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Supporting the Extreme Poor in Cox’s Bazar
There is no denying the fact that more than 730,000 forcibly displaced Rohingya living in the camps at Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas in Cox’s Bazar since August 2017, with a traumatic past and an uncertain future, is a grave humanitarian crisis. But this large-scale influx, in an ecologically vulnerable region like Cox’s Bazar, has had […]
UN Must Investigate Its Involvement in Myanmar Junta Rohingya Repatriation Project
Campaigning organisation Progressive Voice has called on the United Nations (UN) to investigate its involvement in the recent Rohingya refugees repatriation pilot project and take necessary action. The Myanmar junta that committed genocide against the Rohingya community in 2017 and has systematically persecuted and exploited the Rohingya population for decades for political gain is proceeding […]
Rohingya Repatriation: Waiting for Godot?
The situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state has tensed up again, with another incident of shootout between the military and the Arakan Army (AA) taking place recently. The military has been using mortars and launching airstrikes against the Arakan Army. The military choppers entered Bangladesh airspace several times, violating international laws. Hostilities across the border have […]
Govt to Raise Rohingya Crisis, Food Security at UNGA
Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said that Bangladesh would raise Rohingya crisis, food and energy security and climate change as its priority issues in the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly beginning on September 19. He said that prime minister Sheikh Hasina would deliver her speech at the UNGA on September […]
Rohingya Man Shot Dead at Cox’s Bazar Camp
A Rohingya man was shot dead in a shootout between two groups at Balukhali camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya. The incident took place at Madhurchhara Rohingya Camp no 4 on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Noor Chalam, 26, confirmed Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Masood Anwar of 14 Armed Police Battalion (APBN) […]
Can ICJ Ruling Pave the Way of Rohingya Repatriation in Myanmar from Bangladesh?
According to academics and rights campaigners, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling has opened up fresh opportunities for the international community to put pressure on the Myanmar military to provide justice for the Rohingyas. The International Court of Justice ruled on July 22 that The Gambia’s case for genocide against Myanmar would proceed despite […]
ICJ to Rule on Myanmar’s Objections to Rohingya Genocide Case This Month
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) plans to deliver its judgement on Myanmar’s objections to the genocide case brought against it by The Gambia, on July 22. In a statement issued Monday the ICJ said a public sitting of the court will take place at 3 p.m. at the Peace Palace in the Dutch city […]
India Should Help Bangladesh Solve Rohingya Refugee Crisis
Myanmar has been widely criticized for human rights crimes since the crackdown and forced displacement of Rohingya Muslims. Despite signing various agreement in 2017, 2018 respectively, Myanmar has remained hesitant to provide a suitable climate for the displaced Rohingya to return in a voluntary, safe, and dignified manner. Due to their narrowly defined geopolitical calculations, […]
Police on high alert as illegal Rohingya Muslims with links to Pakistan terror outfits establish a large network in Western Uttar Pradesh: Report
The rise in Rohingya Muslim infiltration from Myanmar, the majority of whom have affiliations to pro-Pakistan terror organisations, has posed a major challenge to the Uttar Pradesh authorities. The authorities have tightened the noose to nab these intruders, who have reportedly established a large network in the Western Districts of the state including Meerut, Aligarh, […]
60 Rohingya Found Abandoned on Thai Island
Fifty-nine Rohingya people have been discovered on a Thai island, saying they were abandoned by traffickers en route to Malaysia, a senior police officer said Sunday. The group — among them five children — were found on Koh Dong island in the southern Satun province on Saturday, said lieutenant general Surachet Hakpan. Each year, thousands […]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 […]
