Rohingya crisis

Rohingya Influx, Settlements: Forests, hills in peril: UN

The Rohingya influx has caused a critical impact on the forest lands in Cox's Bazar as thousands of hectares have been destroyed for making makeshift camps and collecting firewood.
19 January 2018, 18:00 PM

International Rohingya organisations demand security, rights before repatriation

Rohingya organisations from across the globe demands that the Rohingya refugees need guarantee ensuring their life and property security and peaceful coexistence with rest of the population in Myanmar before they are repatriated.
18 January 2018, 08:10 AM

India to help Bangladesh

India yesterday assured Bangladesh of its continued support to help the neighbouring country deal with the Rohingya refugee crisis.
17 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Myanmar sends 1300 names of ARSA men to Bangladesh

Myanmar sends a list containing names of more than 1,300 Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) members to Bangladesh.
17 January 2018, 10:56 AM

Bangladesh agrees with Myanmar to complete Rohingya return in two years

Bangladesh says it would complete the process of returning within two years many of the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who had fled a conflict in Myanmar, following a meeting of the neighbors.
16 January 2018, 06:15 AM

Joint Working Group meets in Naypyitaw

The Joint Working Group, responsible for overseeing the repatriation of the Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh, meets in Naypyitaw today amid doubts over safe return and resettlement of the Rohingyas in Rakhine.
14 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Rohingya insurgents say 10 found in Myanmar grave "innocent civilians"

Rohingya Muslim insurgents say that ten Rohingya found in a mass grave in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state last month were "innocent civilians", and not members of their group.
13 January 2018, 08:42 AM

Japan conveys concern over Rohingya to Suu Kyi

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono conveyed serious concern over Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims to the country's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, in a meeting in the capital Naypyidaw, Japan's Kyodo news agency reports.
12 January 2018, 05:21 AM

Pre-paid food card for refugees, locals

The World Food Programme has planned an e-voucher programme for 12 lakh people -- 10 lakh Rohingyas and 2 lakh locals -- in Cox's Bazar by September of this year. It is hoped that this will help improve their nutritional intake and check any possible socio-economic instability.
11 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Myanmar prosecutor seeks Official Secrets Act charges against two Reuters reporters

Myanmar prosecutors have sought charges against two Reuters reporters under the Official Secrets Act, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 14 years, the reporters’ lawyer says.
11 January 2018, 11:04 AM

Myanmar military says soldiers murdered 10 captured Rohingya

Myanmar's military says its soldiers had murdered 10 captured Muslim "terrorists" during insurgent attacks at the beginning of September, after local Buddhist villagers had forced the captured men into a grave they had dug.
10 January 2018, 14:06 PM

2018 brings no end to violence against Rohingyas: UN

Rohingya people were still arriving here - the New Year bringing no end to the reports of violence and fears, which forced them to flee their homes in Myanmar, says the IOM on Monday.
8 January 2018, 06:44 AM

Rohingya insurgents say they have no option but to fight Myanmar

Rohingya Muslim insurgents say they have no option but to fight what they called Myanmar state-sponsored terrorism to defend the Rohingya community, and they demanded that the Rohingya be consulted on all decisions affecting their future.
7 January 2018, 05:17 AM

Rohingya Camps: 48,000 babies to be born this year

More than 48,000 Rohingya infants are expected to be born in Bangladesh this year and would be exposed to different diseases and malnutrition since birth that might cause untimely death by five, warns Save the Children.
6 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Nat’l Museum to hold photo exhibition on Rohingya tomorrow

A day-long photo exhibition themed 'Rohingya: the stateless refugees in Bangladesh' is to be held at the lobby of Bangladesh National Museum in Dhaka.
4 January 2018, 04:32 AM

Rohingya Repatriation Details: Everyone here in the dark

The 450 Hindus who would be taken back by Myanmar in the first batch on January 22 know little about their repatriation, and officials concerned here are also in the dark.
3 January 2018, 18:00 PM

US urges Myanmar to ensure equal opportunity, democracy

The United States has urged the Myanmar authorities to take further steps to ensure everyone has full and equal access to the opportunities and the benefits of a democratic society.
3 January 2018, 04:19 AM

2017 in photos

Here is a collection of photos from 2017 on different incidents that were much-talked about all the year round.
2 January 2018, 07:54 AM

Stories that ruled social media in 2017

Let’s have a look at the top stories that rocked the social media platforms in 2017.
31 December 2017, 05:31 AM

Can UN make a difference?

The resolution passed by UN General Assembly on Sunday asking Myanmar to end a military campaign against Rohingyas and ensure the return of all refugees and grant full citizenship rights to them offered afresh some flowery words for the world's most persecuted community.
29 December 2017, 18:00 PM