Myanmar Rohingya Muslim crisis

Rohingya camps lack basic facilities: Sultana Kamal

Three Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar lack basic facilities like food, health and shelter, rights activist Sultana Kamal says. There is a continued risk of human trafficking at the refugee camps, Sultana Kamal added while addressing a press conference at the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU).
11 December 2017, 07:07 AM

Bangladesh draws global attention to Rohingya issue

Bangladesh has reiterated its support to the Rome Statute as it urges the world to bring an end to the culture of impunity and to work towards full implementation of the Statute.
9 December 2017, 05:52 AM

Pope asks for 'decisive' international step to end Rohingya crisis

Pope Francis says the international community must take "decisive measures" to address the Rohingya crisis taking into account the "gravity of the situation".
30 November 2017, 05:14 AM

Suu Kyi to visit China amid Western criticism over Rohingya exodus

Myanmar’s civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, will soon visit Beijing, state media said on Monday, as the southeast Asian nation appears to draw closer to its northern neighbour, China, amid global criticism over an exodus of Rohingya refugees.
27 November 2017, 07:45 AM

Hope and fear as pope lands in Myanmar

Pope Francis lands in Myanmar on a mission to dampen a powder keg of religious tension that many fear might only add sparks.
27 November 2017, 05:14 AM

Rohingya child happy with friends in Bangladesh

After her parents were forced to flee from Rakhine state of Myanmar, Noor has developed friendship with many similar to her age at a tiny village of Bangladesh.
22 November 2017, 07:25 AM

Unicef concerned over high level contamination of well water at Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar

Unicef has shown a deep concern over reports suggesting high levels of bacterial contamination (E.coli) from water drawn from wells inside the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar in Chittagong.
22 November 2017, 06:31 AM

China draws 3-stage path for Myanmar, Bangladesh to resolve Rohingya crisis

China has proposed a three-phase plan for resolving the Rohingya crisis, starting with a ceasefire in Myanmar's Rakhine State so that refugees can return from Bangladesh, China's foreign ministry says ahead of meeting of European and Asian officials in Myanmar.
20 November 2017, 06:47 AM

Rohingya crisis: US fact finding body visits Ukhia camp

A US delegation on a fact finding mission visits the Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhia upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
18 November 2017, 08:01 AM

Investigate atrocities on Rohingyas, Bangladesh tells UN

Terming the atrocities in Myanmar as a result of “state failure”, Bangladesh has called upon the United Nations Security Council to fully examine the persecution of Rohingyas.
29 September 2017, 10:19 AM

Solution lies with Myanmar

Solution to the Rohingya crisis lies in the refugees returning voluntarily to Myanmar from Bangladesh in a safe and dignified manner, said United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.
25 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Night at a refugee camp

7:00pm As the last relief truck departs, Shafiuallah Kata Pahar, a group of hillocks, reverts back to a strange sense of calm. People, carrying sacks of rice and packs of food, begin to return to their tents. Suddenly, the hills seem to be dotted with fireflies. Lamps and candles masquerade as shining stars in the sky on a dark night, lighting up one by one.
24 September 2017, 18:00 PM

World's most urgent refugee crisis: UNHCR

As Rohingyas have continued to flee into Bangladesh, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi warned of humanitarian disaster.
24 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Reactions to speech by Myanmar's Suu Kyi on violence in Rakhine state

Here are some reactions from diplomats, aid agency officials, human rights groups and others to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's first address to the nation since attacks by Rohingya Muslim insurgents on August 25 sparked a military response that has forced more than 410,000 Rohingya into neighboring Bangladesh.
19 September 2017, 10:31 AM

Rohingya crisis: South Korea urges international community to help Bangladesh

South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ahn Seong-doo calls upon the international community to help Bangladesh in addressing the Rohingya crisis.
18 September 2017, 14:58 PM

Govt wants peaceful solution to Rohingya crisis: Law minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq says the government wants the Rohingya crisis to be resolved in a peaceful manner and the foreign ministry is working to this effect.
17 September 2017, 15:03 PM

Angelina Jolie condemns Myanmar violence

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie condemns the violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and called on the country's government and its leader, Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi, to no longer remain silent.
17 September 2017, 13:57 PM

High stakes in Myanmar as Suu Kyi to address Rohingya crisis

As Rakhine state burns and Rohingya flee, Aung San Suu Kyi prepares to address Myanmar on the crisis for the first time -- a high wire act seeking to soothe global outrage without baiting an army that is again showing its teeth.
17 September 2017, 10:38 AM

Rohingya influx in Bangladesh now 409,000: IOM

An estimated 409,000 Rohingyas have arrived in Bangladesh until September 10, fleeing the military crackdown in Myanmar, says a report published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
16 September 2017, 14:57 PM

Don't interfere in Myanmar's internal matters

Amid an international outcry over the military persecution of Rohingyas in Rakhine, Russia yesterday called on other countries to refrain from interfering in Myanmar's internal affairs.
15 September 2017, 18:00 PM