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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

India yesterday assured Bangladesh of its continued support to help the neighbouring country deal with the Rohingya refugee crisis.

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.

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.

The UN General Assembly urges Myanmar to end a military campaign against Muslim Rohingya and called for the appointment of a UN special envoy, despite opposition from China, Russia and some regional countries.

Bangladesh launches a vaccination campaign against diphtheria and other preventable diseases for Rohingya children aged six weeks to six years living in 12 camps and temporary refugee settlements in Cox’s Bazar.

European Union (EU) Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides says EU wants “safe and dignified” return of Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar as he calls on foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali at his office.

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) pushes in six Rohingyas of a family through Nazirakona border in Mujibnagar upazila of Meherpur early today.

Visiting Jordan’s Queen Rania Al-Abdullah blames Myanmar government for carrying out ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine in a planned way.