May 18, 2022 editoralamin Bangladesh, Education, Help Refugees, Human Rights, Myanmar, Refugees Issues, Religious Rights Comments Off on Dhaka concerned by Rohingyas coming to Bangladesh from India
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said a good number of Rohingyas are coming to Bangladesh from India through fence areas in recent times, which he sees as a matter of concern. “Unfortunately, many Rohingyas are coming to Bangladesh from India,” he told reporters, adding that those Rohingyas went to India in 2012. […]May 17, 2022 editoralamin Bangladesh, Education, Help Refugees, Human Rights, Myanmar, Refugees Issues, Religious Rights Comments Off on ‘I feel sad and worried’: Rohingya community in Malaysia in shock over detention centre breakout
When Rohingya refugee Jamil Shah, 40, heard about the rioting incident involving members of his community at the Sungai Bakap immigration detention centre in Kedah, he was in shock. It reminded him of his two-month stint in an immigration detention centre in Taiping, Perak, when he arrived here from Myanmar about 22 years ago. “I […]May 17, 2022 editormilton2020 Articles & Interviews, Bangladesh, Education, Guidance, Help Refugees, Human Rights, Myanmar, Refugee instruction, Refugees Issues, Refugees issues, Women Comments Off on Healing Power of Playtime for Refugee Camp Moms and Kids
In a Rohingya refugee camp in the south-eastern district of Cox-Bazar in Bangladesh, children play happily with toys and brightly coloured learning tools, helped by their mothers. For a brief time, these children – and their mothers – can forget their surroundings and find respite from the pain of being persecuted and forced from their […]May 16, 2022 editoralamin Bangladesh, Education, Help Refugees, Human Rights, Myanmar, Refugees Issues, Religious Rights Comments Off on Rohingya refugee, demographic imbalance and security implications
On 25 August 2017, Myanmar Army enacted the ‘ARSA drama’ that led to the mass exodus of Rohingyas from their ancestral abode and pushed them into Bangladesh. There has been little progress in the repatriation of refugees over the last five years. Myanmar’s military regime, the mastermind behind the eviction and genocidal crimes against the […]May 16, 2022 editormilton2020 Bangladesh, Help Refugees, Human Rights, Myanmar, Refugee instruction, Refugees Issues, Refugees issues Comments Off on Rohingya Refugee, Demographic Imbalance and Security Implications
On 25 August 2017, Myanmar Army enacted the ‘ARSA drama’ that led to the mass exodus of Rohingyas from their ancestral abode and pushed them into Bangladesh. There has been little progress in the repatriation of refugees over the last five years. Myanmar’s military regime, the mastermind behind the eviction and genocidal crimes against the […]May 15, 2022 editoralamin Bangladesh, Education, Help Refugees, Human Rights, Myanmar, Refugees Issues, Religious Rights Comments Off on Play activities lifting Rohingya children’s spirits in Bangladesh refugee camps
In Cox’s Bazar, the healing power of play is used for children who have made the world’s largest refugee settlements their home. An international development program based in Bangladesh, Building Resources Across Communities (BRAC) established learning spaces for 3,500 Rohingya mothers and children, using simple games to foster play, art and learning. Involved in 17 […]May 14, 2022 editoralamin Bangladesh, Education, Help Refugees, Human Rights, Myanmar, Refugees Issues, Religious Rights Comments Off on 29 Rohingyas coming from India arrested in Moulvibazar, Cox’s Bazar
As many as 29 Rohingyas, who came to Bangladesh from neighbouring India, were arrested by law enforcers in Moulvibazar and Cox’s Bazar districts yesterday. Police in Moulvibazar arrested 18 Rohingyas, mostly women and children, from Moulvibazar Bus Terminal area around noon, said Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammad Zakaria. During primary interrogation, the detainees confessed to […]May 12, 2022 editoralamin Bangladesh, Education, Help Refugees, Human Rights, Myanmar, Refugees Issues, Religious Rights Comments Off on Lessons for Ukraine from the Rohingya crisis
Countries in Europe have opened their borders and homes to Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression. Of course, Ukrainians are far from the first group of refugees to need shelter and welcome from host countries. Refugees are vulnerable people who, because of limited opportunities in refugee camps, can be exposed to human trafficking, criminal activities, drug peddling, […]May 11, 2022 editoralamin Bangladesh, Education, Help Refugees, Human Rights, Myanmar, Refugees Issues, Religious Rights Comments Off on State minister: No visible progress in Rohingya repatriation
No visible progress has been made in the repatriation of displaced Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Enamur Rahman said on Tuesday. “We had a meeting last month and a list of Rohingyas was provided to Myanmar. The Myanmar authorities received the list. So far, we have provided […]May 11, 2022 editormilton2020 Bangladesh, Help Refugees, Human Rights, Myanmar, Refugee instruction, Refugees Issues, Refugees issues Comments Off on Bilateral Move Finds No Progress in Rohingya Repatriation
Bangladesh seeks cooperation from international communities for the safe return of the forcefully displaced Rohingya people as there was no substantial progress in the bilateral move with Myanmar for their repatriation since 2018. ‘There is no significant progress in the repatriation of the forcefully displaced Rohingyas to their home land Myanmar. We seek cooperation from […]May 18, 2022
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said a good number of Rohingyas are coming to Bangladesh from India through fence areas in recent times, which he sees as a matter of concern. “Unfortunately, many Rohingyas are coming to Bangladesh from India,” he told reporters, adding that those Rohingyas went to India in 2012. […]