B’desh won’t accept any more Rohingya: FM
Dhaka, April 24 (IANS) Bangladesh won’t accept any more members of the Rohingya Muslim minority, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said, amid reports that hundreds...
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Screen Rohingya refugees who attended Tablighi meet: Govt to states (IANS Exclusive)
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The government on Friday asked all the states and Union Territories to conduct coronavirus screening of Rohingya Muslim refugees who...
Bangladesh detains 382 Rohingya trying to enter by sea
Dhaka, April 16 (IANS) Authorities in Bangladesh said on Thursday they have detained 382 members of the Rohingya Muslim minority trying to enter the country...
34 Rohingya camps in B’desh put on lockdown
Dhaka, April 10 (IANS) Bangladesh authorities have put 34 Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar as well as the entire district on lockdown amid a surge...
NGO distributes ration among Rohingya refugees in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, April 5 (IANS) Amid a 21-day nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus scare, NGO ‘Save the Children’ India has begun distributing free dry ration among...
B’desh likely to drop Rohingya relocation plan
Dhaka, Feb 17 (IANS) Bangladesh has announced that it may drop its previous plans to move 100,000 Rohingya refugees to a remote island located in...
15 Rohingya dead in B’desh boat capsize
Dhaka, Feb 11 (IANS) At least 15 Rohingya refugees died on Tuesday after a boat capsized in the Bay of Bengal while trying to go...
Hasina seeks EU support for Rohingya return to Myanmar
Dhaka, Feb 7 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought continued support of the European Union (EU) to ensure safe, dignified, and sustainable return...
Myanmar not cooperating in Rohingya probe: International court
Dhaka, Feb 4 (IANS) Myanmar is not cooperating with the International Criminal Court in its investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed against Rohingyas, an...
EU urges Myanmar to comply with ICJ Rohingya ruling
Yangon, Jan 27 (IANS) The European Union (EU) on Monday urged Myanmar to comply with the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) ruling to implement provisional...
UN Special Rapporteur files application in SC in Rohingya case
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The United Nation’s Special Rapporteur, on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, moved an intervention application...
Thai police search for Rohingya who escaped detention centre
Bangkok, Jan 10 (IANS) Thai police have launched a search operation for a group of Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled a detention centre in the...
2 Rohingya men killed in B’desh gunfight
Dhaka, Jan 7 (IANS) The Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) has claimed that two Rohingya men were killed in a gunfight with suspected drug smugglers along...
Myanmar has not denied Rohingya atrocities: B’desh FM
Dhaka, Jan 3 (IANS) Bangladesh was making every diplomatic effort to send the Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar, which has “not denied charges of atrocities”...
Germany gives WFP 2.5m euros for Rohingya refugees in B’desh
Dhaka, Jan 1 (IANS/AKI) The United Nations World Food Programme in Bangladesh welcomed a new contribution of 2.5 million euros from the German Foreign Federal...
Calcutta HC stays deportation of Rohingya couple
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court has restrained the central and West Bengal governments from deporting a Rohingya couple, in “the spirit of...
UN condemns Myanmar over Rohingya abuses
United Nations, Dec 28 (IANS) The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution condemning human rights abuses against the Muslim Rohingya community and other minorities...
Rohingya refugees in Hyderabad stare at uncertain future
Hyderabad, Dec 13 (IANS) Rohingya refugees living in Hyderabad are a worried lot amid growing threat of deportation in the wake of passing of Citizenship...
Suu Kyi rejects Rohingya genocide charge in UN court
The Hague, Dec 11 (IANS) Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday rejected the genocide allegations against Myanmar’s military amid accusations of...
Rohingya await justice as UN court begins hearing genocide allegations
Dhaka, Dec 10 (IANS) Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh camps were awaiting to get justice as a top UN court is slated to begin a...