UN needs reform: PM Hasina’s adviser

Speaking over the Rohingya issue, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s international affairs adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi advocates for a reform of the United Nations.
9 October 2017, 08:45 AM

Cholera vaccines for Rohingyas: Health minister

Bangladesh government will be giving cholera vaccines to Rohingyas fearing an outbreak of the disease, Health Minister Mohammad Nasim says.
9 October 2017, 08:03 AM

Myanmar's proposed repatriation process for Rohingyas unrealistic: FM

Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali says that Rohingyas’ repatriation process based on verification of their identities under the 1992 joint statement is now unrealistic.
9 October 2017, 07:12 AM

Rohingya boat capsize death toll rises to 14

At least 14 Rohingya people, including 11 children, die after a boat carrying them capsized in the Naf River in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar.
9 October 2017, 03:44 AM

Rohingya Orphans: Still recoiling in horror, pain

Four-year-old Nur Khan cringes in fear whenever he sees someone unknown near his shack in Ukhia of Cox's Bazar. When he comes across anyone holding any object, he shudders. There's a reason for that: five weeks ago, the child witnessed both his parents being brutally murdered.
8 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Repatriation Talks: Home boss to travel to Myanmar

As Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to draw up a plan for the return of Rohingyas, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal is expected to visit the neighbouring country this month to discuss the refugee repatriation, among other issues of bilateral interest.
8 October 2017, 18:00 PM

West edges towards punishing Myanmar army leaders over Rohingya crisis: sources

The European Union and the United States are considering targeted sanctions against Myanmar military leaders over an offensive that has driven more than 500,000 Rohingya Muslims out of the country, officials familiar with the discussions say.
8 October 2017, 17:33 PM

2 killed, 18 missing as Rohingya-carrying boat capsizes in Cox’s Bazar

Two Rohingyas are killed and 18 others go missing as a boat carrying the Myanmar nationals, who were fleeing into Bangladesh from Rakhine State, capsized in the Naf River in Teknaf upazila.
8 October 2017, 17:07 PM

TIB condemns UN for failing to avert Rohingya crisis

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) strongly condemns the failure of the United Nations to act upon a report of an independent expert it commissioned before the Myanmar military crackdown on Rohingyas in Rakhine.
8 October 2017, 13:33 PM

Rohingya crisis: Home minister to visit Myanmar this month

Home Minister Asadzzaman Khan Kamal says that he would visit Myanmar this month to discuss the smooth and immediate repatriation of the Rohingyas, who have fled to Bangladesh for persecution in Rakhine state.
8 October 2017, 12:15 PM

18,523 pregnant Rohingyas, 42,541 children in health risks

Around 18,523 pregnant Rohingya women, who have entered Bangladesh during the massive exodus of Muslim community of the Rakhine state in Myanmar following persecution there carried out by its military forces, have been suffering from many health-related problems.
8 October 2017, 07:32 AM

Drone captures shocking scale of Rohingya crisis

Newly released drone video of a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh reveals the staggering scale of the humanitarian crisis, which has driven an estimated 515,000 people from their homes.
8 October 2017, 07:13 AM

Govt skirted provocation

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government was very cautious about avoiding any kind of war with Myanmar despite repeated provocations from the neighbouring country.
7 October 2017, 18:00 PM

A cruel mockery of 'Never Again'

1994 should have been a watershed year in human history; a year to feel ashamed of humanity's failure to stop a genocide that resulted in the deaths of 800,000 mostly Tutsis in Rwanda; a year to mend the mistakes that allowed the atrocities to happen, and to build solid defence against such atrocities in the future; it should have been truly a year of re-learning the lessons from death and destruction.
7 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Canada concerned over plight of Rohingyas

Canada expresses grave concern over the deteriorating situation over plight of the Rohingya and other ethnic minorities in Myanmar.
7 October 2017, 15:47 PM

UN fears deadly diseases outbreak in planned mega refugee camps

A top UN official says Bangladesh's plan to build the world's biggest refugee camp for 800,000-plus Rohingya Muslims was dangerous because overcrowding could heighten the risks of deadly diseases spreading quickly.
7 October 2017, 11:54 AM

Rohingya crisis: India, EU ask Myanmar to work with Bangladesh

India and the European Union have asked Myanmar to implement the Kofi Annan Commission report over Rohingya issue and work with Bangladesh to enable them to return to the Rakhine province.
7 October 2017, 07:37 AM

Rohingya insurgents open to peace move

Rohingya insurgents say they are ready to respond to any peace move by the Myanmar government but a one-month ceasefire they declared to enable the delivery of aid in violence-racked Rakhine State is about to end.
7 October 2017, 05:25 AM

UN braces for further exodus

The United Nations braced yesterday for a possible "further exodus" of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar into Bangladesh, UN humanitarian aid chief said.
6 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Rohingya crisis cannot stop progress: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh will surely make great strides in development, despite the huge influx of Myanmar nationals.
6 October 2017, 18:00 PM