Rohingya camps
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UN Myanmar expert to visit Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
Dec 13, 2021Tom Andrews, the UN Special Rapporteur on the state of human rights in Myanmar, began his first assignment on December 13-19 in Bangladesh. According to a press release published from Geneva, “the Rohingya desire nothing more... -
Thousands displaced as floods hit Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps
Jul 31, 2021In Cox’s Bazar, at least six Rohingyas were murdered in landslides and flooding, while 15 Bangladeshis were killed and more than 200,000 people were stranded due to water. Heavy monsoon rains produced landslides and flash floods... -
First 2 COVID-19 positive cases detected in Rohingya camps in Ukhiya
May 14, 2020The very first two positive cases of coronavirus did identify in the Rohingya camps in Ukhiya Upazila of Cox’s Bazar last Thursday. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency has affirmed it citing the government. One of the... -
Bangladesh locks down a million in Rohingya camps
Apr 9, 2020Bangladesh has commanded a lockdown on a southern district, home to refugee camps house more than a million Rohingya fleeing from Myanmar, to prevent the spread of coronavirus, reports BBC Officials stated no-one was permitted to... -
Groundwater levels fall drastically around Rohingya camps
Dec 21, 2019The water levels around the Rohingya camps have fallen by around 5 to 9 metres because of excessive dependence on groundwater in the areas where forcibly displaced people have taken shelter in Cox’s Bazar, according to... -
Myanmar officials visit Rohingya camps after Dhaka talks
Oct 31, 2018Myanmar officials today visited crammed Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar visibly in their effort to start a process to take back tens of thousands of these forcibly displaced people, a day after Naypyidaw agreed to begin... -
World’s second largest oral cholera vaccination campaign kicks off at Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
Oct 11, 2017News Hour: A massive cholera immunization campaign started near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, to protect newly arrived Rohingya and host communities from the life-threatening diarrheal disease. 900 000 doses of the vaccine have been mobilized and are... -
Three foreign envoys visit Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar
Feb 10, 2017News Hour: Envoys of Canada, Britain and Australia today reiterated their appreciation for Bangladesh’s humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees and supported Dhaka’s call urging Myanmar to create an environment for their quick return, reports Reuters. Witnesses...
