Rohingya Refugee Crisis
World Refugee Day / Building resilience ignites ‘hope away from home’ for Rohingya refugees
This World Refugee Day, there is an urgent need to invest in collective efforts to allow the Rohingya to become self-reliant.
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Rakhine is boiling again. Will we look away?
After a two-year pause, the conflict between the Arakan Army (AA) and Myanmar’s military junta has resurged in Rakhine.
PM urges UN, int’l community for intensified role in Rohingya repatriation
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday (September 20, 2022) reiterated her call to the international community and the United Nations (UN) to play intensified role in solving the Rohingya crisis by repatriating the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals to their motherland.
Bangladesh truly a champion on migration management: IOM
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has appreciated Bangladesh’s overall migration management and gradual prevention of irregular migration enabling regular migration.
Arab star Sabry visits Rohingya refugee camps
Arab film and TV star and World Food Programme (WFP) Goodwill Ambassador Hend Sabry visits the Rohingya families in the refugee camps of Bangladesh to show that suffering has no borders and humanity has no boundaries.
‘Barbed wire fences around Rohingya camps soon’
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says the government will install barbed wire fences around the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar soon, aiming to stop the spread of Rohingyas across the country.
Dhaka to brief diplomats over Rohingya issue tomorrow
Bangladesh will brief the diplomats stationed in Dhaka about the latest situation over the Rohingya issue tomorrow as two consecutive efforts to begin the repatriation of the displaced people failed amid their unwillingness and trust-deficit among them.
Rohingyas demand justice for genocide in Myanmar
Thousands of Rohingya refugees gather for a rally at Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar and demanded justice on completion of two years since the Rohingya influx began following persecution by Myanmar armed forces.
‘Rohingyas to be relocated to habitable places’
Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque says that Rohingya refugees will be relocated to new places after ensuring that the areas are habitable. Rohingya refugees will be relocated to the places which are viable, he said.
Rohingya refugee crisis, UN General Assembly and Bangladesh diplomacy
The latest incident of the Rohingya refugee influx into Bangladesh has produced a scenario which is different from earlier influxes in two aspects: one is humanitarian, which can be legally interpreted in various ways, from forced displacement to genocide. Killings, torture, rape, forced expulsion and starvation has driven nearly one million Rohingyas to take refuge in Bangladesh since August 2017.
Myanmar violated border norms deploying addl forces: BGB
Myanmar has violated border norms by deploying additional forces with arms on their bordering area which is opposite to Bangladesh’s Tombru border, Border Guard Bangladesh Additional Director General Brig Gen Mojibur Rahman says.
Rohingya crisis: Myanmar ‘bars entry’ for UK govt body after criticism
The Myanmar authorities allegedly block entry for a fact-finding committee of the British government following criticism by the UK MPs over Myanmar’s role in the Rohingya crisis.
Suu Kyi’s choice is clear; resign or be held accountable
The three female Nobel Peace laureates--Tawakkol Karman, Shirin Ebadi and Mairead Maguire – today called for an immediate end to the “genocide” of the Rohingya people.
Rohingyas now facing more dangers for impending monsoon: IOM
Despite escaping violence in their homeland, the impending cyclone and monsoon season mean the Rohingya refugees now face more life-threatening dangers from the weather and environmental conditions in Bangladesh, says the UN Migration Agency.
Rohingya Refugees: More support needed as crisis growing: WB
The World Bank has said the Rohingya refugee crisis is growing at a rapid pace in Cox's Bazar and there is an urgent need to support the host communities to cope with the influx and to help those extremely vulnerable.
Rohingya crisis growing, more support needed: World Bank
The Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh is growing at a rapid pace and there is an urgent need to support the host communities to cope with the influx and to help the refugees, the World Bank says.
Rohingya refugee leaders draw up demands ahead of repatriation
Rohingya leaders in a Bangladesh refugee camp draw up a list of demands they want Myanmar to meet before authorities begin sending back hundreds of thousands in a repatriation process expected to begin next week and last for two years.
India to help Bangladesh
India yesterday assured Bangladesh of its continued support to help the neighbouring country deal with the Rohingya refugee crisis.
