Looming famine in Rakhine signals wider crisis in Myanmar, shows UN report
Nov 08, 2024, at 09:17 pm
Up to two million people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state face the dire prospect of famine, amid a broader economic collapse and worsening humanitarian crisis triggered by the military’s 2021 overthrow of the democratically elected government.
Six years on, still no justice for Myanmar’s Rohingya
Aug 25, 2023, at 10:05 pm
UN human rights chief Volker Türk, on Thursday, reiterated the call for accountability and justice for the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya driven from their homes in Myanmar by security forces in 2017, in what has been described as “textbook” ethnic cleansing.
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need urgent support as crises multiply: UNHCR
Aug 23, 2023, at 08:35 pm
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is calling on the international community to renew its commitment to the nearly one million Rohingya refugees who have fled persecution in Myanmar for neighbouring Bangladesh.
EU official says discussions will be held with other nation to resolve Rohingya crisis
Aug 02, 2023, at 11:45 pm
European Union's Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore recently said discussion will be held with other nations to ensure what other steps are needed to be taken to resolve the Rohingya crisis.
Funding ‘simply not enough’ for Rohingya refugees, UN agencies report
Jul 21, 2023, at 04:57 pm
New York: Current funding for critical aid efforts supporting Rohingya refugees living in camps in southern Bangladesh is simply not enough, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has said, as dwindling resources have forced the second ration cut in three months.
Bangladesh: Youth killed in Rohingya camp by unknown miscreants
Jun 26, 2023, at 11:00 pm
Cox's Bazar: A group of miscreants allegedly killed a Rohingya youth at Kutupalong Camp in Ukhiya of Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar area on Monday.
Bangladesh: Rohingya man killed during gunfight between two criminal gans in Cox's Bazar
Jun 13, 2023, at 11:29 pm
Dhaka: In a suspected gunfight between two criminal gangs a Rohingya man was killed in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar area on Tuesday, media reports said.
Bangladesh must suspend plans to return Rohingya refugees to Myanmar: Rights expert
Jun 09, 2023, at 09:22 pm
Bangladesh must “immediately suspend” a pilot repatriation project for Rohingya refugees to return to Myanmar, where they face “serious risks” to their lives and freedom, a UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Thursday.
UN in Bangladesh decries devastating new round of rations cuts for Rohingya refugees
Jun 03, 2023, at 12:32 am
The UN in Bangladesh on Thursday condemned a second cut in food rations for Rohingya refugees who are sheltering in the country, after a funding shortfall of $56 million compelled the World Food Programme (WFP) to enforce the cuts.
Rohingya man shot dead in Cox's Bazar
Jun 03, 2023, at 12:00 am
Dhaka: A Rohingya refugee was shot dead in a refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar on Friday, media reports said.
May 14, 2023, at 07:43 am
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh authorities have launched a massive evacuation campaign to move almost half a million people away from the southeastern coastline as Cyclone Mocha, one of the most powerful cyclones seen in Bangladesh in almost two decades, is expected to make landfall in the country.
Bangladesh: Several houses gutted in Rohingya camp fire
Apr 29, 2023, at 11:25 am
Cox's Bazar: Several houses were gutted as a fire broke out at a Rohingya camp in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar region on Friday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Rohingya man shot dead in Ukhiya camp
Apr 01, 2023, at 09:25 pm
Cox's Bazar: A Rohingya man was shot dead in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar area.
Bangladesh: Rohingya camp leader ‘shot and hacked to death’ in Ukhiya
Mar 07, 2023, at 10:46 pm
Cox's Bazar: Dozens of people have shot and hacked to death a Rohingya leader in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya region in Bangladesh, media reports said.
Mar 07, 2023, at 09:46 pm
Dhaka/New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday expressed sadness as 12,000 people lost shelter after a large number of shanties were destroyed in a fire tragedy at a Rohingya camp in Bangladesh's Cox’s Bazar region.
Bangladesh: Thousands left homeless after fire breaks out at Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar
Mar 06, 2023, at 04:34 am
Cox's Bazar: As many as 2,000 shanties were gutted as a fire broke out at a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar area of Bangladesh, leaving a large number of people homeless, media reports said on Sunday.
Bangladesh: Fire breaks out at Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar, no injury
Mar 06, 2023, at 12:08 am
Authorities have brought the fire, which broke out at a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya region in Bangladesh, under control, media reports said on Sunday.
IOM steps up support as Rohingya refugee numbers rise in Southeast Asia
Feb 01, 2023, at 05:21 pm
New York: Increasing numbers of Rohingya refugees have been arriving in Southeast Asian countries by sea and land, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Tuesday as it scales up support in the region.
Steep increase in deadly boat journeys reflects Rohingyas’ desperation: UNHCR
Jan 18, 2023, at 07:39 pm
New York: The steep increase in the number of Rohingya refugees risking their lives to cross the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal last year is a reflection of their growing desperation, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: Two Rohingya leaders killed in refugee camp
Jan 09, 2023, at 03:01 pm
Cox's Bazar: Two Rohingya leaders have been killed in Rohingya camp in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar area, media reports said on Monday.
Bangladesh: 6 Rohingya robbers held in Cox's Bazar
Jan 03, 2023, at 11:15 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh Coast Guard officials have arrested six Rohingya robbers with 14 domestic and foreign firearms, 486 rounds of ammunition and yaba from Cox's Bazar region of the country, media reports said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: Rohingya leader shot dead in Ukhiya camp
Dec 26, 2022, at 11:39 pm
Dhaka: A Rohingya leader has been shot dead in a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Ukhiya region, media reports said on Monday.
Bangladesh: Volunteer guard attacked and killed at Rohingya refugee camp
Sep 21, 2022, at 11:12 pm
Dhaka: Unknown people shot and hacked to dead a volunteer guard at a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya, media reports said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina feels India can play major role in resolving Rohingya issue
Sep 06, 2022, at 12:26 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the Rohingya migrants are a “big burden” on her country and the South Asian nation is reaching out to the international community to ensure their return to their homeland, Myanmar.
‘Comprehensive’ solution needed to end mass displacement of Rohingya
Aug 26, 2022, at 08:56 pm
New York: It’s been five years since more than 700,000 ethnic Rohingya fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape a brutal military crackdown. The UN chief on Thursday called on the international community to find “comprehensive, durable and inclusive solutions” to help end their plight.
Myanmar: 5 years since Rohingya mass exodus, UNHCR urges solutions
Aug 24, 2022, at 08:00 pm
New York: This week marks five years since more than 700,000 ethnic Rohingya fled military persecution from Myanmar for neighbouring Bangladesh, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday, appealing to the international community for greater support.
Rohingya refugees share concerns with UN rights commissioner during visit to Cox’s Bazar
Aug 17, 2022, at 11:04 pm
New York: During her first official visit to Bangladesh, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, met with a host of officials, civil society representatives and Rohingya refugees on Tuesday.
17 Rohingya feared dead amid storm off Myanmar coast: UNHCR
May 24, 2022, at 07:19 pm
New York: The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has said it is shocked and saddened by reports that more than a dozen Rohingya – including children – have perished at sea off the coast of Myanmar over the weekend.
Bangladesh: Police detain 10 suspected robbers from Rohingya refugee settlement
May 04, 2022, at 11:04 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh police have detained 10 suspected robbers when they conducted a raid at a Rohingya refugee settlement in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf Upazila, media reports said on Wednesday
Response plan launched to support 1.4 million Rohingya and Bangladeshis
Mar 30, 2022, at 05:51 pm
New York: “Robust and sustained international support” is again needed for Rohingya refugees and the Bangladeshi communities generously hosting them, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.