Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Rohingya refugees pushed to the brink of starvation

WFP’s food aid cuts may lead to a humanitarian disaster
7 March 2025, 04:00 AM

Fresh Rohingya influx will deteriorate the refugee crisis

World leaders must address renewed concerns over funding
28 January 2025, 04:00 AM

9 Rohingyas turned away from Teknaf

Amid tension in Myanmar’s Rakhine state along the Bandarban and Cox’s Bazar border, nine Rohingyas tried to enter Bangladesh and were turned back yesterday morning.
22 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Rohingya refugees: Forsaken and forgotten

Rohingya refugees remain stuck in a limbo with no effective solution to the crisis in sight.
28 December 2023, 01:00 AM

Don’t let the Rohingya return to uncertainty

Safety and dignity in Myanmar must be ensured in repatriation talks.
7 September 2023, 01:00 AM

As funds for the Rohingya dwindle, so do their life prospects

World leaders must step up financial contributions to help the Rohingya
26 August 2023, 12:41 PM

'We are citizens of Myanmar; they must accept it'

On Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day, refugees in Cox's Bazar demand a safe return to Myanmar
25 August 2023, 08:59 AM

My life in the Rohingya camp

Six years ago, there was no option for 12-year-old Moshowraf but to escape Myanmar to survive.
24 August 2023, 18:01 PM

Words of a fed-up Rohingya refugee

Due to our isolation from our motherland for more than five years, we are gradually losing touch with our cultural practices that have been passed down from one generation to the next.
28 July 2023, 03:00 AM

Keep up the pressure on Myanmar

Don’t let it delay the repatriation of Rohingya refugees any further
16 March 2023, 10:32 AM

Cutting UN aid will spell disaster for Rohingya refugees

We join the voices of various agencies working on the ground in their alarm over this decision by the UN to cut aid.
18 February 2023, 13:00 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

5 Years of influx: Rohingya return a distant dream

Khin Maung dreamt of becoming a lawyer to help the Rohingyas realise their rights in a country where they were denied citizenship.
25 August 2022, 02:00 AM

There's no alternative to Rohingya repatriation

Bangladesh should not be made a victim of its own generosity
18 August 2022, 14:56 PM

Uncertainty over repatriation pushing Rohingyas towards crimes, Hasina tells UNHCR

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are getting frustrated due to prolonged uncertainty over repatriation to their homeland, Myanmar.
24 May 2022, 09:04 AM

Rohingya repatriation will begin anytime: Foreign secy

Repatriation of the Rohingya refugees, who fled to Bangladesh following the brutal military crackdown in Myanmar since August 2017, will begin anytime, Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque says.
18 August 2019, 12:29 PM

22 Rohingyas rescued from human traffickers

Police rescue 22 Rohingyas from human traffickers in Teknaf and Maheshkhali of Cox’s Bazar.
13 May 2019, 12:19 PM

Take steps against Myanmar

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the international community to come up with specific effective steps to force Myanmar to take back their over one million forcibly displaced nationals living in Bangladesh as per the agreements signed between the two countries.
9 September 2018, 18:00 PM

UNHCR scales up aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

As the number of Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar edges towards half a million, the UN Refugee Agency is stepping up delivery of life-saving aid to desperate people camped out near two official refugee camps in south-eastern Bangladesh.
22 September 2017, 11:29 AM

Writ seeks specific refugee law in Bangladesh

A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to formulate a specific law regarding the refugees taking shelter in Bangladesh.
17 September 2017, 12:19 PM