Rohingya repatriation

Rohingya Repatriation: India to raise financial assistance for Myanmar

India may announce a hike in financial assistance aimed at facilitating the repatriation of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh when External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj pays a two-day official visit to Myanmar next week.
4 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Repatriation: OIC to act strong to resolve crisis

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has pledged a strong role in addressing the Rohingya crisis.
4 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Dhaka expects move on refugee crisis

Dhaka expects the upcoming 45th Session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers to mount
3 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh not alone

Myanmar must be held accountable for crimes against humanity, said Canadian Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Myanmar Bob Rae yesterday.
3 May 2018, 18:00 PM

US to continue pressure on Myanmar

US President Donald Trump has assured Bangladesh of continuing its pressure on Myanmar over repatriation of Rohingyas from Bangladesh.
3 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Justice they want

The topi-clad man is holding a placard reading a three-word sentence, simple but sharp like a piercing bullet. "We want justice". Coming from a member of the world's most persecuted people of our time -- the Rohingyas.
29 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Shield Rohingyas from monsoon

The United Nations has said that the lives of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees hang in the balance as they face 'life threatening' hazards due to the monsoon and cyclone seasons, which threaten to destroy their makeshift camps in Bangladesh.
28 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Promises Myanmar Never Kept

Nurul Amin had fled to Bangladesh along with his parents in 1991, just as more than 2.5 lakh Rohingya who escaped forced labour, rape and religious persecution in Myanmar.
28 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Keep up pressure on Myanmar

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the need for keeping up pressure on Myanmar from different levels for resolving the Rohingya crisis.
27 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Dhaka hopeful

Bangladesh looks forward with optimism as the UN Security Council delegation begins a visit to Bangladesh today, eight months into
27 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Myanmar playing tricks on UN too

Myanmar has been playing tricks not only on Bangladesh but also on the United Nations Security Council over the repatriation of Rohingyas since September last year.
27 April 2018, 18:00 PM

‘Not my concern'

A top Myanmar official has admitted Rohingyas were tortured but played down the global concern over its ethnic cleansing, saying his
19 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Press Myanmar on repatriation

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for more international pressure on Myanmar to take back Rohingya refugees, rejecting an assertion by Myanmar that it has repatriated the first Rohingya family of five.
18 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Raped, killed because they are Rohingya

A Rohingya rights activist has asked the UN Security Council to refer Myanmar to the International Criminal Court immediately for its
17 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Return: Dhaka today signs MoU with UNHCR

Bangladesh and the UNHCR are set to sign today a Memorandum of Understanding on the repatriation of Rohingyas, who fled violence
12 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Repatriation 'very soon'

Myanmar Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Minister Win Myat Aye yesterday hinted at taking actions against senior Myanmar
12 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Repatriation a priority

Amid growing international pressure, Win Myat Aye, an influential Myanmar minister who is overseeing repatriation of the Rohingyas,
11 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Repatriation: Myanmar needs more time to verify list

A cabinet minister of Myanmar has made it clear that the repatriation of Rohingya refugees will be delayed and they need more time to verify the list provided by Bangladesh.
7 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Repatriation: PM sees virtually no progress

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said there has been virtually no progress on repatriation of the Rohingyas although Bangladesh
5 April 2018, 18:00 PM

No virtual progress in efforts to repatriate Rohingyas: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says although Bangladesh and Myanmar have been making various efforts, including the signing of a deal, to repatriate over a million Rohingyas from Bangladesh, there has been no virtual progress in this regard so far.
5 April 2018, 09:02 AM