Rohingya
UN officials urge continuing support for Rohingyas in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Apr 26 (UNB) — Three top UN officials vowed to continue to work for a safe and sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis on Friday.
Rohingya crisis: 3 top UN officials urge donors to act faster to share burden
Cox's Baza, April 26 (UNB) - Visiting three top UN officials have urged the donors to do more and act faster to share the burden that Bangladesh is shouldering due to presence of huge number of Rohingya people in the district.
Rohingya youths celebrate storytelling success
Dhaka, April 22 (UNB) - Some 30 Rohingyas have graduated from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Storytellers programme in a ceremony held in Cox'sBazar recently.
Japan for safe repatriation of Rohingyas with UN cooperation
Dhaka, April 17 (UNB) - Japan has laid emphasis on safe, voluntary repatriation of Rohingyas with dignity under the cooperation of the United Nations (UN) noting that there is no “enough” support for them.
Origami paper cranes folded by Rohingyas fly to Hiroshima with peace message
Dhaka, April 16 (UNB) - One thousand origami paper cranes folded by hundreds of Rohingya people in Cox’s Bazar flew to Hiroshima and conveyed their wish and message for peace to Japanese people.
Rohingya repatriation: Bangladesh urges US, its friends to put pressure on Myanmar
Dhaka, Apr 10 (UNB) - Bangladesh has urged the US administration to solicit support on Rohingya issue from the countries who maintain close economic and commercial ties with Myanmar and together create pressure on Myanmar to take back its nationals from Bangladesh as per agreements signed.
Malaysia says 41 Rohingya land up north, 200 still at sea
Kuala Lumpur, Apr 8 (AP/UNB) — Malaysian police said Monday that 41 Muslim Rohingya men and boys have been detained in the northernmost state of Perlis, the second group to land in the country in just over a month, and that some 200 others are still believed to be at sea.
Rohingya youths might be exploited by vested quarters: PM
Dhaka, Apr 7 (UNB)- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday feared that vested quarters might exploit the frustrated Rohingya youths to materialize their ill motive.
3 ‘Rohingya robbers’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, Apr 6 (UNB) – Three suspected Rohingya robbers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police in Habiber Ghona hilly area in Teknaf upazila early Saturday.
Switzerland for resolving Rohingya crisis respecting int’l laws
Dhaka, Apr 6 (UNB) - Switzerland has reiterated that all efforts towards resolving the Rohingya crisis must be guided by respect for obligations under international laws, particularly human rights law.