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Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 14
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Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 13
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UN warns Myanmar conflict blocking Rohingya return
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Argentina court urged to include Arakan Army atrocities in Rohingya genocide case
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‘No improvement in overall human rights situation in Bangladesh’: UK report
The UK has lauded Bangladesh for continuously playing a vital role in hosting the Rohingyas, but observed that the overall human rights situation in the country in 2019 saw no improvement.
17 July 2020, 10:03 AM
Rohingyas facing more xenophobia amid the Covid-19 pandemic: activists
Rohingya activists have urged the host countries to stop hatred against them and treat them as human beings, saying the refugees, who have fled genocidal acts in Myanmar, are now facing a higher level of xenophobia amid the coronavirus pandemic.
9 July 2020, 14:13 PM
World must know story of curbing Covid-19 outbreak in Rohingya camps: speakers
Speakers at a virtual discussion have lauded the government’s early planning and joint efforts with the UN and humanitarian partners to limit the transmission of coronavirus in the congested Rohingya camps in Bangladesh.
5 July 2020, 16:03 PM
EU announces around Tk 300cr fund for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar
The European Union has announced €32 million (around Tk 304 crore) for some one million Rohingyas sheltered in Cox’s Bazar and Bangladeshi host communities, an EU Delegation in Dhaka said in a statement today.
2 July 2020, 13:05 PM
NGO network in Cox’s Bazar asks for revised conditions for fund allocation
The Cox’s Bazar Civil Society Organisations and NGO Forum (CCNF), a network of more than 50 local and national NGOs, has urged the UN to revise the conditions of allocating a $4 million USD emergency coronavirus fund to ensure participation of local NGOs in the humanitarian response for Rohingyas.
1 July 2020, 16:08 PM
Covid-19: UK pledges to help Bangladesh, Rohingya
UK International Development Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has said they are strongly committed to helping Bangladesh and the Rohingya people through this devastating crisis.
24 June 2020, 15:44 PM
Coronavirus fallout: Rohingya children at growing risk of trafficking
Amid worsening socioeconomic conditions caused by coronavirus, the Rohingya children living in the world’s largest refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar face heightened risk of violence including child trafficking, child labour and child marriage, child rights organization Educo said today.
21 June 2020, 12:19 PM
ASEAN must ensure protection for refugees, asylum seekers
The Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN), Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), and Progressive Voice (PV) call upon ASEAN leaders to address growing xenophobia toward undocumented migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.
20 June 2020, 06:40 AM
19 killed in China tanker truck blast
The number of people killed in a tanker truck explosion on a highway in eastern China has climbed to 19, with more than 170 injured, local authorities said Sunday.
14 June 2020, 12:04 PM
Share the burden of humanitarian situations: Dhaka to int'l community
Bangladesh has said the principle of burden- and responsibility-sharing should be central to the actions of the international community in addressing humanitarian situations.
10 June 2020, 14:46 PM
Dhaka rubbishes ‘Malaysian proposition’ to take in 269 Rohingyas
Bangladesh has outright rejected a reported Malaysian plan to ask Dhaka to take in 269 Rohingyas who managed to land on its soil, with the foreign minister saying Dhaka was neither obligated nor willing to do so.
9 June 2020, 20:31 PM
Malaysia detains 269 Rohingyas; body found in damaged boat
Malaysian authorities detain 269 Rohingya refugees and find a body on board a suspected smuggling boat they say was intentionally damaged so it couldn’t be turned back to sea.
9 June 2020, 06:11 AM
First Rohingya refugee dies from Covid-19
A Rohingya man has died from Covid-19 in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhia upazila.
2 June 2020, 16:57 PM
Rohingya genocide: Argentine court moves closer to opening case against Myanmar
An Argentine court has moved one step closer to opening a historic investigation against Myanmar’s military and civilian leadership over genocide against the Rohingya people, the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) says.
2 June 2020, 14:53 PM
Rohingya genocide: Myanmar submits compliance report to int’l court
Myanmar authorities claimed to have submitted a compliance report to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Turkey-based Anadolu Agency reports.
24 May 2020, 17:29 PM
Death toll from Pakistan airline crash now 97
The flight data recorder from the Pakistani airliner that crashed into a residential neighbourhood of Karachi has been found, an official said on Saturday, as the death toll rose to 97.
23 May 2020, 03:34 AM
3 more Rohingya refugees test Covid-19 positive in Cox’s Bazar
Three more Rohingya refugees tested positive for Covid-19 in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar today.
21 May 2020, 14:58 PM
Covid-19: Another Rohingya refugee tests positive
Twenty-four people, including a Rohingya refugee, tested positive for Covid-19 today in Cox’s Bazar. The latest positive case of a Rohingya refugee contracting the virus is increasingly worrying for the 900,000 Rohingya refugees living in 34 camps in Teknaf and Ukhia upazilas of Cox’s Bazar.
16 May 2020, 18:10 PM
3 more infected with Covid-19 at Rohingya camp
Three more Rohingya refugees have tested positive for Covid-19 at Ukhia refugee camp a day after the first novel coronavirus case was reported in the camp.
15 May 2020, 07:50 AM
UNHCR, UNDP extend deal with Myanmar over return of Rohingyas
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), today extended its tripartite deal with Myanmar for improving conditions in Rakhine state for Rohingyas to return and live with other communities.
11 May 2020, 11:05 AM