Rohingya Refugee Crisis
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
Rohingyas will be safe in areas 'designated' for them: Myanmar army chief
Rohingya refugees who return to Myanmar will be safe as long as they stay in the model villages built for them, the country's army chief says, renewing fears they will be kept in settlements indefinitely.
5 May 2018, 11:15 AM
US team in refugee camps investigating atrocities against Rohingya
The US government is conducting an intensive examination of alleged atrocities against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, documenting accusations of murder, rape, beatings and other possible offenses in an investigation that could be used to prosecute Myanmar's military for crimes against humanity, US officials tell Reuters.
25 April 2018, 13:31 PM
Rohingya repatriation: Dhaka signs MoU with UNHCR
Bangladesh signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, relating to voluntary return of Rohingya refugees, once conditions in Myanmar are conducive.
13 April 2018, 11:43 AM
‘Rohingyas to be relocated to habitable places’
Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque says that Rohingya refugees will be relocated to new places after ensuring that the areas are habitable. Rohingya refugees will be relocated to the places which are viable, he said.
2 April 2018, 08:04 AM
Rohingya refugee crisis, UN General Assembly and Bangladesh diplomacy
The latest incident of the Rohingya refugee influx into Bangladesh has produced a scenario which is different from earlier influxes in two aspects: one is humanitarian, which can be legally interpreted in various ways, from forced displacement to genocide. Killings, torture, rape, forced expulsion and starvation has driven nearly one million Rohingyas to take refuge in Bangladesh since August 2017.
21 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Myanmar violated border norms deploying addl forces: BGB
Myanmar has violated border norms by deploying additional forces with arms on their bordering area which is opposite to Bangladesh’s Tombru border, Border Guard Bangladesh Additional Director General Brig Gen Mojibur Rahman says.
1 March 2018, 13:25 PM
Rohingya crisis: Myanmar ‘bars entry’ for UK govt body after criticism
The Myanmar authorities allegedly block entry for a fact-finding committee of the British government following criticism by the UK MPs over Myanmar’s role in the Rohingya crisis.
1 March 2018, 11:32 AM
Suu Kyi’s choice is clear; resign or be held accountable
The three female Nobel Peace laureates--Tawakkol Karman, Shirin Ebadi and Mairead Maguire – today called for an immediate end to the “genocide” of the Rohingya people.
28 February 2018, 08:27 AM
Rohingyas now facing more dangers for impending monsoon: IOM
Despite escaping violence in their homeland, the impending cyclone and monsoon season mean the Rohingya refugees now face more life-threatening dangers from the weather and environmental conditions in Bangladesh, says the UN Migration Agency.
12 February 2018, 08:05 AM
Rohingya Refugees: More support needed as crisis growing: WB
The World Bank has said the Rohingya refugee crisis is growing at a rapid pace in Cox's Bazar and there is an urgent need to support the host communities to cope with the influx and to help those extremely vulnerable.
20 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Rohingya crisis growing, more support needed: World Bank
The Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh is growing at a rapid pace and there is an urgent need to support the host communities to cope with the influx and to help the refugees, the World Bank says.
20 January 2018, 07:39 AM
Rohingya refugee leaders draw up demands ahead of repatriation
Rohingya leaders in a Bangladesh refugee camp draw up a list of demands they want Myanmar to meet before authorities begin sending back hundreds of thousands in a repatriation process expected to begin next week and last for two years.
19 January 2018, 11:52 AM
India to help Bangladesh
India yesterday assured Bangladesh of its continued support to help the neighbouring country deal with the Rohingya refugee crisis.
17 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Plea seeking legality of marrying Rohingya girl rejected
The High Court rejects a writ petition filed by a Bangladeshi national seeking its order on the government not to harass or arrest his son for marrying a Rohingya girl who has fled from Myanmar.
8 January 2018, 13:59 PM
Rohingya: OIC rights body finds organised campaign of ethnic cleansing
The OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) says the situation of Rohingyas carries the hallmark of an organised campaign of ethnic cleansing, which is a crime against humanity under international law and must be stopped by all means.
5 January 2018, 14:13 PM