Rohingya refugee camps

A lucky escape

It’s a sigh of relief for Bangladesh.
14 May 2023, 21:00 PM

What if the Rohingya are not repatriated?

A pilot project to repatriate over 1,100 Rohingya refugees is now in discussion between Bangladesh and Myanmar, negotiated by China.
6 May 2023, 14:00 PM

Combatting the Rohingya refugee crisis with nature-based solutions

Environment and ecosystem rehabilitation has always been a cross-cutting issue in the JRPs. It is indeed exciting for environmentalists to see NbS finding its place in the world's largest refugee camp sheltering about a million of Myanmar’s Muslim minority.
5 May 2023, 06:00 AM

The complexities behind the violence in Rohingya camps

Reportedly, various armed organisations and small groups are active within the Rohingya camps.
13 December 2022, 10:22 AM

Rohingya, Geopolitics and Myanmar: An Uncertain Future

Myanmar's geopolitical value is putting Bangladesh in a tight spot
14 November 2022, 15:00 PM

‘Bangladesh can’t wait forever to resolve the Teesta issue’

The next stage of Bangladesh-India relations should involve long-term, innovative projects.
5 September 2022, 13:41 PM

Rohingya crisis and the need for political unity

The process of building a political community – veritably a nation in the case of the Rohingya – is a long one.
5 September 2022, 08:52 AM

‘Rohingya refugees need education to take control of their future’

Rohingya human rights activist Razia Sultana talks to Shuprova Tasneem from The Daily Star on Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day.
24 August 2022, 19:00 PM

45 Rohingyas held in Ctg

A total of 45 Rohingya men, who fled refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar at different times, were detained by police at a house in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila early yesterday.
2 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Tension soars between locals and Rohingyas

Tensions ran high in Teknaf’s Hnila union yesterday after some Rohingya criminals killed a Jubo League leader at a refugee camp in the area on Thursday night.
24 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Repatriation: Malaysia to work with Bangladesh

Malaysia said it would work together with Bangladesh to ensure quick repatriation of the Rohingya as well as accountability for the persecutions committed against the Muslim minority group in Myanmar.
7 July 2019, 18:00 PM

16 injured as locals clash with police

At least 16 people, including two police men, were injured in a clash after locals blocked a road in Ukhia yesterday morning demanding quick repatriation of the Rohingyas and fences around the refugee camps.
4 March 2019, 18:00 PM

4,300 acres of hills, forests razed for Rohingya shelters

A total of 4,300 acres of hills and forests were razed down to make temporary shelters, facilities and cooking fuel in Ukhia and Teknaf of Cox's Bazar, threatening the biodiversity of the three ecologically-critical areas of the country, according to a latest report.
18 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Chiefs of 4 int’l aid orgs to visit Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh

The high commissioner of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), the president of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), United Nations Secretary General and World Bank Group President will visit Bangladesh on June 30.
20 June 2018, 06:48 AM

12 Rohingyas hurt in clash at Nayapara camp in Teknaf

At least 12 people are injured in a clash between two groups of Rohingyas at Nayapara camp in Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar.
19 June 2018, 13:56 PM

Monsoon Worry: UN gears up aid efforts in refugee camps

UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has said it is rushing additional aid to Bangladesh where the first monsoon rains in Cox's Bazar district affected hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees there.
4 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Rohingya man killed in elephant attack

A Rohingya refugee is trampled to death and five others injuried in what is believed to be a wild elephant attack in Ukhia upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
19 January 2018, 12:19 PM

SCBA demands army deployment at Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) demands the government deploys army at the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s bazaar for smooth distribution of relief items among them.
17 September 2017, 07:50 AM