Rohingya Refugee Crisis
‘Rohingyas are forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, not refugees’
Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque says the government has decided to call Rohingya people "forcibly displaced nationals from Myanmar" instead of “refugees”.
28 September 2017, 09:26 AM
Govt to brief diplomats of UNSC’s member countries today
The government will brief nine diplomats stationed in Dhaka representing the countries which are members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) over Rohingya issue.
27 September 2017, 06:47 AM
UN experts urge Suu Kyi to visit Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar
Seven UN experts call upon Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi to personally meet the Rohingya refugees who have fled persecution in the country’s Rakhine State and taken shelter to Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar.
26 September 2017, 09:05 AM
UN to work with Asean to resolve crisis
The UN wants the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to intensify actions to solve the Rohingya refugee crisis, in which, it says, it is ready to cooperate with the 10-member regional body.
25 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Night at a refugee camp
7:00pm
As the last relief truck departs, Shafiuallah Kata Pahar, a group of hillocks, reverts back to a strange sense of calm. People, carrying sacks of rice and packs of food, begin to return to their tents.
Suddenly, the hills seem to be dotted with fireflies. Lamps and candles masquerade as shining stars in the sky on a dark night, lighting up one by one.
24 September 2017, 18:00 PM
World's most urgent refugee crisis: UNHCR
As Rohingyas have continued to flee into Bangladesh, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi warned of humanitarian disaster.
24 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Global community must step up Rohingya aid: UN
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says that the exodus of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh is “the most urgent refugee emergency in the world” right now.
24 September 2017, 12:18 PM
Unicef aids for Rohingyas arrive
The first consignment of Unicef’s emergency supplies for Rohingya refugee children, that contains 100 tonnes of supplies, has arrived in Dhaka.
24 September 2017, 11:42 AM
Gang rape horrors haunt Rohingya refugees
Shamila clutches her daughter's hand so tightly it turns white as she recounts how soldiers broke into her home in Myanmar and gang-raped her in front of her children -- a story heard over and over in Bangladesh refugee camps.
24 September 2017, 11:24 AM
Flow of Rohingya refugees on the rise again
The flow of Rohingya refugees from violence-torn Rakhine state in Myanmar slowed for the last few days owing to bad weather but thousands have started entering Bangladesh again.
24 September 2017, 07:04 AM
Myanmar landmines deadly for fleeing Rohingya: HRW
Myanmar security forces have laid landmines during the attacks on villages and along the Bangladesh border, posing a grave risk to Rohingya Muslims fleeing atrocities, Human Rights Watch said in a press release issued today.
23 September 2017, 09:46 AM
‘Rohingyas in India have no link to terror’
The two Rohingya refugees who have approached India’s top court against the government’s plans to deport them have said that the community has no connection to any criminal or terrorist activity.
23 September 2017, 07:13 AM
Army joins relief efforts among Rohingya refugees
Bangladesh Army starts working on the relief efforts and rehabilitation of Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar.
23 September 2017, 05:57 AM
All Rohingya refugees to be under biometric registration in 60 days
All the Rohingya refugees, who are now in Bangladesh after they fled persecution in the Rakhine state of Myanmar, will be biometrically registered in two months, Bangladesh's disaster management and relief minister said today.
21 September 2017, 07:45 AM
China calls for understanding of Myanmar's need to protect stability
Violent incidents in Myanmar's Rakhine state are unacceptable and there should be understanding of the Myanmar government's efforts to protect social stability, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Indonesian counterpart, state media has said.
20 September 2017, 12:34 PM
Army steps up relief drive as Rohingya suffer heavy rain: Quader
Bangladesh's army is ordered to take a bigger role helping hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled violence in Myanmar, amid warnings it could take six months to register the new refugees.
20 September 2017, 11:55 AM
Tillerson talks to Suu Kyi on Myanmar refugee crisis
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke by phone with Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday about the Rohingya Muslim refugee crisis as international condemnation intensified over the plight of the minority group.
20 September 2017, 05:14 AM
'Resolve Rohingya crisis before it’s too late'
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls upon the OIC member states to show a unity for solving the Rohingya crisis before it is too late and placed some proposals before the OIC, including full implementation of the recommendations made by the Kofi Annan Commission.
20 September 2017, 04:30 AM
Rohingya Muslims being wiped off Myanmar’s map
For generations, Rohingya Muslims have called Myanmar home. Now, in what appears to be a systematic purge, they are, quite literally, being wiped off the map.
19 September 2017, 07:04 AM
Highlights: Suu Kyi addresses nation on Rohingya crisis
Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in her first address to the nation since the recent Rohingya crisis, condemned all human rights violations and said anyone responsible for abuses in troubled Rakhine State would face the law. Here are the highlights of her televised address to the nation as reported by the Indian news portal.
19 September 2017, 04:59 AM