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Rumbles in Rakhine amid strains between Myanmar military, rebels
Since Myanmar’s military staged a coup against Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government on February 1, triggering mass unrest, the formerly restive far-western state of Rakhine has remained relatively peaceful. But recent skirmishes have raised concern that an informal ceasefire agreed in the long-troubled area in November last year is starting to break down, even […]
Bangladesh resumes moving Rohingya refugees to flood-prone island
Bangladesh has resumed moving Rohingya refugees to a remote and flood-prone island, authorities said Wednesday, despite criticism from aid groups and claims some are being relocated against their will. Nearly 20,000 members of the stateless minority, who fled neighbouring Myanmar in 2017 after a brutal military crackdown, have already been sent to Bhashan Char island. […]
Bangladesh: Halt Forced Relocation of Rohingya Refugees
Bangladesh authorities should halt relocations to Bhasan Char island until freedom of movement and other rights of Rohingya refugees are protected, Human Rights Watch said today. Refugees and humanitarian workers said the authorities have already identified hundreds of families in the mainland camps to be relocated, starting imminently. These relocations would contravene the October 2021 Memorandum […]
Myanmar will take back Rohingyas gradually, hopes Foreign Minister Momen
Pressure will mount on Myanmar due to recent adoption of resolution on Rohingyas by United Nations, he says Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Saturday hoped that Myanmar will take back Rohingyas gradually as pressure on Myanmar will mount following the recent adoption of a resolution in the United Nations. “I believe pressure will […]
Rohingya camps must be made more secure
The recent and continued reports of increasing violence in the Rohingya refugee camps are deeply concerning. According to a report by this daily on Saturday, refugees claim their camps have become hubs of criminal activities carried out by members of the Arakan Rohingya Solidarity Army (ARSA). Their tightening grip on the already insecure camps (with […]
France assured to stand with Bangladesh over Rohingya issue: Momen
French leaders have assured Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that the European country is firmly with Bangladesh in finding a permanent solution to the protracted Rohingya issue, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. “We’ll firmly remain beside you (Bangladesh) so that this crisis can end with a permanent solution,” the Foreign Minister quoted the French leaders […]
Bangladesh arrests more than 170 Rohingya after leader’s murder
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh: Bangladesh police have arrested 172 Rohingya in recent weeks after a crackdown sparked by the brutal murder of a prominent community leader, the force said Monday. Mohib Ullah was shot dead in late September in a refugee camp near the port city of Cox’s Bazar, in a region home to over 700,000 […]
Bangladesh to launch Myanmar curriculum for Rohingya refugee children
DHAKA: Bangladeshi authorities and the UN are preparing to introduce formal education using a Myanmar curriculum for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya children living in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar. The fishing port in southeastern Bangladesh, hosts more than 1.1 million Rohingya Muslims — members of an ethnic and religious minority group who fled persecution in […]
Why murder Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah?
Did the killers want to establish dominance or to hinder repatriation? Police are yet to discover the motive behind the murder of prominent Rohingya leader Md Mohib Ullah, but the arrest of a suspect in the case on Friday marks the first step towards finding answers. Mohammad Selim alias Lomba Selim was arrested from a […]
US announces $180 million humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees
The United States has earmarked an additional USD 180 million to aid more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar. US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced nearly USD 180 million in additional humanitarian assistance for those affected by the Rakhine State/Rohingya refugee crisis in Burma, Bangladesh, and […]Donate Now
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It has been close to six years since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya faced a deadly genocide by Myanmar’s military and fled the country in search of protection and refuge in neighbouring Bangladesh. The Rohingya population has been undergoing persecution, discrimination, arbitrary arrests, and atrocities in Myanmar for over seven decades. Their condition is alarmingly […]
