Rohingya
BOOK REVIEW: NONFICTION / A tale of forced displacement and uncertain futures
Review of ‘The Displaced Rohingyas: A Tale Of A Vulnerable Community’ (Routledge, 2024), edited by SK Tawfique M Haque, Bulbul Siddiqi, and Mahmudur Rahman Bhuiyan.
The road to a new Myanmar
Myanmar is facing a structural metamorphosis, putting its South and Southeast Asian neighbours on alert.
For sustainable Rohingya repatriation, citizenship and security are must
A 30-member Myanmar delegation—during their recent visit to Cox’s Bazar—failed to make any commitment to the refugees regarding their request for repatriation to their original homes
Between ifs and buts dwindles the future of the Rohingya
Is it a battle of numbers that give political actors the right to dehumanise them? We wish to believe that crises create the push for alternatives and that, in this case, collective actions will be towards this direction.
Into the intersection of identity & violence
It is worth considering that, according to historian Yuval Noah Harari, we may not be able to fully evade violence, as our evolutionary past has instilled certain inclinations within us that could be linked to violence.
News Analysis / Rohingya Repatriation: China now active but uncertainties yet to clear up
China now appears to be quite active in trying to make the Rohingya repatriation a reality.
Will the UNSC ever hold Myanmar accountable?
Repatriation is becoming a distant dream for the Rohingya
The books you will meet at Dhaka Art Summit 2023
For those who are especially interested in literature in book form, the first two floors of the exhibition hold treasures.
Kaamil Ahmed publishes ‘first book-length exploration’ of Rohingya lives abroad
I Feel No Peace is the latest in this string of books exploring the Rohingya experience. It offers, in particular, a narrative account of their history and their experience with NGOs and the UN.
US offers equipment, training for Bangladesh’s armed forces
USA wants to assist Bangladesh in modernisation and institutional development of the latter’s armed forces by providing defence equipment and training.
Is Bhashan Char really the answer to the Rohingya crisis?
Bhashan Char has lately become a topic of critical debate in the refugee relocation discourse. It is a reality that comes with a harsh reminder of demographic changes within the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar and the limits of a highly populated state in supporting an incredibly high number of foreign nationals living in its territory.
Journalist Mohammad Al-Masum Molla releases first ever book on Bhasan Char
Journalist Mohammad Al-Masum Molla, one of The Daily Star’s lead reporters of environmental, political, and human rights issues, sees the launch of his new book, Bhasan Char: Bastion in the Bay (Agamee Prokashoni, 2021), on August 25.
Voices of the People Keeping Food on Our Tables
Eight individuals, who shared their experiences of risk, determination, resilience, and hope.
Rohingya man killed in gunfight between 2 groups in Cox’s Bazar: APBn
A man was killed and 10 others were injured in a gunfight between two groups of Rohingyas at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar early today.
Rohingya call for Myanmar's Suu Kyi to acknowledge atrocities
From squalid refugee camps in Bangladesh, Rohingya who fled a brutal Myanmar military crackdown are calling on Aung San Suu Kyi to acknowledge the mass atrocities as she defends her country against genocide charges at the UN's top court.
2 Rohingyas killed in Bandarban ‘gunfight’
Two suspected Rohingya criminals have been killed in a “gunfight” with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Naikhyangchhari upazila of Bandarban.
8 Rohingyas held in Goalanda
Eight Rohingyas were arrested from Goalanda Bus Terminal area in Rajbari. All of them came from the Kutupalong Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar.
4 EC staff detained in Ctg over NID card forgery
Chattogram Metropolitan Police’s counter terrorism unit detains four Election Commission (EC) employees in a case filed over providing NID cards to Rohingyas.
Rohingya ‘robber’ killed in Cox’s Bazar 'gunfight'
A Rohingya man alleged to be a robber is killed in a “gunfight” with police in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
