Rohingyas

Ahead of World Refugee Day (June 20), Sweden has announced an additional contribution of USD 2.1 million (equivalent to Tk 25.7 crore) to support life-saving initiatives and promote green energy solutions for Rohingya refugees in the...

The necessity of expedited third-country resettlement for the Rohingya people, who have been residing in Bangladesh, was emphasized by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today. According to the chief adviser’s press office, the contact was made...

According to Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain, some 8,000 Rohingyas have lately entered Bangladesh after escaping the ongoing turmoil in Myanmar’s Rakhine condition. “I have information that around 8,000 Rohingyas have entered Bangladesh. We will...

The United Nations warned that a human tragedy was occurring in Rakhine State on Friday, expressing fear that the atrocities against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar might recur. Volker Turk, the UN’s human rights commissioner, expressed...

The French government has donated EUR 1.5 million, or USD 1.6 million, to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in support of UNHCR’s efforts to provide Rohingyas in Bangladesh with essential protection services and humanitarian aid. According...

As its Director General (DG), Amy Pope, made her a courtesy call today, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to raise additional finances from newer sources for help of the Rohingyas...

A family planning strategy for the Rohingya refugee humanitarian crisis in Cox’s Bazar 2022–2025 was formally launched on Thursday by the Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, according...

As the government is set to shift 80,000 more Rohingyas to Bhashan Char soon, it has sought a more active role of the international community to ensure all fundamental rights, including comfortable accommodation for the forcibly...

Myanmar declared its willingness to take back their Rohingya nationals amid concerns of their fate once they returned to their homeland while Dhaka said the bordering country must earn their trust for launching the repatriation manner,...

The World Bank will provide $165 million assistance to help Bangladesh provide basic services and build disaster and social resilience for the Rohingyas who fled violence in Myanmar and sought shelter in Teknaf and Ukhia Upazila...