Rohingyas

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali today said Bangladesh will not forcefully send back Rohingya people to their homeland. “Bangladesh has generously given shelter to (persecuted) Rohingya people. We will not forcefully send them back to their...

The United States and eight other countries on Tuesday requested a UN Security Council meeting on Myanmar to hear from a UN fact-finding mission that has accused the country’s military of atrocities against Muslim Rohingyas. The...

Estonian Foreign Minister Sven Mikser today called for increasing political pressure on the Myanmar government to back their nationals from Bangladesh as he paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here. “The repatriation of...

Amid one of the heaviest monsoon seasons in years in Cox’s Bazar area, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, together with the Bangladeshi authorities and partners, is pressing on with the relocation of thousands of Rohingya families...

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will assess progress towards a safe, voluntary and dignified return of Rohingyas during his visit to Bangladesh starting from July 1, said St‚phane Dujarric, spokesman for the secretary-general. Around 700,000 Rohingyas...

The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has awarded its annual development award of 2018 to BRAC for its continued humanitarian support programme for the Rohingya people who have taken shelter in Bangladesh. OFID, the development...

Adama Dieng thanked the Bangladeshi government for the work done so far in supporting the almost 700,000 Rohingya refugees who arrived in Cox’s Bazar. UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng,...

Japan has highly praised Bangladesh’s efforts and generous support in hosting Rohingyas from Myanmar, and both the countries have agreed on the importance of their safe and dignified return at the earliest possible time. The issue...

The UK today pledged fresh humanitarian support for the Rohingya people living in Cox’s Bazar ahead of the looming cyclone and monsoon season and help to vaccinate almost one million people against deadly cholera. From the...

News Hour A total of 817,000 Rohingya people are now living in Cox’s Bazar, the southernmost district of Bangladesh, an IOM release said. “Since 25 August, some 604,000 people have crossed the border, having fled violence...