Myanmar arrests 150 Rohingya fleeing to Malaysia

March 24, 2023

Myanmar authorities have arrested around 150 Rohingya suspected of trying to flee to Malaysia, an official told AFP on Friday. The group of men, women and children was arrested in Thanbyuzayat township in southern Myanmar, the official said, requesting anonymity as they were not authorized to talk to the media. The official did not specify […]Continue Reading

Myanmar delegation returns home after verifying info of about 500 Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar

March 22, 2023

NEWS DESK A delegation from Myanmar has returned home after verifying the information of about 500 Rohingyas who are in the process of repatriation in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar. The delegation left Bangladesh on a trawler through the Teknaf-Myanmar transit jetty at Jaliapara of Teknaf at around 10am on Wednesday (March 22). The […]Continue Reading

Two Rohingya men shot dead in Cox’s Bazar camp

March 21, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR Two Rohingya men have been killed by a group of unidentified miscreants at a camp in Ukhiya of Cox’s Bazar. Of them, one died on the spot, and another died on the way to the hospital. Another Rohingya was critically injured. He has been admitted to Cox’s Bazar General Hospital. The […]Continue Reading

Rohingya volunteer shot dead in Cox’s Bazar

March 15, 2023

NEWS DESK A youth was shot dead in a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila this morning (March 15). The deceased was identified as Abdur Rashid, a volunteer at Balukhali Camp 8. Syed Harunur Rashid, commanding officer of Armed Police Battalion- 14, said a gang opened fire at Abdur Rashid around 8:00am, leaving […]Continue Reading

Rohingya repatriation: Myanmar technical team in Bangladesh for verification

March 15, 2023

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENTS, COX’S BAZAR CORRESPONDENTS   A Myanmar technical team has arrived in Bangladesh with a view to verifying the potential repatriation list of Rohingyas who fled to Bangladesh.  The team, comprising 17 members, led by Aung Myo, State Minister for Social Affairs of Myanmar’s Rakhine state, arrived in Bangladesh through the Teknaf-Mongdu Continue Reading

Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp fire: 35 unidentified people sued

March 15, 2023

NEWS DESK A case was filed on Tuesday (March 14) accusing 35 unidentified individuals in connection with the burning of over 2,800 structures in a massive fire at a Rohingya camp in  Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar on March 5. One Rohingya youth named Md Selim filed the case at Ukhiya police station on Tuesday, […]Continue Reading

Fire at Rohingya camps ‘planned sabotage’: Panel

March 12, 2023

A fire that left thousands of Rohingya Muslims homeless in Bangladesh camps was a “planned act of sabotage”, a panel investigating the blaze said on Sunday (March 12), Reuters reports. Nearly 2,800 shelters and more than 90 facilities including hospitals and learning centres were destroyed in the fire on March 5, leaving more than 12,000 […]Continue Reading

Fire at Rohingya camp: Probe body starts work to identify cause

March 6, 2023

NEWS DESK A seven-member committee today (March 6) started work to identify the cause of yesterday’s fire at Balukhali Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar. Additional District Magistrate of Cox’s Bazar Abu Sufian, who is leading the committee, told The Daily Star that the probe body consists of representatives from Refugee Relief and […]Continue Reading

2,000 homes burnt in fire at Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps; Rohingya youth held

March 5, 2023

NEWS DESK Nearly 2,000 shelters were gutted in a massive fire at Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila this afternoon (March 5). Additional Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Mohammad Shamsuddoza Noyon confirmed it. The fire originated at block-B of Balukhali refugee camp-11 under Palongkhali union around 2:45pm and soon spread to adjacent Continue Reading

Tumbru border: Another 242 Rohingyas relocated to Cox’s Bazar

February 27, 2023

NEWS DESK Another 276 Rohingya refugees from the Tumbru border area were transferred to Kutupalong transit camp in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday. A total of 2,285 Rohingya belonging to 463 families were transferred to Ukhiya in seven batches in the last month. A total of 2,527 Rohingyas have been brought to the camp from there. […]Continue Reading