Bangladesh must immediately suspend a pilot repatriation project for Rohingya to return to Myanmar, where they "face serious risks" to their lives and liberty, a UN expert said on Thursday. UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, said there were reports that Bangladeshi authorities were
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Boat carrying 180 Rohingya refugees vanished
UN face funding challenges in feeding Rohingya
Bangladesh should not bear the burden of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees alone while U.N. agencies are facing challenges to feed them, a United Nations official said Monday. Olivier De Schutter, a U.N. special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, made the statement at the end of a 12-day
UN food agency to cut rations for Rohingya refugees again
Dhaka seeks global support in Pilot Rohingya repatriation project
Bangladesh has urged the United Nations, ASEAN and regional countries to support the pilot repatriation project and help Rohingya returnees reintegrate in Myanmar. Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York, Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith, made the call while speaking at the Security Council's Arria-formula meeting on Myanmar. The
HRW urges halt Rohingya repatriation plan
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Bangladesh authorities to halt plans of Rohingya repatriation to Myanmar, where their lives and liberty would be jeopardised. In a statement issued Friday (31 March), HRW has claimed that Rohingya refugees told the organisation that they were "lied to, deceived, or otherwise coerced"
Understanding military coup in Myanmar, two years later
Last month marked the second anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar that resulted in the country's devastating civil war, with the military arresting more than 20,000 anti-coup protestors, killing more than 3,000, and burning 55,000 houses and buildings. Meanwhile, Myanmar’s GDP plummeted from an average 6% growth rate during
Japan, IOM sign $5.7m assistance to Rohingyas
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori on Monday said Japan would continue to work towards durable solutions including early repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar, while cooperating with international organizations including IOM for better living conditions for refugees and host communities. Finding durable solutions in this crisis will be conducive to our
2,970 Rohingyas relocated to Ukhiya camp
At least 180 Rohingya people of 35 families have been relocated to a transit refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya area from their temporary shelter in Bandarban’s Ghumdhum Union Parishad office. The Rohingya families, along with 2,790 other Rohingya men, women and children, took refuge in the temporary shelter last
More Rohingya female teachers need training for dev
Development of children from Rohingya and host communities is facing several challenges and integrated efforts and mechanism are required to ensure their holistic development, so that they can grow up becoming skilled individuals, said experts during a learning sharing workshop.The workshop was organized recently by the international development organisation Plan