Rohingya genocide case at ICJ: Canada, Netherlands to assist with legal issues

Canada and the Netherlands have decided to intervene in the matter of Rohingya genocide case filed by The Gambia at International Court of Justice (ICJ) in November last year.
3 September 2020, 12:37 PM

Develop new learning strategy for Rohingya children: Educo

Global child rights organisation Educo recommends development of a new in-home learning strategy for the Rohingya children to help them overcome the education challenges faced by the coronavirus pandemic.
27 August 2020, 09:47 AM

Rohingya crisis: Gambia to submit memorandum to ICJ in October

Solicitor General and Legal Secretary at Gambia's Ministry of Justice Cherno Marenah has said Gambia will submit the first memorandum in the case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over Rohingya issue in October.
27 August 2020, 05:59 AM

2nd Dhaka Declaration: Ensure safe, dignified, informed and voluntary repatriation of the Rohingya people

The two-day International e-conference on “Connecting the Rohingya Diaspora: Highlighting the Global Displacement” ended at 10:00pm on August 26 with the 2nd Dhaka Declaration, 2020.
26 August 2020, 18:22 PM

Facebook shares data on Myanmar with United Nations investigators

Facebook says it has shared data with United Nations investigators probing international crimes in Myanmar, after the lead investigator said the company was withholding evidence.
26 August 2020, 06:03 AM

‘Continue pressure on Myanmar to repatriate the Rohingyas’

To mark the 3rd anniversary of the latest round of massive Rohingya exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh, ActionAid Bangladesh in collaboration with the Centre for Genocide Studies (CGS), University of Dhaka and the Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ), Brac University organised a two-day long international e-conference titled “Connecting the Rohingya Diaspora: Highlighting the Global Displacement.”
25 August 2020, 17:07 PM

Nearly 76,000 Rohingya babies born in Bangladesh’s camps in 3 years

An estimated 76,000 babies were born in Bangladesh’s Rohingya camps in the last three years, according to a new report of Save the Children released today.
25 August 2020, 10:36 AM

Rohingya politicians excluded from Myanmar election

Aspiring politician Abdul Rasheed was born in Myanmar and is one of the very few members of the Rohingya Muslim minority to have Myanmar citizenship.
25 August 2020, 06:47 AM

Covid-19 pandemic: 315,000 Rohingya children out of learning centres, says Unicef

The coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt life for more than 460,000 Rohingya children living in Cox’s Bazar district, Unicef said today.
24 August 2020, 12:48 PM

Three years on, Myanmar has failed to ensure safe conditions for Rohingya return

Myanmar has failed to address the root causes of widespread abuse against Rohingyas and has refused to create the necessary conditions for their safe, dignified, and voluntary return, said Human Rights Watch in a statement today on the eve of three years completion of the Rohingya influx.
24 August 2020, 11:32 AM

Ensure peaceful co-existence with Rohingya till repatriation: CCNF

Cox’s Bazar CSO NGO Forum (CCNF) today called for peaceful co-existence with the Rohingyas until their dignified repatriation to Myanmar can begin.
24 August 2020, 10:16 AM

Rohingya crisis needs lasting solutions: UNHCR

UN Refugee Agency has called for renewed support and lasting solutions for the displaced Rohingya communities both within and outside Myanmar.
21 August 2020, 14:06 PM

As other doors close, some Rohingya cling to hope of resettlement

On the third anniversary of a mass exodus of Rohingya to Bangladesh, prospects look bleak for about 1 million members of the Muslim minority from Myanmar living in bamboo and plastic shelters in refugee camps.
21 August 2020, 08:09 AM

UN features Bangladeshi architect Rizvi as ‘Real Life Hero’

The United Nations has featured Bangladeshi architect Rizvi Hassan as ‘Real Life Hero’ on its website, to appreciate his contribution in building a safe space for Rohingya women refugees.
20 August 2020, 08:29 AM

Factbox: 3 years on, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh camps

August 25 marks the third anniversary of attacks by Rohingya Muslim insurgents that triggered military retaliation and led to the exodus from Buddhist-majority Myanmar over following days and weeks of about 730,000 Rohingya to Bangladesh.
19 August 2020, 08:08 AM

BSF rescues Bangladeshi woman ‘trafficked’ into India

India’s Border Security Force (BSF) personnel rescued a Bangladeshi woman who was trafficked into India from West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, an official says.
18 August 2020, 08:42 AM

Myanmar bars Rohingya candidate from election

A Rohingya Muslim is barred from standing in Myanmar's upcoming election, in a decision decried by rights groups as discriminatory and a symptom of the "ongoing genocide" against the persecuted minority.
13 August 2020, 14:11 PM

China halts HK extradition treaties with Canada, Australia, UK

China announced the suspension Tuesday of Hong Kong's extradition treaties with Canada, Australia and Britain in a tit-for-tat move following similar decisions by those countries over a controversial new security law.
28 July 2020, 11:02 AM

Bangladeshi in Al Jazeera documentary to be deported from Malaysia

Bangladeshi Md Rayhan Kabir who appeared in the controversial Al Jazeera documentary will be deported and blacklisted to prevent him from returning to Malaysia, says Immigration director-general Khairul Dzaimee Daud.
25 July 2020, 06:26 AM

Cancel financial grant to Myanmar police, HRW urges Japan

Human Rights Watch has called for Japan to immediately cancel plans to donate money to Myanmar police to purchase vehicles and communications equipment, saying the force has a well-documented record of serious human rights violations, including against the Rohingya population in the country.
24 July 2020, 13:42 PM