Myanmar Rohingya refugee crisis
Myanmar says temporary camp will house 30,000 Rohingyas targeted for repatriation
Myanmar is building a camp to temporarily house 30,000 Rohingya Muslims targeted for repatriation after fleeing violence in Rakhine State, state media reports, as Myanmar and Bangladesh meet to discuss how to implement a repatriation deal.
15 January 2018, 11:38 AM
Massacre in Rakhine: Myanmar admits it for the first time
Members confessed they killed 10 Bengali terrorists," the office said in its post, using a pejorative term for Rohingya and blaming militants for causing the unrest in the village.
10 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Analysis: No sign Rohingya will be allowed to return home
After facing international outrage and charges of ethnic cleansing, Myanmar made a pledge: Rohingya Muslims who fled the country by the hundreds of thousands would start their journey home within weeks. With so many obstacles, however, and no real sign of good will, few believe that will happen.
25 December 2017, 06:00 AM
Long march for Rohingyas’ safe return
Ideal Citizen Movement (ICM), a non-political organisation, begins a long march from Dhaka towards Cox’s Bazar demanding safe and dignified return of Rohingya refugees to their homeland in Myanmar.
23 December 2017, 11:57 AM
Myanmar military says investigating mass grave in Rakhine state
Myanmar’s army says that security forces have discovered a mass grave on the edge of a village in Rakhine State, and have launched an investigation.
19 December 2017, 04:49 AM
Rohingya crisis: Bangladesh seeks bilateral, global urgent action
Bangladesh has said not only bilateral, but the international community’s urgent action is needed for the permanent solution to Rohingya crisis.
11 December 2017, 04:27 AM
[Watch] French internet celebrities raise funds for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
A group of French internet celebrities team up to raise funds for the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh with the power of social media.
3 December 2017, 07:17 AM
Pope says defence of Rohingya got through in Myanmar
Pope Francis defends his strategy of avoiding the term “Rohingya” in Myanmar, saying he believed he got his message across to both the civilian and military leadership without shutting down dialogue.
3 December 2017, 04:35 AM
Pope urges respect for human rights in Myanmar, avoids 'Rohingya' row
Pope Francis urges the leaders of majority-Buddhist Myanmar to commit themselves to justice, human rights and respect for "each ethnic group and its identity", while avoiding a diplomatic backlash by not using the highly charged term "Rohingya" in his addresses to officials, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
28 November 2017, 09:03 AM
Suu Kyi loses Freedom of Oxford over Rohingya crisis
Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been stripped off an honour granting her the Freedom of Oxford over her response to the country's Rohingya crisis.
28 November 2017, 04:30 AM
UK reaffirms support for Bangladesh, Rohingyas
United Kingdom's International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt today pledged that the UK will continue to stand by Rohingya people and Bangladesh.
27 November 2017, 07:35 AM
Govt wants solution to Rohingya crisis keeping ties unharmed: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the government wants to solve the Rohingya crisis keeping the 'good relations' with neighbouring Myanmar unharmed.
26 November 2017, 07:29 AM
What will be fate of Rohingyas entered before Oct 9, 2016: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir raises a question over the fate of the Rohingyas, who entered Bangladesh before October 9, 2016 in the face of persecution in Myanmar.
25 November 2017, 15:15 PM
Rohingya repatriation deal: Bangladesh’s interest kept intact, says foreign minister
Expressing his satisfaction over the arrangement signed with Myanmar on repatriation of the Rohingyas, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali says the deal hampered no interests of Bangladesh.
25 November 2017, 06:19 AM
Many hurdles there to cross before repatriation: Prof Ali Riaz
Though Bangladesh and Myanmar sign a repatriation arrangement document to start a process in next two months, there are too many hurdles to get over before any repatriation to commence, says an international analyst.
25 November 2017, 05:51 AM
Start Rohingya repatriation, PM to Myanmar
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina renews her call to Myanmar to immediately start the repatriation of their forcibly displaced Rohingya nationals from Bangladesh.
23 November 2017, 06:46 AM
Rohingya repatriation to begin in 2 months, Bangladesh-Myanmar inks deal
Bangladesh has signed a deal with Myanmar on Rohingya repatriation without any specific deadline but with high hopes that the forcibly displaced Rohingyas will start returning to their homeland within the next two months.
23 November 2017, 04:24 AM
Rohingya crisis: Dhaka-Naypyitaw talks begin
Bangladesh and Myanmar have begun their long-sought two-day talks with high hopes that it will yield outcomes to sign an MoU enabling both the countries to start the repatriation process of all the Rohingyas from Bangladesh to their homeland Myanmar.
22 November 2017, 04:42 AM
Canadian int’l development minister to visit Bangladesh Nov 21-23
Marie-Claude Bibeau, Canada’s Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, is to visit Bangladesh from November 21 to 23 to witness first-hand the devastating impact of the Rohingya refugee crisis and discuss with Bangladesh government its efforts to address the crisis.
19 November 2017, 06:07 AM
Unicef, govt launch nutrition interventions for Rohingya children
Unicef along with the government of Bangladesh and other sectoral partners launched ‘Nutrition Action Week’ to bolster nutrition interventions for Rohingya children.
16 November 2017, 07:11 AM