Boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes near Bangladesh, at least 11 dead
Oct 09, 2017, at 03:04 pm
Cox's Bazar, Oct 9 (IBNS): At least 11 Rohingya refugees have died after a boat carrying them capsized near the Bangladeshi coast on Monday morning, local Dhaka Tribune reported.
Half a million Rohingya arrive in Bangladesh; UN agencies rush to provide shelter, clean water
Sep 30, 2017, at 09:54 am
New York, Sept 30(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency announced on Friday that it has started distributing plastic sheeting and essential relief items to Rohingyas arriving in from Myanmar into neighbouring Bangladesh, as part of a massive effort to cut the time refugees spend in the open.
Myanmar photographers released on bail in Bangladesh
Sep 23, 2017, at 06:25 pm
Dhaka, Sep 23 (IBNS): Bangladesh authorities have release two Myanmar photographers covering the Rohingya crisis for German magazine, according to media reports on Saturday.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina meets Rohingya refugees
Sep 13, 2017, at 02:15 am
Dhaka, Sept 12 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday met Rohingya refugees who have currently fled Myanmar to take refuge in the neighbouring nation.
Bangladesh: Rohingya boat capsizes, 6 bodies recovered
Sep 06, 2017, at 10:32 pm
Dhaka, Sept 6 (IBNS):A boat capsized in Naf river in Teknaf upazila of Bangladesh's Cox’s Bazar area, leaving at least six Rohingya refugees dead, media reports said on Wednesday.
Rohingya crisis: Malala slams Myanmar govt, urges fellow Nobel laureate Suu Kyi to take steps
Sep 04, 2017, at 03:46 pm
London, Sep 4 (IBNS): Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has urged fellow recipient Aung San Suu Kyi to look into the ongoing Rohingya crisis in the latter's country, while slamming the Myanmar government for the lack of competence in handling the matter.
Pope Francis to visit Bangladesh this year
Aug 28, 2017, at 09:48 pm
Dhaka, Aug 28 (IBNS): Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church will visit Bangladesh later this year, officials said.
Myanmar: Displaced Rohingya at risk of ‘re-victimization’ warns UN refugee agency
May 05, 2017, at 09:30 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News): The tens of thousands of members of Myanmar’s Rohingya community who fled inter-communal violence in north of the country and sought refuge in Bangladesh remain highly vulnerable and risk being “re-victimized even in exile†unless urgent action is taken, a senior United Nations refugee protection official has warned.
Dec 19, 2016, at 10:35 pm
New York, Dec 19 (IBNS): The Myanmar security forces are responsible for unlawful killings, multiple rapes and the burning down of houses and entire villages in a campaign of violence against Rohingya people that may amount to crimes against humanity, Amnesty International reveals in a new report on Monday.