UN top court to hear Rohingya genocide today
Feb 21, 2022, at 08:48 pm
The Hague/UNI: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will resume hearing on the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar on Monday and the junta government is expected to represent the country in place of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Bangladesh: Rights experts decry ‘appalling’ culture of impunity around killing of journalists
Feb 12, 2022, at 07:24 pm
New York: Authorities in Bangladesh have yet to conduct an investigation into the murder of prominent journalists Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi 10 years after they were killed, UN human rights experts said on Friday.
Fire breaks out at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh, over 1000 shanties gutted
Jan 10, 2022, at 02:47 pm
Dhaka: More than 1,000 shanties were gutted as a fire broke out at a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya on Sunday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Fire breaks out at Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar
Jan 10, 2022, at 02:42 am
Cox’s Bazar: A Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox’s Bazar area caught fire on Sunday.
Turkish Minister Solaiman Salu reviews Rohingya camp in Bangladesh
Jan 08, 2022, at 09:23 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Turkish Home Minister Solaiman Salu has reached Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar to review the Rohingya camp.
Urgent action needed to save Rohingya refugees distressed at sea in Indonesia
Dec 31, 2021, at 04:40 pm
New York: The UN refugee agency called on Wednesday for the immediate, life-saving disembarkation of a group of Rohingya refugees in distress at sea off the coast of Indonesia.
Bangladesh: Alleged ARSA leader found dead in Rohingya camp
Nov 03, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Cox Bazar: Mohammad Hashim, an alleged Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) leader, has been found dead in a Rohingya camp situated in Bangladesh's Cox Bazar region.
Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah killing: Key suspect arrested
Oct 23, 2021, at 10:29 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh police have arrested have arrested a person for is alleged involvement in the murder of Rohingya leader Md Mohib Ullah.
Refugee Leader Killing: Bangladeshi court sends two suspects to 3-day remand
Oct 03, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Cox's Bazar: A local Bangladeshi court on Sunday sent two suspects arrested in connection with the killing of Rohingya refugee leader Mohib Ullah at a refugee camp in Ukhiya to three days police custody, media reports said.
UN rights chief calls for investigation into ‘heartbreaking’ killing of veteran Rohingya activist
Oct 02, 2021, at 09:20 pm
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called for a prompt, thorough, and effective investigation into the killing of a veteran Rohingya activist at a refugee camp in Bangladesh.
Rohingya refugees receive first COVID vaccinations in Bangladesh
Aug 13, 2021, at 07:21 pm
New York: More than 4,000 Rohingyas living in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps in Bangladesh have received their first COVID-19 vaccine shots, as part of a national inoculation drive to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: Deadly flooding, landslides devastate Rohingya refugees
Jul 30, 2021, at 06:13 pm
New York: Three days of strong winds and heavy monsoon rain on sprawling refugee sites in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar have taken Rohingya refugee lives and wreaked havoc and destruction, the UN refugee agency said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh decides to vaccinate Rohingyas: FS Masud Bin Momen
Jul 28, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh government has decided to vaccinate the Rohingyas as part of an inclusive vaccination programme.
Bangladesh: 10 shanties in Rohingya camp gutted, no casualty
Jul 21, 2021, at 03:21 pm
Dhaka: At least 10 shanties were gutted as fire broke out at Balukhali Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox’s Bazar city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Jul 17, 2021, at 09:46 pm
China and Bangladesh have agreed to work towards the repatriation of the Rohingya refugees to the Rakhine state in Myanmar and underscored the need for resuming tripartite talks on the issue, a Bangladesh government statement said. Bangladesh Foreign Minister A K Momen and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, who met on the sidelines of a conference in Tashkent, also discussed Dhaka’s plans for co-production of vaccines.
Can't lodge Rohingyas for an indefinite period: Bangladesh PM Hasina
Jun 24, 2021, at 02:27 am
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday renewed her call to the global community to ensure the dignified repatriation of Rohingyas as they are posing a big security threat to Bangladesh as well as the region.
