Rohingya camps risk turning into a terrorist hub: home minister

'If the Rohingyas are not repatriated soon, dissatisfaction may turn this place [Rohingya camps] into a potential hub for international terrorists,' says Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal
31 May 2024, 14:02 PM

Rohingya repatriation: Dhaka seeks OIC's continuous support

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has sought continuous support from the member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to ensure the safe and sustainable repatriation of nearly 1.3 million forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Bangladesh to Myanmar
31 May 2024, 13:44 PM

45,000 Rohingya have fled fighting in Myanmar: UN

The United Nations warned on Friday that escalating fighting in conflict-torn Myanmar's Rakhine State had forced around 45,000 minority Rohingya to flee, amid allegations of killings and burnings of property
24 May 2024, 11:50 AM

US 'deeply troubled' by escalating violence in Rakhine

The US is "deeply troubled" by reports of escalating violence and intercommunal tension in Rakhine State of Myanmar, said State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller today
22 May 2024, 09:55 AM

Myanmar can demonstrate its willingness by starting Rohingya repatriation: FM Hasan

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has told outgoing Myanmar Ambassador Aung Kyaw Moe that Myanmar can demonstrate its willingness by at least starting the Rohingya repatriation
19 May 2024, 19:35 PM
19 May 2024, 15:31 PM

US representative to UN Agencies calls for urgent Rohingya support

Ambassador Jeffrey Prescott, the US representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, has called on the international community to continue its support to the Rohingya refugees and their Bangladeshi host communities, said a press release
16 May 2024, 15:51 PM

25pc Rohingya girls faced sexual harassment: study

A new study on the Rohingya population in Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char revealed yesterday that around 25 percent of adolescent girls, under the age of 16, and 44 percent of young women faced unwanted sexual contact from July 2023 to January 2024
15 May 2024, 17:02 PM

Dhaka wants to start Rohingya repatriation: Hasan Mahmud

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud today said they want to begin repatriation of the Rohingyas, noting that Myanmar's internal conflict which has always been there cannot be an excuse for delaying the Rohingya repatriation
13 May 2024, 13:38 PM

Rohingyas are not looking to stay forever in Bangladesh: IOM DG

Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Amy Pope yesterday said making the Rohingyas more self-reliant with a much more comprehensive approach does not mean that they will stay in Bangladesh forever
8 May 2024, 19:08 PM

Don't rent out houses to Rohingyas, Cox's Bazar SP warns landlords

Md Mahfuzul Islam, superintendent of Police of Cox's Bazar, has warned of strict action against the landlords who will rent houses to Rohingyas
3 April 2024, 15:03 PM

Swedish Princess arrives at Ukhiya Rohingya Camp

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has arrived at Cox's Bazar Ukhiya Rohingya camp this noon
20 March 2024, 13:29 PM

Japanese actress Sahel Rose visits Rohingya camps

Japanese actress Sahel Rose, who herself lost her parents during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, visited the Rohingyas, most persecuted ethnic community in the world, in Cox’s Bazar
14 March 2024, 18:54 PM

Dhaka rejects any idea of Rohingya integration into Bangladesh

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has rejected any idea of Rohingya integration into Bangladesh and requested all humanitarian actors including UNHCR and IOM to facilitate the safe and voluntary return of Rohingyas to their homeland, Myanmar
14 March 2024, 18:48 PM

Japan to give $2.7m for Rohingyas

The Japanese government has decided to provide the International Organization for Migration (IOM) with USD 2.7 million in assistance for the Rohingyas and host communities in Cox's Bazar
26 February 2024, 16:34 PM

Myanmar army counterattack may spark fresh Rohingya influx

A possible retaliation by Myanmar forces to regain territories in Rakhine may force more Rohingyas to enter Bangladesh in the coming days, said Rohingya leaders living in Teknaf.
21 February 2024, 18:00 PM

5 Rohingyas reach Cox’s Bazar on boat

Amid fighting between Myanmar troops and the rebel Arakan Army on the other side of the Naf river, a small boat carrying five Rohingyas, including a woman with bullet wounds, arrived at the Shahporir Dwip jetty in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf yesterday evening.
17 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Over 100 Rohingyas flee Malaysian camp after riot

More than 100 Rohingya refugees escaped a detention centre in Malaysia after a riot broke out, with one man killed after being hit by a vehicle on a highway as he fled, police said yesterday.
2 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Rohingyas will be given full rights after junta rule: Myanmar's NUG

Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) said it wants to repatriate the Rohingyas with full citizenship and other rights after toppling the military junta that took control of the country through a coup in 2021
31 January 2024, 16:11 PM

Rohingya man hacked to death in Ukhiya

A Rohingya was hacked to death by unidentified criminals at a refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar
29 January 2024, 15:25 PM