Rohingya refugees

Rohingya crisis deepens but global focus shifts

The BNP government has inherited one of the most complex foreign policy and humanitarian challenges in Bangladesh’s history: the Rohingya crisis.
20 July 2026, 00:00 AM

The global refugee crisis and Bangladesh's Rohingya challenge

Geopolitics and funding shortages exacerbate the global refugee crisis, trapping Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh without sustainable solutions.
18 July 2026, 13:40 PM

Rohingyas coming in through hidden hill routes

They quietly enter Bangladesh via remote forests in Bandarban; local trafficking networks help them evade security checkpoints, find work
18 July 2026, 08:00 AM

500 feared dead as boats sink

Two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in recent days, UN agencies said yesterday, as refugees from the war-torn country continue to make perilous maritime journeys in search of safety and better opportunities.
17 July 2026, 00:00 AM

More than 500 feared dead after boats carrying refugees sink off Myanmar, UN says

The two vessels left Myanmar's Rakhine State in late June carrying mostly ethnic minority Rohingya passengers, reportedly including some from refugee camps in Bangladesh
16 July 2026, 17:00 PM

Landslides expose deadly risks for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh: HRW

Rights group urges Bangladesh, UN and donors to reduce overcrowding and restore funding for safer shelters and disaster mitigation
13 July 2026, 12:00 PM

Landslides kill 9, including 8 in Rohingya camps, as heavy rain batters Cox's Bazar

Eight people died in different Rohingya camps in Ukhiya Upazila, while another died after a hillside collapsed onto his home in Cox's Bazar municipality
6 July 2026, 09:38 AM

A bleak Eid awaits Rohingya families

For Yasintara, a mother of three living in Rohingya camp 27 in Teknaf, performing Qurbani this Eid-ul-Azha is beyond imagination.
27 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Rohingya families face bleak Eid as food aid cuts deepen hardship in Cox’s Bazar camps

Many refugees say even buying meat has become impossible under reduced monthly assistance allocations
26 May 2026, 14:16 PM

Bhasan Char: An economy that floats on boats

The island has built a small but functioning economy around cargo transport, informal trade, MFS-based transactions and steady demand
16 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Rohingya exodus surges by 90%

The number of Rohingya refugees fleeing Bangladesh and Myanmar by boat has increased by 90 percent compared with last year, Save the Children said yesterday, based on United Nations figures.
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM

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