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The Rohingya feel pangs of hunger too
They have endured pain, torture, loss and trauma. They took on the perilous journey from Myanmar’s Rakhine state – where the military junta unleashed inexplicable brutality on the Rohingya men, women and children with genocidal intent – to Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, where they were given a safe shelter by the government and people. Initially, the […]
Rohingya refugees swindled by Turkish humanitarian organization
A group of Rohingya refugees residing in Cox’s Bazar’s Kutupalong alleged that a Turkish humanitarian organization swindled them out of a significant amount of money owed to them for their construction work. The refugees claimed that they had been hired by the organization, HAYIR – ELI – INSANI YARDIM DERNEĞI, to dig tube wells in […]
Alarm grows over WFP plan to cut food aid for Rohingya refugees
Alarm is growing over the World Food Programme’s (WFP) plan to cut food aid to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh because of a severe shortfall in funding. The WFP, the United Nations food agency, has said it will need to cut rations to the refugees next month because of […]
US Official’s Visit: Security co-op, Rohingya issue top on agenda
The high-level US delegation, led by State Department Counselor Derek Chollet, arrived in Dhaka yesterday afternoon for a two-day visit as Washington seeks to advance the security partnership with Bangladesh and coordinate the response to the Rohingya crisis. Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen received Chollet yesterday afternoon at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Chollet is […]
Japan, IOM sign $5.7m assistance to Rohingyas, host communities in Bangladesh
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori on Monday said Japan would continue to work towards durable solutions including early repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar, while cooperating with international organisations including IOM for better living conditions for refugees and host communities. Finding durable solutions in this crisis will be conducive to our pursuit of a Free […]
Can Art make Peace: Stories from the Rohingya camps
On February 4, the US Embassy and EMK Center organised a cultural dialogue, “Can Art Make Peace?”, featuring creative practitioners from the Rohingya camps—who shared stories and reflected on making art that showcases our shared humanity. The discussion was part of a satellite event in the Dhaka Art Summit and was held in the Adda […]
President Hamid seeks Belgium’s supports for safe Rohingyas repatriation
President M Abdul Hamid on Wednesday sought the cooperation of Belgium to accomplish a safe, peaceful and dignified repatriation of the displaced Rohingya people to their Rakhine state homeland in Myanmar. The president sought the support when the visiting Belgium Queen Mathilde paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban in the evening. Welcoming the […]
SDG advocate Queen Mathilde visits Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps
UN Secretary-General’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) advocate Queen Mathilde visited Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar district on Tuesday. Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, among others, accompanied the Belgian queen during her visit there. She visited a learning center, participated in a session with women working on preventing gender-based violence, interacted with women learning new skills […]
Tambru border: Relocation of Rohingyas begins
The relocation process of stranded Rohingyas, who fled into Bangladesh territory from a zero-line refugee camp amid violence, began yesterday. At least 180 stranded Rohingyas of 35 families were brought to a transit camp in Ukhiya’s Kutupalong by buses today, said Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) Mohammad Mizanur Rahman. The relocated Rohingyas are among […]
Driven by desperation, Rohingya refugees risk their lives at sea
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Six days into Mohammad Hossain’s boat journey to a new life, the engine broke down. Hossain, 17, a Rohingya refugee living at a camp in Bangladesh, had paid brokers $1,000 to take him across the Andaman Sea to Malaysia, a trip that was supposed to take two weeks. Now, he and about 150 […]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 […]
