UN food agency to cut rations for Rohingya refugees again

May 22, 2023

The United Nations (UN) food agency said on Monday lack of funding has forced it to cut food aid for around one million Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh for the second time in three months, AFP reports. Rations would be cut from $10 per person per month to $8 from June 1, World […]Continue Reading

Chinese ambassador visits Rohingya repatriation centre in Teknaf

May 20, 2023

HNILA CORRESPONDENT, TEKNAF, COX’S BAZAR A delegation led by the Ambassador of the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka visited the Keruntali Rohingya Repatriation Center in Teknaf Upazila. The delegation, consisting of three members, arrived at the Rohingya repatriation Centre in Keruntali on Saturday (May 20) at approximately 1 pm. The Chinese ambassador to Dhaka, Wen Yao, Continue Reading

One killed during gunfight with APBn in Rohingya camp

May 15, 2023

NEWS DESK A Rohingya man was shot dead in a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila on Monday afternoon. The deceased’s identity could not be known immediately. Two perpetrators were arrested in this regard. The arrestees are Mamun Rashid, son of Soleiman and Abdur Rahman, son of Abdul Motaleb, and Rohingya Camp no 17 […]Continue Reading

UN calls for urgent aid in Rohingya camps following Cyclone Mocha

May 15, 2023

NEWS DESK The United Nations on Monday called for urgent aid and support after Cyclone Mocha damaged Rohingya camps. Cyclone Mocha wreaked havoc on over a million Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi locals in three districts. Although the cyclone’s effect might have been far worse, the refugee camps have been seriously damaged, leaving hundreds in dire […]Continue Reading

Around 3,000 shanties damaged, but Rohingya camps escape worst of Mocha

May 15, 2023

NEWS DESK Some 2,826 shanties were damaged in the Rohingya camps in Teknaf and Ukhiya due to the impact of Cyclone Mocha, according to a report prepared by the Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC), the government’s point man on the ground in Cox’s Bazar. The report that was circulated around 11pm […]Continue Reading

People leaving shelters voluntarily in Cox’s Bazar after cyclone warning passes

May 14, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR People are voluntarily leaving the shelters in Cox’s Bazar and returning to their homes after the cyclone warning signal passed, according to local sources. During a visit to the Cox’s Bazar Municipal Preparatory High School shelter on Sunday evening, it was observed that the rooms were almost empty, and people had […]Continue Reading

Cyclone Mocha damages 10,000 houses in Cox’s Bazar, fear of tidal surge

May 14, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR, TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT Cyclone Mocha hit the coast of Cox’s Bazar on Sunday afternoon (May 14), bringing strong winds and causing heavy damage to the district’s Teknaf, including St. Martin’s Island. In Cox’s Bazar district, 10,000 houses were damaged, with 1,200 houses damaged on St. Martin’s Island Continue Reading

Rohingya camps: 1300 shanties damaged in cyclone

May 14, 2023

NEWS DESK The Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar were severely affected by cyclone Mocha on Sunday afternoon and evening, resulting in damage to 1,300 shanties. The cyclonic storm impacted over 1,500 Rohingya, with 232 makeshift tents destroyed in No 10 Balukhali camp and 209 in No 6 camp in Ukhiya, according to the Office of […]Continue Reading

Cyclone Mocha: Great danger signal 10 at Cox’s Bazar

May 13, 2023

NEWS DESK The maritime port of Cox’s Bazar has been asked to hoist the great danger signal 10 as very severe cyclonic storm Mocha over east central Bay and adjoining area moved North-Northeastwards over the same area. Cox’s Bazar deputy commissioner Shaheen Imran told UNB that the maritime port of Cox’s Bazar has been asked […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh’s home minister for keeping eye on Rohingyas’ illegal movement amid ‘Mocha’

May 13, 2023

Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Saturday (May 13) instructed all law enforcement agencies to remain alert so that the Rohingyas cannot scattered across the country centering the severe cyclonic storm ‘Mocha’. “The law enforcement agencies have been instructed to prevent the Rohingyas from spreading across the country due to the severe cyclone Continue Reading