Rohingya Refugee Crisis
Rohingya inflow: Strain on already crammed camps
The refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar have become overwhelmed with the recent inflow of Rohingyas arriving since November 2023, with authorities now scrambling to arrange accommodation and food for them.
30 April 2025, 18:07 PM
Now is the time to act on Rohingya crisis
Bangladesh faces challenges managing the Rohingya crisis without a clear asylum policy.
9 January 2025, 07:00 AM
Yunus urges expedited third-country resettlement of Rohingya refugees
Chief Adviser to the interim government Muhammad Yunus today called for an expedited third-country resettlement of Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh.
8 September 2024, 11:47 AM
Building resilience ignites ‘hope away from home’ for Rohingya refugees
This World Refugee Day, there is an urgent need to invest in collective efforts to allow the Rohingya to become self-reliant.
20 June 2023, 02:00 AM
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3 December 2022, 12:00 PM
Rakhine is boiling again. Will we look away?
After a two-year pause, the conflict between the Arakan Army (AA) and Myanmar’s military junta has resurged in Rakhine.
27 October 2022, 17:00 PM
PM urges UN, int’l community for intensified role in Rohingya repatriation
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday (September 20, 2022) reiterated her call to the international community and the United Nations (UN) to play intensified role in solving the Rohingya crisis by repatriating the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals to their motherland.
21 September 2022, 08:06 AM
Bangladesh truly a champion on migration management: IOM
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has appreciated Bangladesh’s overall migration management and gradual prevention of irregular migration enabling regular migration.
26 July 2022, 15:29 PM
Arab star Sabry visits Rohingya refugee camps
Arab film and TV star and World Food Programme (WFP) Goodwill Ambassador Hend Sabry visits the Rohingya families in the refugee camps of Bangladesh to show that suffering has no borders and humanity has no boundaries.
16 November 2019, 04:58 AM
‘Barbed wire fences around Rohingya camps soon’
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says the government will install barbed wire fences around the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar soon, aiming to stop the spread of Rohingyas across the country.
26 September 2019, 10:26 AM
Dhaka to brief diplomats over Rohingya issue tomorrow
Bangladesh will brief the diplomats stationed in Dhaka about the latest situation over the Rohingya issue tomorrow as two consecutive efforts to begin the repatriation of the displaced people failed amid their unwillingness and trust-deficit among them.
28 August 2019, 13:12 PM
Rohingyas demand justice for genocide in Myanmar
Thousands of Rohingya refugees gather for a rally at Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar and demanded justice on completion of two years since the Rohingya influx began following persecution by Myanmar armed forces.
25 August 2019, 05:43 AM
Dhaka seeks strong global response to resolve Rohingya crisis
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen says Bangladesh will take a tougher position over Rohingya issue saying the global leadership must resolve it quickly to ensure greater peace and stability in the region.
23 August 2019, 13:34 PM
Mount pressure on Myanmar: Bangladesh to diplomats
Bangladesh urges the international community to ramp up pressure on Myanmar so that it creates a conducive environment for Rohingya repatriation.
12 June 2019, 04:57 AM
Ramadan, Iftar evoke feelings of nostalgia among Rohingyas
Ramadan is the month when Muslims try to get closer to each other with greater love and affection with the spirit of the holy month. But the Rohingya Muslims living in Cox's Bazar camps find it painful when they get together for having iftar meal as their tragic memories constantly haunt them.
21 May 2019, 05:37 AM
Turkey pledges support to end Rohingya crisis
Turkey is committed to working with Bangladesh in regional and international levels to bring an end to the Rohingya crisis that has been affecting Bangladesh in socio-economic, environmental and even diplomatic fronts.
19 May 2019, 14:39 PM
Rohingya Repatriation: Plans pushed back to 2019
Bangladesh's plans to tackle the Rohingya refugee crisis have been stalled until the new year with repatriation and relocation programmes only likely to be revisited following year-end general elections, a top Bangladeshi official said yesterday.
18 November 2018, 18:00 PM
WB regional vice president due today
World Bank Vice President for the South Asia region, Hartwig Schafer, is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka today to further deepen the
22 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Germany to help Bangladesh find solution to Rohingya crisis
German Foreign Minister of State Niels Annen has said his government will provide political support to have a solution to Rohingya crisis through ensuring safe and sustainable return of the displaced people to their own homeland.
20 July 2018, 10:40 AM
Provide evidence of mass atrocities against Rohingyas to ICC, TIB to govt
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) urges the government to provide evidence of mass atrocities against Rohingyas to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
29 May 2018, 15:13 PM