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- Rohingya refugees observe lonely Ramadan on remote Bangladesh island
- Rohingya refugees fear ‘another disaster waiting to happen’ after 84 fires in just four months – more than 2020 total
- Rohingya want to dethrone junta, return to Myanmar
- Fire at Ukhiya Rohingya camp is an act of sabotage: locals
- Myanmar refuses to accept Rohingya girl deported by India: Report
UN to visit Rohingya relocation island in Bangladesh
After a year of impasse, the UN and Bangladesh finally reached a consensus on a first-hand visit by the UN delegation to the Rohingya relocation site on a remote Bangladeshi island, officials said on Saturday. The UN finally decided to send a team to conduct technical assessment on Bhasan Char, a remote island where the […]
UNHRC Rep to meet J&K authorities over Rohingya refugees detention in Jammu
In a significant move, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) representative will on Thursday meet authorities over the brewing Rohingya refugee crisis, after 175 of them were moved to a jail in Jammu which has been designated as a ‘Holding Center’ on March 6. Top sources confirmed to India Today that the representatives would […]
Mission heads commit to continue supporting Rohingya
The heads of international missions are committed to continuing their support for persecuted Rohingya refugees living in congested makeshift settlements in Bangladesh, a joint statement said late Saturday. A delegation of international diplomats including the Australian High Commissioner and ambassadors from Japan and the US recently met with Bangladeshi government officials, international aid agencies and […]
India: Halt All Forced Returns to Myanmar
The Indian government should halt any plans to deport ethnic Rohingya and others to Myanmar, where they would be at risk from its oppressive military junta, Human Rights Watch said today. On March 6, 2021, the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir detained nearly 170 Rohingya, sent them to a holding center as part of a verification process, and said […]
‘Repeat of what happened in Myanmar’: India detains 160 Rohingya
Indian authorities have detained more than 160 Rohingya in the Jammu area of Indian-administered Kashmir, with members of the persecuted minority saying the move was a “repeat of what happened with them in Myanmar”. The detentions in Jammu began on Saturday after the region’s administration ordered the police to identify “illegal” Rohingya living in the […]
‘We have nowhere to go’ — Rohingya refugees flee relief camps in Jammu fearing detention
Srinagar: Hundreds of Rohingya refugees fled relief camps in Jammu Sunday, where they had been staying for almost a decade, a day after over 160 of them were detained by the Jammu and Kashmir government. On Saturday, the J&K administration rounded the refugees and placed them in ‘holding centres’ that had been set up under the Foreigners […]
The world must act now to stop the brutality of Myanmar’s junta
The streets of Myanmar are covered in blood – again. On March 3, the military which seized power more than one month ago dropped any pretence about allowing peaceful protests against the coup. In a brutal crackdown, at least 38 people were killed across the country, but the actual death toll is likely to be […]
Panel discuss Rohingya future following Myanmar coup
A panel of experts convened on Friday to discuss the future of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar following a military coup there last month. The online discussion was hosted by the Centre for British-Turkish Understanding in collaboration with the Justice For Rohingya Minority group and the Burma Human Rights Network and hosted by prominent figures, including […]
Relocation to Bhasan Char: 1,073 Rohingyas leave Cox’s Bazar
A total of 1,073 Rohingyas left Ukhiya of Cox’s Bazar today, to go to Noakhali’s Bhasan Char. Twenty-one buses carrying the Rohingyas left the temporary transit point set up at the field of Ukhia Degree College around 1:00pm today for Chattogram, reports our Cox’s Bazar correspondent. The Rohingyas were brought to the temporary transit point […]
India versus Bangladesh over new Rohingya crisis ahead of PM Modi’s Dhaka tour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to tour Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on March 26. During his three-day tour, PM Modi will join Bangladesh’s celebrations of 50 years of independence. Right before PM Modi’s Bangladesh visit, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar too will travel to Dhaka as the two countries aim look to sign a comprehensive […]Recent Posts
DHAKA: Rohingya refugees have welcomed the beginning of the month of Ramadan with a sense of solitude and isolation on Bhashan Char island, where thousands were been moved by Bangladeshi authorities from the overcrowded camps of Cox’s Bazar. Over 18,500 Rohingya Muslims have been relocated to the remote island in the Bay of Bengal since […]
