The Biden administration has formally determined that violence committed against the Rohingya minority by Myanmar's military amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, US officials told Reuters, a move that advocates say should bolster efforts to hold the junta that now runs Myanmar accountable.

A boat carrying more than one hundred Rohingya refugees, including dozens of children, landed on the coast of Indonesia’s westernmost province Aceh early yesterday, police said.

The world should not allow the Rohingya issue to be the cause of instability in the region, said Ito Naoki, the Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh, yesterday.

Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim AA Khan QC has laid emphasis on a collective responsibility which can actually help them move beyond talking about justice to delivering it for the Rohingyas.

The International Court of Justice will begin a fresh round of hearings into the Rohingya genocide case amid renewed hope for justice today, a little over two years after The Gambia filed the case with the court.

Despite the government’s assertions to the contrary, the recent arrest of an Arsa chief’s brother from a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar strongly hints atthe insurgent group’s presence inside the refugee camps, residents and experts said.

Bangladesh has expressed dismay over Myanmar’s slow pace verification of the Rohingya and offered the later all cooperation under three bilateral instruments to expeditiously complete the verification process.

Around 6,000 Rohingyas should be evacuated from two camps in Cox’s Bazar to avert casualties as they are living on hilly slopes that are vulnerable to landslides, said a government report.

Bangladesh yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Turkey on counter-terrorism, security cooperation and prevention of drug trafficking.

Myanmar has proposed to form a new joint committee with Bangladesh to settle the Rohingya verification issues, nearly three years after the two countries held a bilateral meeting on Rohingya repatriation.

UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar Tom Andrews yesterday said they all, as part of the international community, have a responsibility to support the Rohingya, noting that Bangladesh “cannot and should not” bear this responsibility alone.

The government has ordered closure of all unauthorised private learning centres and madrasas in Rohingya refugee camps, stating that such centres do not maintain the standards of education and hamper the activities of the authorised ones.

For Abdul Jalil, life in Bhasan Char is way better than it was in a cramped Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar.

The Argentinian judiciary has taken a historic decision of opening a court case against the Myanmar military, including army general Min Aung Hlaing, over genocide against the Rohingya.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the international community to give proper attention to the Rohingya issue as growing violence and crimes in the Rohingya camps can soon spread beyond borders.

The UN is looking to strengthen the operations of national NGOs that have been providing support to the Rohingyas on Bhasan Char, said outgoing UN Resident Coordinator Mia Seppo.

The government has resumed the process for relocating Rohingyas from Cox’s Bazar to Bhasan Char, said officials.   

Adoption of a resolution on the Rohingya by consensus at the UN has created momentum towards resolving the Rohingya crisis, and Dhaka now needs to amplify diplomatic efforts towards a sustainable Rohingya solution, said analysts.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday hoped that Myanmar would take back Rohingyas gradually as the pressure on Myanmar would be mounted following the recent adoption of resolution in the United Nations.

All the 34 Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar have become hubs of organised and cross-border crimes. And it is the Arakan Rohingya Solidarity Army (ARSA) that is behind it all, say Rohingyas and intelligence sources.