Rohingya Refugees
Allowing new structures in Rohingya camps wouldn't be wise: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that allowing new structures in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar would not be wise as environmental and ecological imbalance has already emerged there due to massive deforestation for sheltering the forcibly displaced Myanmar people.
FM urges global cooperation to resolve Rohingya crisis
Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud has called for addressing the ongoing conflict in Rakhine state and taking a coordinated international action to repatriate Rohingyas to Myanmar from Bangladesh.
No more Rohingya will be allowed in Bangladesh: Home Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Friday stated that Bangladesh will no longer permit the entry of Rohingya or other Myanmar nationals.
FM seeks ongoing OIC support for Rohingya repatriation
Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud has called for ongoing support from member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to ensure the safe and sustainable repatriation of approximately 1.3 million forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Bangladesh to Myanmar.
WB approves $700m for projects supporting Rohingyas
The World Bank's board of executive directors on Wednesday (29 May) approved two projects totaling $700 million to provide basic services and build disaster and social resilience for both the host communities and the displaced Rohingya population in Bangladesh.
Rohingya camp at landslide risk
The camp houses are made of bamboo. In order to minimize damage, camp dwellers have been warned of the cyclone through miking block by block in the camp. More than 1.2 million Rohingya refugees sheltered in the camps are in fear of the imminent danger.
Fire in Rohingya camp leaves 4,000 Rohingyas under open sky
A devastating fire erupted around 10:30am on Friday (May 24) at the shelter office of Caritas at Thaingkhali No-13 camp in Ukhia Rohingya camp of Cox's Bazar.
Dhaka believes India, China can resolve Rohingya crisis: FM
Repatriation with civil rights and dignity is the eventual solution to Rohingya crisis while India’s intensified engagement alongside Chinese mediation as regional powers is crucial to accomplish the complicated task, Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said here today.
UNHCR may involve India, China more: Hasan
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today (May 17) said the UNHCR may involve India and China more in the process of commencing the Rohingya repatriation from Bangladesh to their land of origin Myanmar.
Rohingya community leader shot dead
A Rohingya community leader was gunned down in the refugee camp in Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar early Monday over a dispute allegedly for establishing supremacy.