Bangladesh: Rights experts decry ‘appalling’ culture of impunity around killing of journalists
New York: Authorities in Bangladesh have yet to conduct an investigation into the murder of prominent journalists Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi 10 years after they were killed, UN human rights experts said on Friday.
Fire breaks out at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh, over 1000 shanties gutted
Dhaka: More than 1,000 shanties were gutted as a fire broke out at a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya on Sunday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Fire breaks out at Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar: A Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox’s Bazar area caught fire on Sunday.
Turkish Minister Solaiman Salu reviews Rohingya camp in Bangladesh
Dhaka/UNI: Turkish Home Minister Solaiman Salu has reached Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar to review the Rohingya camp.
Urgent action needed to save Rohingya refugees distressed at sea in Indonesia
New York: The UN refugee agency called on Wednesday for the immediate, life-saving disembarkation of a group of Rohingya refugees in distress at sea off the coast of Indonesia.
Bangladesh: Alleged ARSA leader found dead in Rohingya camp
Cox Bazar: Mohammad Hashim, an alleged Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) leader, has been found dead in a Rohingya camp situated in Bangladesh's Cox Bazar region.
Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah killing: Key suspect arrested
Dhaka: Bangladesh police have arrested have arrested a person for is alleged involvement in the murder of Rohingya leader Md Mohib Ullah.
Refugee Leader Killing: Bangladeshi court sends two suspects to 3-day remand
Cox's Bazar: A local Bangladeshi court on Sunday sent two suspects arrested in connection with the killing of Rohingya refugee leader Mohib Ullah at a refugee camp in Ukhiya to three days police custody, media reports said.
UN rights chief calls for investigation into ‘heartbreaking’ killing of veteran Rohingya activist
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called for a prompt, thorough, and effective investigation into the killing of a veteran Rohingya activist at a refugee camp in Bangladesh.
Rohingya refugees receive first COVID vaccinations in Bangladesh
New York: More than 4,000 Rohingyas living in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps in Bangladesh have received their first COVID-19 vaccine shots, as part of a national inoculation drive to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: Deadly flooding, landslides devastate Rohingya refugees
New York: Three days of strong winds and heavy monsoon rain on sprawling refugee sites in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar have taken Rohingya refugee lives and wreaked havoc and destruction, the UN refugee agency said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh decides to vaccinate Rohingyas: FS Masud Bin Momen
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh government has decided to vaccinate the Rohingyas as part of an inclusive vaccination programme.
Bangladesh: 10 shanties in Rohingya camp gutted, no casualty
Dhaka: At least 10 shanties were gutted as fire broke out at Balukhali Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox’s Bazar city on Tuesday, media reports said.
China and Bangladesh have agreed to work towards the repatriation of the Rohingya refugees to the Rakhine state in Myanmar and underscored the need for resuming tripartite talks on the issue, a Bangladesh government statement said. Bangladesh Foreign Minister A K Momen and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, who met on the sidelines of a conference in Tashkent, also discussed Dhaka’s plans for co-production of vaccines.
Can't lodge Rohingyas for an indefinite period: Bangladesh PM Hasina
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday renewed her call to the global community to ensure the dignified repatriation of Rohingyas as they are posing a big security threat to Bangladesh as well as the region.