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- Panel discuss Rohingya future following Myanmar coup
- Relocation to Bhasan Char: 1,073 Rohingyas leave Cox’s Bazar
- India versus Bangladesh over new Rohingya crisis ahead of PM Modi’s Dhaka tour
- Qatar- Health projects, mobile clinics bring hope to Rohingya refugees in Malaysia
- Mental health support centre for Rohingyas opens in Ukhiya
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Panel discuss Rohingya future following Myanmar coup
A panel of experts convened on Friday to discuss the future of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar following a military coup there last month. The online discussion was hosted by the Centre for British-Turkish Understanding in collaboration with the Justice For Rohingya Minority group and the Burma Human Rights Network and hosted by prominent figures, including […]
Relocation to Bhasan Char: 1,073 Rohingyas leave Cox’s Bazar
A total of 1,073 Rohingyas left Ukhiya of Cox’s Bazar today, to go to Noakhali’s Bhasan Char. Twenty-one buses carrying the Rohingyas left the temporary transit point set up at the field of Ukhia Degree College around 1:00pm today for Chattogram, reports our Cox’s Bazar correspondent. The Rohingyas were brought to the temporary transit point […]
India versus Bangladesh over new Rohingya crisis ahead of PM Modi’s Dhaka tour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to tour Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on March 26. During his three-day tour, PM Modi will join Bangladesh’s celebrations of 50 years of independence. Right before PM Modi’s Bangladesh visit, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar too will travel to Dhaka as the two countries aim look to sign a comprehensive […]
Qatar- Health projects, mobile clinics bring hope to Rohingya refugees in Malaysia
The Rohingya beneficiaries of health projects implemented in Malaysia, including mobile clinics, expressed delight with the medical services that have saved hundreds of lives and alleviated their suffering. This comes within the framework of co-operation between Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and Qatar Charity (QC) to continue implementing the projects of the $50mn grant made […]
Mental health support centre for Rohingyas opens in Ukhiya
About 225,863 people have already received mental health services through nine other centres in Cox’s Bazar. A Mental Health and Psycho-social Support (MHPSS) centre for Rohingya refugees was launched at Kutupalong in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday. Syed Mahbubul Haque, assistant secretary of Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief and in-charge of camp […]
Easy Prey For Traffickers – Rohingya Refugees’ Vulnerability Will Only Increase From Now
Incident reports of Rohingya Refugees being trafficked or smuggled have concerningly increased last month, as multiple news sources from surrounding countries including Thailand and Malaysia announce respective crackdowns. Police General Damrongsak Kittiprapas, Thailand’s deputy national police chief, stated last month that dozens of accused Thai officers were prosecuted for their implication in human trafficking on the Thai-Myanmar border, with […]
Fears for Rohingya stranded at sea for 10 days, as engines fail and eight die
The United Nations refugee agency has called for the immediate rescue of a group of Rohingya refugees adrift in their boat in the Andaman Sea without food or water, many of them ill and suffering from extreme dehydration. The UN high commissioner for refugees (UNHCR) said it did not know the exact location of the vessel and […]
Rohingya refugees: UN agency urges immediate rescue to prevent ‘tragedy’ on Andaman Sea
The precise number and location of the refugees is unknown, and there are reports that many may have already lost their lives, Indrika Ratwatte, Director of the UNHCR Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, located in Bangkok, said in news release. The last information of distress was received on Saturday evening, local time. “In the absence of precise […]
Myanmar protesters shot dead as army deploys unit linked to atrocities
Myanmar’s military junta has deployed a notorious infantry unit in Mandalay, where two people were shot dead on Saturday, in what campaigners described as a worrying escalation of the crackdown on peaceful protests against the coup. Police and soldiers fired live rounds into a crowd of protesting dockyard workers in the country’s second city, killing […]
Myanmar lodges objections in Rohingya genocide case
Myanmar is being accused of attempting to delay court proceedings after it emerged the country last month filed preliminary objections to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over genocide charges for its treatment of the mostly Muslim Rohingya.The case was brought by The Gambia in 2019 after a brutal military crackdown in the western state of Rakhine […]Recent Posts
A panel of experts convened on Friday to discuss the future of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar following a military coup there last month. The online discussion was hosted by the Centre for British-Turkish Understanding in collaboration with the Justice For Rohingya Minority group and the Burma Human Rights Network and hosted by prominent figures, including […]
