Rohingya

News 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...

News 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...

News 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...

News 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...

News 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...

News Hour: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has come under pressure from countries with large Muslim populations including Bangladesh, Indonesia and Pakistan to halt violence against Rohingya Muslims after nearly 125,000 of them fled to...

News Hour: 75,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled violence in Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh, with aid officials warning relief camps are reaching full capacity as thousands continue to pour in every day. Vivian Tan, the regional spokeswoman for UNHCR, told Al Jazeera on...

News Hour: Nearly 40,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh since violence erupted in Myanmar’s Rakhine state a week ago, the UN estimates. Scores of people are reported to have died since Rohingya militants attacked...

News Hour: Two dozen corpses believed to be the bodies of Rohingya women and children have washed up on a Bangladesh riverbank as fears grow of atrocities committed by Myanmar forces against the Muslim minority across the border....

News Hour: Bangladeshi border guards have recovered two dozen bodies from the country’s shore in the last two days, as tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims make desperate attempts to flee the worst violence involving the...