladesh continues to bear the brunt of sheltering more than a million Rohingyas, Myanmar is doing little for their repatriation amid the silence of global powers though the Southeast Asian country faces a genocide case.
24 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Has the world lost interest in the victims of genocide?
Over the last three years, Bangladesh has had to bear the greatest brunt of the worst humanitarian crisis in recent times, resulting from the execution of Myanmar military junta's long term plans of denuding the area of the Rohingya population. Rohingya repatriation remains a far cry - has the world lost interest?
24 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 pandemic: 315,000 Rohingya children out of learning centres, says Unicef
The coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt life for more than 460,000 Rohingya children living in Cox’s Bazar district, Unicef said today.
24 August 2020, 12:48 PM
Three years on, Myanmar has failed to ensure safe conditions for Rohingya return
Myanmar has failed to address the root causes of widespread abuse against Rohingyas and has refused to create the necessary conditions for their safe, dignified, and voluntary return, said Human Rights Watch in a statement today on the eve of three years completion of the Rohingya influx.
24 August 2020, 11:32 AM