Rohingya crisis poses serious security threat: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (May 23, 2022) reiterated her call to the international community to do much more to ensure safe, sustainable and dignified return of over one million forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Bangladesh.
23 May 2022, 06:19 AM

Rohingyas sneaking in from India now

The illegal entry of Rohingyas into Bangladesh from India over the past three weeks has triggered a fresh concern as the new inflow will create an additional burden for the country already hosting one million of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals.
22 May 2022, 02:30 AM

8 Rohingyas held while trying to flee Bhasan Char

Eight Rohingya refugees who were trying to flee from Bhasan Char in Hatiya upazila of Noakhali, were detained from Subarnachar upazila last night.
15 April 2022, 07:56 AM

Rohingya crisis: Dhaka, UN seek to raise $881m

Bangladesh and UN agencies yesterday presented their Joint Response Plan 2022, seeking to raise $881 million in humanitarian assistance for the Rohingyas and the Bangladeshi host communities.
29 March 2022, 18:00 PM

58 people, mostly Rohingya, rescued from sea while being trafficked to Malaysia

Members of Rapid Action Battalion rescued fifty-eight people off Teknaf coast in Cox's Bazar while they were being trafficked to Malaysia by a trawler through the Bay of Bengal.
25 March 2022, 08:51 AM

Turkey donates $2 lakh for trial of Rohingya genocide case filed by Gambia

Turkey has committed contribution of $200,000 to the fund for the trial of Rohingya genocide case filed with International Court of Justice by the Gambia.
23 March 2022, 08:55 AM

Us announcement on rohingya genocide: Dhaka sees hope of repatriation

Bangladesh has welcomed the US announcement acknowledging Rohingya genocide, noting that it might expedite efforts on accountability and repatriation fronts.
22 March 2022, 18:00 PM

135 Malaysia-bound Rohingya refugees held from Sonadia island

Police have detained 135 Rohingya men, women and children, who fled from various refugee camps of Ukhiya in Cox’s Bazar, from Sonadia Island of Maheshkhali.
22 March 2022, 07:36 AM

Violence against Rohingyas - Crimes against humanity, genocide: US

The Biden administration yesterday determined that violence committed against Rohingyas by Myanmar military amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity -- a decision that analysts say should strengthen efforts to hold the Myanmar junta accountable.
21 March 2022, 18:00 PM

US declares Myanmar action against Rohingya as genocide

The Biden administration has formally determined that violence committed against the Rohingya minority by Myanmar's military amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, US officials told Reuters, a move that advocates say should bolster efforts to hold the junta that now runs Myanmar accountable.
21 March 2022, 03:44 AM

114 Rohingyas reach Aceh by sea

A boat carrying more than one hundred Rohingya refugees, including dozens of children, landed on the coast of Indonesia’s westernmost province Aceh early yesterday, police said.
6 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Justice for rohingya: ICC prosecutor for collective efforts

Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim AA Khan QC has laid emphasis on a collective responsibility which can actually help them move beyond talking about justice to delivering it for the Rohingyas.
27 February 2022, 18:00 PM

ICJ Rohingya case: Fresh hearing, fresh hope

The International Court of Justice will begin a fresh round of hearings into the Rohingya genocide case amid renewed hope for justice today, a little over two years after The Gambia filed the case with the court.
20 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Rohingya camps: Arsa riddle needs to be solved: experts

Despite the government’s assertions to the contrary, the recent arrest of an Arsa chief’s brother from a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar strongly hints atthe insurgent group’s presence inside the refugee camps, residents and experts said.
28 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Rohingya return: Bangladesh unhappy with slow pace in verification

Bangladesh has expressed dismay over Myanmar’s slow pace verification of the Rohingya and offered the later all cooperation under three bilateral instruments to expeditiously complete the verification process.
27 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Risky dwelling

Around 6,000 Rohingyas should be evacuated from two camps in Cox’s Bazar to avert casualties as they are living on hilly slopes that are vulnerable to landslides, said a government report.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Dhaka-Ankara: MoU signed to fight terrorism

Bangladesh yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Turkey on counter-terrorism, security cooperation and prevention of drug trafficking.
8 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Rohingya repatriation: Myanmar now proposes new joint committee

Myanmar has proposed to form a new joint committee with Bangladesh to settle the Rohingya verification issues, nearly three years after the two countries held a bilateral meeting on Rohingya repatriation.
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Crisis: Bangladesh ‘cannot, should not’ bear this alone

UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar Tom Andrews yesterday said they all, as part of the international community, have a responsibility to support the Rohingya, noting that Bangladesh “cannot and should not” bear this responsibility alone.
19 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Camps: Govt orders closure of pvt learning centres

The government has ordered closure of all unauthorised private learning centres and madrasas in Rohingya refugee camps, stating that such centres do not maintain the standards of education and hamper the activities of the authorised ones.
19 December 2021, 18:00 PM