Myanmar Rohingya crisis

Don't let them be a lost generation

The Rohingya youth have called upon the international community to ensure that the refugee children do not become a “lost generation” without education or future.
24 March 2019, 18:00 PM

UN official welcomes Rohingya relocation plan

A senior UN official welcomes Bangladesh's plan to move Rohingya refugees out of the country's congested camps, but says any move to transfer some 100,000 of them to a flood-prone island should be voluntary.
22 March 2019, 12:23 PM

Rohingya Fund Use: INGO Forum welcomes probe

The INGO Forum Bangladesh said it would welcome any investigation into the allegations that NGOs and aid agencies spent only a quarter of the funds they received for the Rohingya crisis.
21 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Myanmar military court to probe Rohingya atrocity allegations

Myanmar's army says it has set up a military court to investigate its conduct during a crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority in 2017 that forced more than 730,000 to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh.
19 March 2019, 04:28 AM

Rohingyas have no future in Bangladesh camps, Rohingya lawyer Razia says

There is no future for the 900,000 Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh, a leading campaigner and Rohingya lawyer Razia Sultana tells Reuters in an interview, likening the camps to zoos and calling for a proper repatriation strategy.
14 March 2019, 04:16 AM

Rohingya Repatriation: Doubt lingers as conflict flares up in Myanmar

Uncertainty over Rohingya repatriation is likely to stay as conflict between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army in Rakhine has escalated since early January, say experts.
13 March 2019, 18:00 PM

NGOs spent only 25% fund for Rohingyas: Minister

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque blast NGOs and aid agencies alleging they spent only a quarter of the funds they received to sooth the miseries of Rohingyas while most of the amount were spent to pay their hotel bills.
13 March 2019, 12:48 PM

Malaysian Rohingya activist nominated for the US State Department award

Sharifah Shakirah, who helps improve the lives of Rohingya women in Malaysia, has been nominated as Malaysia's candidate for the US Department of State's International Women of Courage award.
12 March 2019, 06:53 AM

UN envoy fears "new crisis" for Rohingya if moved to Bangladesh island

A United Nations human rights investigator on Myanmar voices deep concern at Bangladesh's plan to relocate 23,000 Rohingya refugees to a remote island in April, saying that it may not be habitable, creating a potential "new crisis".
11 March 2019, 11:27 AM

Let Rohingya women decide their future: Amnesty

Living as a refugee in Bangladesh after fleeing persecution in Myanmar, the story of Rohingya women is all about hardship and struggle.
8 March 2019, 12:14 PM

China offers Rohingyas money if they return to Myanmar: Report

A Chinese government delegation reportedly meets Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh, promising each refugee up to USD $6,000 if they returned to Rakhine state in Myanmar, a Bangladeshi official and refugee leaders say.
6 March 2019, 11:27 AM

Rohingya lawyer gets US award

Rohingya-born Bangladeshi citizen Razia Sultana has been awarded the United States’ International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award for her work with Rohingya refugees.
6 March 2019, 04:40 AM

Women, children help desk opened in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp

Cox's Bazar police and UN Women launch a Women and Children Help Desk, the first of its kind in Rohingya camps, at Madhuchara Police Camp-1 in Cox's Bazar district.
4 March 2019, 08:42 AM

Japan to give $32.5m for Rohingyas

Japan has decided to give US $32.5 million for the Rohingya refugees sheltered in Bangladesh due to persecution in Myanmar.
26 February 2019, 05:07 AM

Myanmar not working as per commitment on Rohingya repatriation: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Myanmar is not working as per its commitment with Bangladesh on the repatriation of their Rohingya nationals to their homeland.
25 February 2019, 15:43 PM

'Rohingyas attack' German journos in Ukhia camp

A group of Rohingyas in Ukhia's Kutupalong refugee camp attacked six people, including three German journalists, and snatched valuables from them yesterday.
21 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Myanmar has failed to act

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said it is unfortunate that Myanmar has failed to create a congenial atmosphere to take back Rohingyas, despite signing an agreement with Bangladesh on repatriation.
20 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Rohingya people sexually assaulted in Rakhine: Law minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq says Rohingya people were sexually assaulted in a tremendous extent when they had been in Rakhine State of Myanmar.
12 February 2019, 14:00 PM

22 Rohingyas rescued in Cox's Bazar

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued 22 Rohingyas, including children and women, from Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar early yesterday. The 22 were going to be trafficked to Malaysia through the Bay of Bengal.
11 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Child Marriage of Rohingya girl stopped in Malaysia

The wedding dinner is being prepared for about 100 guests. But the police knocked on the door as the bride was an 11-year-old girl who was about to be married off to a man 10 years older than her.
10 February 2019, 12:15 PM