Rohingya
UN food relief agency steps up aid for Rohingays amid heavy rains
Dhaka, July 12 (UNB) - Heavy monsoon rains and wind since July 4 have pounded the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar with deaths, displacement and major damage following in their wake, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
2 Rohingya siblings drown in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar, July 12 (UNB) –Two Rohingya siblings drowned in a waterbody at Hakimpara in Ukhia upazila on Thursday.
Inclement weather affects 22,000 Rohingyas in camps
Cox’s Bazar, July 11 (UNB)- An estimated 22,000 Rohingyas were affected since the beginning of July as rain and storm batter the cramped camps.
Docu-Fiction film “Jonmobhumi” on Rohingya screened at UNHQs
Dhaka, July 10 (UNB) - In commemoration of World Refugee Day, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN has recently hosted the screening of a docu-fiction film on the forcibly displaced Rohingyas residing in the camps in Cox’s Bazar.
Rohingya children at risk of floods, landslides: Unicef
Dhaka, July 9 (UNB) - Thousands of people in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps and host communities are facing the risk of flooding and landslides after several days of heavy rain, Unicef said on Tuesday.
UK for working together to find solution to Rohingya crisis
Dhaka, July 8 (UNB) - British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson on Monday laid emphasis on more “unified approach” in the UN Security Council saying it is really urgent to work together globally to find a solution to Rohingya crisis.
Woes of Rohingyas worsen as rains pound camps
Cox’s Bazar, July 8 (UNB) - Five days of heavy rains and winds have pounded Rohingya camps in the district displacing over 2,700, damaging over 3,400 houses and leaving two people dead, said IOM on Monday.
Myanmar has 'political will’ to take Rohingyas back: Chinese FM
Beijing, July 5 (UNB) - Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday said Myanmar has a 'political will’ over the repatriation of displaced Rohingyas.
Heavy rains drench Rohingya sites in Cox’s Bazar: UNHCR
Dhaka, July 5 (UNB) - Three days of incessant rains in Bangladesh have destroyed 273 shelters and injured 11 people in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps, said UNHCR on Friday.
ICC seeks judicial authorisation to begin probe into crimes against Rohingyas
Dhaka, July 4 (UNB) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday requested its Judges to authorise an investigation into alleged crimes like deportation, other inhumane acts and persecution committed against Rohingyas from Myanmar.