Rohingya want recognition, citizenship, security before returning to Myanmar
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh refuse to return to Myanmar unless they are recognised as an ethnic group with citizenship in their home country, leaders told visiting Myanmar officials on Sunday as fresh repatriation talks...
Myanmar Delegation Holds Repatriation Talks With Rohingya in Bangladesh
KUTUPALONG, BANGLADESH — A top-level Myanmar government delegation began repatriation talks with Rohingya leaders in a Bangladesh refugee camp on Saturday, an official said, with many of the Muslim minority fearing for their safety...
Myanmar ‘ill-prepared’ to repatriate thousands of Rohingya
Myanmar has made minimal preparations for the return of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled Rakhine State and have taken refuge in Bangladesh, according to a new study by an Australian think-tank.
The Australian Strategic...
Congress gave Rohingyas free access to India and land
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday announced that it will have one final hearing in August on petitions filed by the Rohingyas to give them refugee status in India. This final hearing by...
Dozens of Malaysia-bound Rohingyas detained in Myanmar
YANGON: Police in strife-ridden Rakhine State in western Myanmar have detained dozens of Rohingya Muslims who were seeking to get to Malaysia by boat, state media reported on Wednesday.
The 63 members of the stateless,...
Malaysia Arrests 2 Rohingya Suspected of Supporting ARSA Militants in Myanmar
Malaysian counter-terrorism police on Tuesday announced the arrests of two Rohingya men who they said supported a Myanmar insurgent group, including one who allegedly posted a video online calling for the assassination of Bangladesh’s...
One killed, thousands displaced in Rohingya camp landslides
DHAKA - Monsoon-triggered landslides in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh have killed one person and left more than 4,500 homeless, aid officials said Sunday.
About 35 cm (14 inches) of rain fell in 72 hours...
Myanmar orders internet shutdown in conflict-torn Rakhine state
d telecoms companies to shut down internet services in conflict-torn western Myanmar, a leading operator said on Saturday, amid heightening tensions in the region, where government troops are fighting ethnic rebels.
Telenor Group said the...
Rohingya body wants involvement in decision-making
All Rohingyas want to return home if the situation is right in Rakhine, says the ARSPHR chief
The Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPHR), a group that claims to fight for the...
Rohingya relocation: What’s the future of costly Bhashan Char project?
The photo, collected from project official Atikul Islam’s Facebook page, shows houses built under a project to accommodate Rohingya refugees in Bhashan Char, Noakhali, Bangladesh
Government blames international aid workers for Rohingyas’ unwillingness to move...
AFC-BFF training program at Rohingya camp
BFF’s executive committee member Bijon Barua, Cox’s Bazar DSA member Biplob and local coach Jahid were also present on the occasion
Around 250 kids at Ukhia Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar began a two-day...
Rohingya refugees’ political group cries out for equal rights as Myanmar citizens
By Jung Da-min
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh ― The Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH) is a political awakening for Rohingya refugees who fled the "systematic persecution from birth to death" of the...
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Rohingya crisis: Bangladesh seeks Thai role as Asean chair
Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dr AK Abdul Momen shakes hand with Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Pramudwinai in Bangkok on Thursday, August 1,...
Integration of humanitarian efforts into longer-term development essential for Cox’s Bazar
Nearly two years after the start of the massive Rohingya influx, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in association with the Policy Research Institute of...
Myanmar NGO worker shot in restive Rakhine State
YANGON — A Plan International aid worker was shot by Myanmar security forces in Rakhine State, the army said Tuesday, the first time an...
Rohingya want recognition, citizenship, security before returning to Myanmar
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh refuse to return to Myanmar unless they are recognised as an ethnic group with citizenship in their home country, leaders...