Rohingya
4 EC staff detained in Ctg over NID card forgery
Chattogram Metropolitan Police’s counter terrorism unit detains four Election Commission (EC) employees in a case filed over providing NID cards to Rohingyas.
22 September 2019
Rohingya ‘robber’ killed in Cox’s Bazar 'gunfight'
A Rohingya man alleged to be a robber is killed in a “gunfight” with police in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
15 September 2019
Five killed in ‘shootouts’
Five people, including two suspected Rohingya human traffickers, were killed in separate “gunfights” in three districts yesterday.
14 May 2019
The uphill task to receive an education in the camps
On a recent visit to the camps, a young Rohingya boy, who proudly wore a bright blue UNICEF backpack, took us to his school.
25 April 2019
EC to ensure Rohingyas not on voter roll
The Election Commission will take special measures to prevent Rohingyas from registering as Bangladeshi voters.
17 April 2019
4 Rohingyas detained at airport
Armed Police Battalion (APBn) held four Rohingyas at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka while they were all set to fly to Indonesia yesterday.
31 March 2019
Bullet-hit body of Rohingya found at camp
Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a suspected Rohingya robber from a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf upazila early yesterday.
26 March 2019
Rohingya - A people not wanted anywhere
According to media reports, the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) took back 31 stranded Rohingyas from the no-man's land in the India-Bangladesh border near Brahmanbaria after a five-day impasse
25 January 2019
Rohingya Exodus: 1,300 arrived from India since Jan 3
At least 1,300 Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh from India since the start of the year, an official said yesterday, as fears of deportation to Myanmar spark an exodus.
16 January 2019
No easy solution to Rohingya crisis: Foreign minister
The newly appointed Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen termed the Rohingya influx “a very serious issue” and said there is no easy solution to the humanitarian crisis.
14 January 2019
The ball is now in Myanmar's court
The November 15 attempt to repatriate Rohingyas to Myanmar has failed. And that was destined too, despite wholehearted efforts from Bangladesh. Although Myanmar officials were quick to blame their Bangladesh counterparts for the “failure”, the ground reality provided a different picture.
4 December 2018
Lost idol: New wave of Myanmar youth activists look beyond Suu Kyi
Myanmar youth activist and television host Thinzar Shun Lei Yi would once have called herself one of Aung San Suu Kyi’s greatest fans. Now, she is one of her most vocal critics.
1 December 2018
US for voluntary return of Rohingyas
The United States has laid emphasis on voluntary return of Rohingyas as Myanmar and Bangladesh have agreed to begin repatriation of Rohingya refugees in mid-November.
2 November 2018
ICC's Rohingya decision offers 'real hope'
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has said the decision by the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) offers real hope for accountability for the crimes committed against Rohingyas in Myanmar.
13 September 2018
Myanmar's military must be tried for genocide
We thank the UN for exercising due diligence by issuing the strongest condemnation to date of the Myanmar military. We laud the UN fact-finding mission for holding the leadership of the Myanmar military responsible for the atrocities committed against the Rohingya population and for calling for investigation and prosecution of the security forces for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
28 August 2018
Rohingyas deserve better
The Rohingyas who moved to Bangladesh reached an important milestone on August 25, 2018. The first anniversary of the exodus from their homeland in Myanmar was observed with solemnity in Bangladesh, Myanmar, and everywhere that the Rohingya diaspora have now spread out to.
26 August 2018
UN readies to send experts to Myanmar's Rakhine after Rohingya return deal: official
The United Nations is preparing to send teams of experts into Myanmar's Rakhine state to begin work aimed at eventually repatriating Rohingya Muslims who fled violence last year, the regional head of the UN development agency says.
13 July 2018
Why the hush hush?
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee has expressed concern that a memorandum of understanding signed in June between the UN and Myanmar has been kept secret.
8 July 2018
Rohingya refugees doubled last year: UN
Refugees from Myanmar more than doubled last year to 1.2 million, as a brutal army crackdown forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to pour across the border into Bangladesh, the UN says.
19 June 2018
Rain hits 11,000 Rohingya people: UNHCR
Torrential rains accompanied by storms hit Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar, causing 37 landslides and leaving one child dead and several people injured.
12 June 2018