The government has chalked out a detailed plan to avert natural disasters in Cox's Bazar Rohingya camps in the upcoming monsoon, Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque said yesterday, requesting the international community not to worry.

Nearly two lakh Rohingyas are facing a grave risk of landslide at their makeshift camps in Ukhia of Cox's Bazar. All those camps could also be ravaged if there is a nor'wester or cyclone.

The World Health Organization has appealed to the international community to contribute generously to enable appropriate and timely

The United States has said that it will work “hand in hand” with Bangladesh on the Rohingya issue, not only through aid but also through sustained support for the voluntary, dignified and safe return of Rohingyas to their homes in Myanmar.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday reiterated her call to the international community to continue pressurising the Myanmar

Myanmar's President Htin Kyaw resigns suddenly leaving the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi without a close confidant and political ally as she faces rising international opprobrium over the Rakhine crisis.

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Around one lakh Rohingya refugees are going to be relocated to Bhasanchar of Hatiya upazila in Noakhali as works of building shelters and housing are in progress.

As a responsible and responsive nation, Bangladesh remains engaged with Myanmar in good faith to ensure the safe and sustainable return of Rohingyas, in addition to providing humanitarian assistance to them, said State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam.

Buddhist flags hang limply from bamboo poles at the entrance to Koe Tan Kauk, a "model" village for ethnic Rakhine migrants shuttled north to repopulate an area once dominated by Rohingya Muslims.

While Myanmar has been gravely violating international norms for long by not protecting the Rohingyas, the international community has done little to punish the country or stop violence, international relations experts said yesterday.

Myanmar has only been able to verify 374 Rohingya Muslim refugees for possible repatriation from Bangladesh, officials said

Myanmar has only been able to verify 374 Rohingya Muslim refugees for possible repatriation from Bangladesh, officials said

The international community, including the UN, has failed to protect the Rohingyas in Rakhine where they faced atrocity crimes, Adama Dieng, UN special adviser on the prevention of genocide, said yesterday.

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and acclaimed actress Cate Blanchett is set to visit the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar of Bangladesh on March 17.

UN human rights experts investigating a possible genocide in Myanmar say that Facebook had played a role in spreading hate speech there.

Myanmar is militarising Rakhine Sate at an alarming pace as it is building security force bases and bulldozing Rohingya villages, making the voluntary, safe and dignified return of Rohingya refugees an even more distant prospect, Amnesty International said yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged Singapore to request Myanmar to resolve the Rohingya crisis quickly as it

The United Nations and the Bangladesh government have prepared a plan to provide an assistance of $950 million to the Rohingya refugees and the vulnerable locals in Cox's Bazar for 10 months until December. The move comes amid concerns that the repatriation of the refugees would take time.

Myanmar wants to see clear evidence to support accusations that ethnic cleansing or genocide has been perpetrated against its Muslim minority in Rakhine state, National Security Adviser Thaung Tun says.