UN delegation lauds Bangladesh's Rohingya rehab move to Bay of Bengal island Bhasan Char
Jun 05, 2021, at 03:38 am
Dhaka: A high-level UN delegation, which had recently visited Bangladesh, appreciated PM Sheikh Hasina-led government over the Bhasan Char rehabilitation project of the Rohingyas and sought the international community's support to ensure the refugees live there with dignity.
UN officials reach Bangladesh to take stock of Rohingya refugee camps
May 31, 2021, at 03:07 am
Two senior officials of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) have reached Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Sunday for a four-day visit to take stock of Rohingya refugee camps which host over 1.1 million refugees from Myanmar.
UN launches response plan to ‘safeguard the well-being and dignity’ of Rohingya in Bangladesh
May 19, 2021, at 07:04 pm
New York: Under the leadership of the Government of Bangladesh, the Organization for Migration (IOM) and UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) launched a $943 million plan on Tuesday to “safeguard the well-being and dignity” of Rohingya refugees in the country and their host communities.
UN satisfied with relocation of Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char island
Apr 17, 2021, at 04:23 am
The team of the United Nations who had visited Bhasan Char island - the new site for the relocation of 100,000 Rohingya refugees - has expressed its satisfaction with the facilities developed by the Bangladesh government. Initially, the government had faced criticism for its relocation plan.
Bangladesh: A group of 10 heads of missions visited Rohingyas camp in Bhashanchar
Apr 04, 2021, at 10:04 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bangladesh organized a day-long trip on Saturday to Bhashanchar for a group of High Commissioners/Ambassadors based in Dhaka.
UN emergency fund allocates $14 million for Rohingya refugees left homeless by massive fire
Mar 26, 2021, at 10:54 pm
New York: The United Nations’ top relief official on Wednesday released $14 million in emergency funding to provide life-saving assistance to thousands of Rohingya refugee families, after a massive fire ripped through the Kutupalong camp in southern Bangladesh, earlier this week.
UN teams assisting tens of thousands of refugees, after massive fire rips through camp in Bangladesh
Mar 24, 2021, at 05:13 pm
New York: United Nations humanitarian personnel are on the ground evacuating tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees, after a devastating fire tore through the Kutupalong camp, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, the world’s largest refugee camp.
OIC Assistant Sec Gen Youssef Aldobeay visits Rohingya camps
Mar 01, 2021, at 02:25 am
Dhaka/UNI: A five-member OIC delegation led by OIC Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Amb. Youssef Aldobeay visited Bhashan Char and Kutupalong Rohingya Camps in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday.
Rohingya refugees: UN agency urges immediate rescue to prevent ‘tragedy’ on Andaman Sea
Feb 23, 2021, at 10:18 pm
New York: The UN refugee agency (UNHCR), on Monday, called for immediate efforts to search and rescue a group of Rohingya refugees, who have been adrift on the Andaman Sea for over a week.
Rohingya refugees: UN agency urges immediate rescue to prevent tragedy on Andaman Sea
Feb 22, 2021, at 09:45 pm
New York: The UN refugee agency (UNHCR), on Monday, called for immediate efforts to search and rescue a group of Rohingya refugees, who have been adrift on the Andaman Sea for over a week.
UN steps up support for thousands left homeless after fire at Rohingya refugee camp
Jan 16, 2021, at 03:04 pm
New York: UN agencies have stepped up efforts to help thousands of Rohingya refugees left without shelter after a devastating fire tore through a crowded refugee camp in south-eastern Bangladesh on Thursday.
Bangladesh: Rohingyas new group to shift Bhasan Char
Dec 28, 2020, at 09:29 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh will move a second group of Rohingya refugees to a low-lying island in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday, officials said, despite calls by rights groups to stop the relocation on safety grounds.
Transfer of Rohingya refugees to Bay of Bengal island ‘must be voluntary’: UN refugee agency
Dec 08, 2020, at 04:10 pm
New York: The head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), has voiced concerns over the reported relocation of some Rohingya refugees by Bangladeshi authorities, to an island off the country’s coast, in the Bay of Bengal.
Bangladesh authorities start relocating Rohingyas to Bhasan Char island, refugees express happiness
Dec 06, 2020, at 12:18 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh authorities have started relocating thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote island, a move which they expect will bring 'peace' to them.