Bangladesh has received nearly 150,000 Rohingyas over the past 18 months, marking the largest influx since 2017, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

The foreign adviser sought intensified humanitarian contributions for Rohingyas

Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain has warned that the unresolved Rohingya crisis could soon escalate into a serious threat to regional security if a sustainable solution is not urgently pursued.

Bangladesh had prior information about the Rohingya influx in 2017 as the Bangladesh embassy to Myanmar had written a letter to Dhaka, recommending strengthening border.

A humanitarian crisis in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps is brewing in the face of funding shortage for the refugees and more arrivals from the conflict-ridden Rakhine state of Myanmar.

Education activities in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar have been suspended amid funding shortage, putting the education of around 2.5 lakh children at risk.

An estimated 1,50,000 new Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh in the recent months and 50,000 more are expected to join them by this year end, putting further strains on Bangladesh.

"Acting on a tip-off, police detained 45 Rohingya people inside a closed ship-breaking yard. Among them, 14 are men, 11 women, and 20 children."

Rohingyas are entering Bangladesh through various points along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border from Naikhongchhari in Bandarban to Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar.

Following reports of Myanmar verifying 1,80,000 Rohingyas for potential repatriation, a wave of mixed feelings has washed over the camps in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char.

Another 70,000 pending further scrutiny

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has moved away from its recent decision to halve the monthly food aid for the Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar and Bhashan Char.

'This food and nutrition support through @WFP will provide critically needed food and nutrition assistance for more than one million people,' US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce says in a post on X

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution on the scope, modalities, format, and organisation of the high-level conference on the situation of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar under the sponsorship of Malaysia and Finland

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.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday recovered four bodies after a boat reportedly carrying around 40 to 50 Rohingya refugees capsized in the Bay of Bengal early in the morning.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday called for global action against racial injustice and highlighted the plight of the Rohingyas, who remain victims of racial discrimination and prolonged statelessness.

'Failure to take such steps may lead to tragic incidents'

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke to Rohingya children at a learning centre in the Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar today

They made the call during his visit to the Rohingya camp along with UN Secretary-General António Guterres at an iftar event in Cox’s Bazar today