UN says 2022 among deadliest years for Rohingya at sea

December 26, 2022

The possible sinking of a boat in recent weeks with 180 Rohingya Muslims on board could make 2022 one of the deadliest years at sea in almost a decade for the community, a U.N. agency said, as refugees try to flee desperate conditions in Bangladesh camps, Reuters reports. Nearly 1 million Rohingya from Myanmar are […]Continue Reading

180 Rohingya feared dead at sea: UNHCR

December 25, 2022

At least 180 ethnic Rohingya stranded at sea for weeks after leaving Bangladesh in November are feared dead, as their rickety boat is thought to have sunk this month, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said, Reuters reports. Citing unconfirmed reports, the agency said the “unseaworthy” boat probably sank after it went missing in the […]Continue Reading

Dozens of Rohingya land in Indonesia after a month adrift at sea

December 25, 2022

Dozens of hungry and weak Rohingya refugees were found on a beach in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh after weeks at sea, officials said, AL Jazeera reports. The group of 58 men arrived on Indrapatra beach at Ladong, a fishing village in Aceh Besar district, early on Sunday, according to local police chief Rolly Yuiza […]Continue Reading

Santu Larma says no alternative to movement for full implementation of CHT Peace Accord

December 23, 2022

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI Chittagong Hill Tract Regional Council chairman Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma sees no alternative to launching a movement to fully implement the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord. “There is no alternative to launching a movement for the full implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord, also known as CHT Peace Continue Reading

ARNA welcomes historic UN resolution on Myanmar

December 23, 2022

Arakan Rohingya National Alliance (ARNA) welcomes the first historic resolution in 74 years of the United Nations Security Council adopted on December 21, 2022, on the situation in Myanmar. The resolution highlights the basic needs of the people of Myanmar, according to a statement issued by the alliance on Friday (Dec 23, 2022). However, it […]Continue Reading

4 shot in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp

December 23, 2022

Four Rohingyas, including a child, have been shot at a camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar. The incident took place at a camp in Palongkhali union at 4:30pm on Thursday (Dec 22, 2022), said Mohammad Faruq Ahmed, assistant superintendent of police (ASP) at the Armed Police Battalion. The shot are Mohammad Salam, 32, Mohammad […]Continue Reading

Myanmar arrests 112 Rohingya for travelling ‘without official documents’

December 23, 2022

Myanmar authorities have arrested more than 110 Rohingya, including children, for travelling “without official documents” as they tried to make their way to Malaysia, state media reported on Friday (Dec 23, 2022), AFP reports. A total of 112 people, including a dozen children, were arrested in the south-eastern township of Bogale, according to the Global […]Continue Reading

UNHCR urges countries for action to rescue Rohingyas adrift at sea

December 23, 2022

The situation of the Rohingya refugees who have been stranded in the Indian Ocean for the past month is becoming more and more desperate, the UN agency for refugees said today (Dec 23, 2022) while reiterating its appeal to countries in the area to assist in saving them. In a statement, the UN refugee agency […]Continue Reading

UN council demands end to Myanmar violence in first resolution in decades

December 22, 2022

The UN Security Council adopted its first resolution on Myanmar in 74 years on Wednesday to demand an end to violence and urge the military junta to release all political prisoners, including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Reuters reports. Myanmar has been in crisis since the army took power from Suu Kyi’s elected government […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh wants Iran’s engagement in Rohingya repatriation

December 22, 2022

Dhaka and Tehran on Thursday (Dec 22) reviewed status of bilateral relations between them and discussed ways to enhance further cooperation in energy, food security, trade and commerce, and return of Rohingya people to their homeland Myanmar. The issues were discussed in the 2nd Foreign Office Consultations between Bangladesh and the Islamic Republic of Iran […]Continue Reading