Cox’s Bazar – Thousands of Rohingyas staged a huge rally in Ukhiya on Sunday demanding that the international community step up pressure on Myanmar to meet their five-point demand, including repatriation, citizenship and trial in the international court of those…
Cox’s Bazar, Aug 23 (UNB) – Hundreds of agitated locals stormed a Rohingya camp and vandalised makeshift houses and NGO offices following the murder of a local Jubo League leader in Teknaf. They burned tyres and plastic boxes to block…
Dhaka, Aug 21 – The stage was prepared to orchestrate the act of sending back the displaced Rohingya persons to their homeland in Myanmar but the protagonists the Rohingyas ignored the call of the authorities to return until their several…
Cox’s Bazar, Aug 22 (UNB) – Despite all the preparations, no Rohingya turned up on Thursday to avail of the “voluntary” repatriation offer given to them to go back to their place of origin in Rakhine State of Myanmar prompting…
Dhaka, Aug 21 – Though the authorities are ready to start the Rohingya repatriation process today but the matter is still uncertain as they could not get any solid statement from the displaced people during their interview for their voluntary…
Cox’s Bazar, July 27 (UNB) – The visiting Myanmar delegation and Rohingya representatives here on Saturday agreed to participate in a joint dialogue on repatriation issues. Apart from representatives from Myanmar and the Rohingya community, representatives from Bangladesh and UN…
Dhaka, July 13 – China has said it will continue to host trilateral meetings with Bangladesh and Myanmar providing a platform for dialogue to promote early return of Rohingyas to Rakhine in Myanmar from Cox’s Bazar.
Dhaka, July 4 – The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday requested its Judges to authorise an investigation into alleged crimes like deportation, other inhumane acts and persecution committed against Rohingyas from Myanmar. As Myanmar is not…
Sangsad Bhaban, Jun 26 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the security and stability of Bangladesh could be hampered if the displaced Rohingya people cannot be repatriated soon. “If we can’t send them back soon, there’s an…
Dhaka, April 17 (UNB) – Japan has laid emphasis on safe, voluntary repatriation of Rohingyas with dignity under the cooperation of the United Nations (UN) noting that there is no “enough” support for them. “We’ve tremendous tasks to help the…
Dhaka, April 10 – Bangladesh has urged the United States to pass a resolution imposing sanctions on perpetrators and entities in Myanmar who had persecuted the minority Rohingyas and grossly violated their human rights. In his meeting with Senator Christopher…
Dhaka, April 09 – Bangladesh has sought support from the United States to create a safe zone for Rohingyas in the Rakhine Stay of Myanmar, monitored by international human rights groups, with credible international pressure on Myanmar for their safe…
Zonta Club of Greater Dhaka on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Coastal Association for Social Transformation Trust (COAST) to support Rohingya families in Cox’s Bazar.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and its partners have been turning to green and non-polluting technology, including solar power, to help provide safe and clean water to Rohingyas living in the crowded settlements in Cox’s Bazar district.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has said there is compelling evidence that the Myanmar military committed ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, and genocide against the Rohingya, the Muslim minority population of Myanmar.
The Rohingya community has continued to express ‘unwillingness’ to go back to Myanmar unless their security, basic human rights and citizenship are ensured.
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has appealed to Myanmar to exert all efforts to create conditions for safe return of Rohingyas and address the root causes of the their displacement.
The United Nations has said some 669 children were reported killed, 39 maimed in Myanmar and a large majority of them were Rohingyas.
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard rescued 33 people including 29 Rohingyas from a trawler in the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday night.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged China to put pressure on Myanmar so that it takes back Rohingyas who were displaced from their homeland in Rakhine state.