Rohingya
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UNHCR promises continued support in tackling Rohingya crisis
Sep 25, 2017News Hour The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today promised to extend continued assistance to Bangladesh in handling the Rohingya crisis immediately providing Taka 35 crore, reports BSS. “The UN refugee agency assured us... -
Bodies of 28 Hindu villagers found in Rakhine State
Sep 25, 2017News Hour: Myanmar government forces found on Sunday the bodies of 28 Hindu villagers who authorities suspected were killed by Muslim insurgents last month, at the beginning of a spasm of violence that has sent 430,000... -
UN needs $200 million for disastrous Rohingya influx
Sep 23, 2017News Hour The United Nations will need $200 million over the next six months to face the “catastrophic” influx of more than 420,000 Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh, a top UN official said yesterday, Reports BSS. The... -
Oxfam to help over 200,000 Rohingyas in Bangladesh
Sep 17, 2017News Hour: Oxfam is providing clean water, sanitation, and tarpaulins for shelter to Rohingya people who have fled to Bangladesh. Nearly 370,000 people crossed into Bangladesh in the last four weeks, doubling the number of people... -
U.N. brands Myanmar violence a ‘textbook’ example of ethnic cleansing
Sep 11, 2017News Hour: The United Nations’ top human rights official on Monday slammed Myanmar for conducting a “cruel military operation” against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state, branding it “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing”. Zeid Ra‘ad al-Hussein’s... -
Dalai Lama says, Lord Buddha would have helped Rohingya Muslims
Sep 11, 2017News Hour: In wake of violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state in which the Rohingya Muslims have been targetted, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday said that Lord Buddha “would have definitely helped” the Rohingyas” and he... -
US lauds Bangladesh role over Rohingya crisis
Sep 10, 2017News Hour: The United States has appreciated Bangladesh’s generosity in responding to the humanitarian crisis of Rohingya refugees. According to the United Nations, nearly 300,000 have fled from persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine state into Bangladesh since... -
Exodus of Rohingya to Bangladesh tops quarter of a million
Sep 8, 2017News Hour: An unprecedented surge of 270,000 Rohingya has sought refuge in Bangladesh over the past two weeks, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday, as it announced a dramatic jump in the total as new... -
Turkish First Lady at Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
Sep 7, 2017News Hour: Earlier in the day, Emine Erdogan arrived in Dhaka to meet Rohingya Muslims who have fled persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine State Turkey’s First Lady Emine Erdogan is visiting the Kutupalong Refugee camp in Ukhia upazila... -
Children drown as Rohingya boat sinks off Bangladesh
Sep 6, 2017News Hour: At least five children have drowned after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar sank early on Wednesday, Bangladeshi border guards have said. Authorities, according to the Associated Press, said the boat sank at...
