Rohingyas
Uncertainty over repatriation pushing Rohingyas towards crimes, Hasina tells UNHCR
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are getting frustrated due to prolonged uncertainty over repatriation to their homeland, Myanmar.
‘AAP supporting Rohingyas and Bangladeshis’ says Delhi BJP Chief
Protests today erupted in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh area, which was a key centre of a prolonged agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act in 2019-20, as hundreds of people opposed the local civic body’s anti-encroachment drive armed with bulldozers in presence of heavy police deployment.
Illegal Migration Bid: 16 Rohingyas held in Teknaf
Members of the coast guard detained 16 Rohingyas from Habirchhara in Teknaf upazila when they were trying to go to Malaysia on a fishing trawler on Saturday night.
16 Rohingyas held while going to Malaysia from Cox’s Bazar
Bangladesh Coast Guard members detain 16 Rohingya people including women and children while they were trying to go to Malaysia through river route from Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar.
Fake Visas to Rohingyas: Bangladesh mission staffer involved?
A Bangladesh High Commission official stationed in Canberra has been alleged to be involved in issuing fake tourist visas to a group of Rohingyas living in Australia.
Myanmar guilty of genocide, war crimes
Two US organisations said they had found clear evidence that Myanmar military committed genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity against the Rohingyas and urged the international community to set about a criminal investigation into the atrocities.
Editorial / Genocide against Rohingyas goes on!
United Nations (UN) investigators submitted a 444-page report to the UN Security Council on October 24 about the ongoing genocide in Myanmar against the Rohingyas.
Rohingya protesters call for freedom for Reuters reporters in Myanmar
About 50 Rohingya Muslim refugees gathers in a muddy sports field in a camp in Bangladesh to protest against the conviction in Myanmar of two Reuters reporters, who were arrested while covering the plight of their community.
The strategic importance of Rakhine State
While the media spotlight on Rohingyas has primarily focused on religious persecution and ethnic cleansing, the strategic importance of Rakhine State of Myanmar needs to be articulated.
Rohingyas: Where are the Saudis?
The Saudi response to the current Rohingya crisis, in contrast to previous ones, has been noticeably low-key. During past attempts by Myanmar at ethnic cleansing of the Rohingyas, Saudi Arabia would be in the lead in providing relief aid and taking up the cause in international forums.
Army to help dist admin in relief efforts
Bangladesh Army will start working in coordination with the district administration on the relief efforts and rehabilitation of Rohingya
AL-led 14 party allies reject Suu Kyi’s speech
The ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance have rejected Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s first address to the nation after military crackdown in Rakhine state since August 25 that forced the thousands of Rohingyas to flee to Bangladesh.
Some Rohingyas have links to IS, Pakistan's ISI
The Indian government yesterday told the Supreme Court that it has intelligence inputs of links between some Rohingya Muslims and Pakistan's ISI and the terror group Islamic State, making them "a serious security threat to the country".
Chaotic scene in camp areas
Government efforts to bring order to relief distribution in Rohingya camp areas are largely overwhelmed by the huge number of refugees.
Take back all Rohingyas
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in parliament last night criticised Myanmar for carrying out atrocities on the Rohingyas and said it must take back every Rohingya from Bangladesh, and ensure their safe accommodation and security in Myanmar.
Turkish FM, first lady fly in to visit Rohingyas
Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu arrive in Dhaka early today to meet Rohingyas, who have fled
Rohingyas pouring into Bangladesh
Rohingyas are flooding over the border into Bangladesh in the tens of thousands. We fear that this will create a lot of problems for us in the future because these Rohingyas are not being registered by the administration.
Pope pulls for Rohingyas
Pope Francis will visit Bangladesh and Myanmar later this year, the Vatican announced yesterday.
BGB sends back 171 Rohingya refugees
As hundreds of Rohingyas continue to enter Bangladesh through different unguarded border points of Ukhia, Teknaf and Naikhyangchhari in last two days, Border Guard Bangladesh detains 171 Rohingya refugees and sends them back.
