Rohingya refugees

Rohingyas' plight is getting harder to address with shrinking funds

At least 900 Rohingya refugees were reported dead or missing in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea in 2025.
18 April 2026, 18:45 PM

Secure cooking fuel for Bhasan Char residents urgently

It is disheartening to learn that Rohingya refugees living in the camps of Bhasan Char are struggling due to an LPG shortage.
18 April 2026, 10:00 AM

Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees dead, missing in shipwrecks in 2025: UN

Rohingyas undertake perilous sea journeys every year in search of better living conditions
17 April 2026, 16:44 PM

Bhasan Char forest bears brunt as LPG runs dry

As dawn broke over Bhasan Char, Mohammad Nur, a Rohingya refugee, stepped out of his shelter with an axe and headed towards a patch of trees on the island, southwest of Sandwip and 37 miles off the coast of the Bay of Bengal.
14 April 2026, 02:35 AM
19 March 2026, 20:53 PM

US pledges $60m for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Special envoy says Washington cannot bear the burden indefinitely
30 September 2025, 18:09 PM

Rohingya crisis: Political solution, not aid, only way out

The Rohingya have called for active leadership by the UN, regional powers and OIC to pressure Myanmar's actors.
24 September 2025, 18:07 PM

Rohingyas may go hungry after November: WFP

Food assistance for over 1.2 million Rohingyas in Bangladesh will end after November 30 unless urgent funds are secured, the World Food Programme has warned.
26 August 2025, 18:06 PM

17,000 tonnes food aid arrives for Rohingyas

This food, produced by American farmers, will be delivered through the World Food Program
2 April 2025, 08:06 AM

UN seeks nearly $1b for Rohingyas

The UN said yesterday it and partners were seeking nearly $1 billion to provide life-saving aid this year for some 1.5 million Rohingya refugees and their hosts in Bangladesh.
24 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Fear of hunger grips camps

Rohingya refugees and locals of Cox’s Bazar have expressed a deep concern over the reduction in funds for food aid.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Crisis in Rakhine: Rohingya repatriation hope dims further

Prospects for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar are dimming as the Rakhine state descends deeper into conflict and humanitarian crisis.
4 January 2025, 18:35 PM

Newly arrived Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar face dire conditions

The 11-member family of Mohammed Saber arrived at Refugee Camp 26 in Cox's Bazar on August 5, fleeing the atrocities of the Arakan Army in the Maungdaw Township of Rakhine State, Myanmar
3 September 2024, 07:52 AM

Rohingya refugees: Forsaken and forgotten

Rohingya refugees remain stuck in a limbo with no effective solution to the crisis in sight.
28 December 2023, 01:00 AM

Cyclone Mocha: US providing $250,000 for emergency relief efforts

The US is providing $250,000 to assist Cyclone Mocha emergency relief efforts in the country’s most severely affected areas
17 May 2023, 05:38 AM

Hasina, Kishida for resolving Rohingya crisis to ensure regional stability

Bangladesh PM expressed her appreciation for Japan's support for displaced persons thus far, including its humanitarian assistance as the first country to do so for those resettled in Bhasan Char
27 April 2023, 10:50 AM

Will the UNSC ever hold Myanmar accountable?

Repatriation is becoming a distant dream for the Rohingya
24 February 2023, 13:51 PM

No specific date when Rohingya repatriation will begin: Momen

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today (October 20, 2022) said the Chinese side is yet to come up with any good news on the Rohingya repatriation but they are continuing their efforts to that end.  
20 October 2022, 10:09 AM

Take large number of Rohingyas: Home Minister to countries interested in resettlement

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today requested countries, which had previously expressed interest in resettling Rohingyas in their states, to take in a large number of Rohingyas and alleviate Bangladesh’s problems.
28 August 2022, 08:32 AM

5 Years of influx: Rohingya return a distant dream

Khin Maung dreamt of becoming a lawyer to help the Rohingyas realise their rights in a country where they were denied citizenship.
25 August 2022, 02:00 AM