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- Mosque in Indian capital’s Rohingya camp bulldozed: Refugees
- COVID-19 cases in Bangladesh reach 1 million, causing major concern for Rohingya refugees
- Indefinite Hosting of Rohingya Refugees a Growing Concern for Bangladesh
- Opinion: Bangladesh is supposed to be a host to the Rohingya refugees, not their jailer
- Rohingya Refugee Crisis: Putting the pieces of the puzzle together
Rohingya genocide case at ICJ: Myanmar military regime organises new legal team
The Myanmar military regime has organised a new legal team led by its foreign minister, U Wunna Maung Lwin, to present the defense in the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The regime’s order restructuring the committee, which was previously led by detained State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, was announced […]
Hasina calls for ‘safe return’ of Rohingya to Myanmar, cites security threat
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has once again called on the international community to ensure the safe return of the Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to their homeland Myanmar. She made the appeal citing security concerns about the refugees in a virtual address to the ninth Moscow Conference on International Security on Wednesday. Bangladesh hosts more than […]
Myanmar coup displaces thousands as global refugee numbers rise
A record 82.4 million people have been displaced around the world in 2020 due to violence and persecution, including an estimated 680,000 in Myanmar following ethnic conflict and the recent military coup, according to the United Nations refugee agency. Indrika Ratwatte, director of the UNHCR Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, said in Bangkok […]
UNHCR goodwill ambassador Tahsan visits Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps
The UN refugee agency’s (UNHCR’s) goodwill ambassador Tahsan Khan yesterday visited Cox’s Bazar and met with Rohingya refugees to learn about their experiences on World Refugee Day. The theme of this year’s World Refugee Day is “together we heal, learn and shine.” During Tahsan’s visit to the Rohingya camps, he also met with Rohingya musicians […]
Bangladesh ‘deeply disappointed’ as UN resolution on Myanmar shuns Rohingya
Bangladesh has abstained from voting on the United Nations resolution on the situation in Myanmar following a coup, expressing “deep disappointment” because it has “failed to address” the plight of the Rohingya. The foreign ministry clarified the government’s position on the resolution in a statement on Saturday, a day after the country’s permanent representative to […]
Rohingya refugees struggle for vaccine in COVID-hit India
Earlier this month, Noor Aisha, a 55-year-old Rohingya refugee, died from COVID-19 complications at a government hospital in Indian-administered Kashmir. Aisha was among more than 200 refugees arrested three months ago and jailed in the Himalayan region’s Kathua district for living in India “illegally”. “My mother was already suffering from breathing and minor heart problems,” […]
News comment: Statement on refugee registration and data collection in Bangladesh
Registering refugees is critical to ensuring they each have access to the assistance and protection they need. It allows for the early identification of those with specific needs or vulnerabilities and their referral to the appropriate services and support. Registration also helps keep families together or reunite them if they have been separated. This is […]
3 Rohingyas die of diarrhoea, 5,000 affected in Bhasan Char
Three Rohingya children died of diarrhoea and at least 5,000 were affected in the sudden outbreak of the disease in the last 15 days in Bhasan Char, a remote island in Hatiya under Noakhali. The deceased were identified as Joynob (1) of cluster no.10, Jisan (2) of cluster no. 56 and three-month-old child Umme Habiba […]
India: Fire rips through Rohingya camp, leaving hundreds homeless
A massive fire has destroyed a Rohingya refugee camp in the Indian capital, New Delhi, leaving hundreds of people homeless. The blaze broke out at about 11:30pm on Saturday and quickly spread through the camp, reducing 55 ramshackle shelters to ashes in the Madanpur Khadar area in the capital city’s south. No deaths or serious […]
Beyond the Coup in Myanmar: The Views of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
This installment reflects conversations with Rohingya residents of refugee camps in Bangladesh about the coup in Myanmar. Camp residents’ views were collected by Shabbir Ahmad and other members of a team of Rohingya researchers during a recent community feedback collection project. The opinions expressed here are the views of the authors and camp residents, not […]Recent Posts
Police and civil authorities in the Indian capital have demolished a makeshift mosque in a Rohingya camp, say the refugees, weeks after a massive fire had engulfed the settlement. The mosque, made up of tarpaulin sheets and bamboo sticks, was bulldozed at about 7am local time (01:30 GMT) on Thursday, at the camp located in […]
