UN Safety and Security Assistant Secretary visits Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar

September 26, 2023

PARBATTA NEWS DESK The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security, Unaisi Lutu Vuniwaqa, visited the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on Tuesday. Vuniwaqa visited Kutupalong No. 2 refugee camp in Ukhia Upazila, Balukhali No. 8 refugee camp and extended part of No. 20 refugee camp, where she spoke to Rohingya refugees […]Continue Reading

Hope Field Hospital closure leaves pregnant Rohingya women in limbo

September 26, 2023

STAFF REPORTER The 100-bed Hope Field Hospital for Women at the Madhurchhara Rohingya Refugee Camp in Cox’s Bazar has been closed since the first week of September, leaving millions of Rohingya women in over 10 shelter camps in Ukhiya deeply concerned. The closure of the hospital has not only resulted in the loss of jobs […]Continue Reading

Prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture committee visits Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar

September 19, 2023

NEWS DESK A five-member delegation from the “Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA)” committee visited the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday. Former adviser to the caretaker government and chairperson of Brac Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman, along with senior officials from the organization, joined the delegation during the visit. Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman emphasized Continue Reading

Over 100 Rohingyas detained for leaving camps

September 19, 2023

NEWS DESK Around a hundred Rohingyas, roaming outside the camp, were detained by Ukhiya police today in Cox’s Bazar. They were detained raiding the areas near Ukhiya Degree College beside Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf highway between 11:00am and 1:00pm, reports our staff correspondent quoting Sheikh Mohammad Ali, officer-in-charge of Ukhiya Police Station. He said police Continue Reading

UN Assistant Secretary-General Kanni Wignaraja visits Ukhiya Rohingya camp

September 12, 2023

NEWS DESK A six-member delegation, including the UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Regional Director for Asia Pacific, Kanni Vignarazar, visited the Rohingya camp at Ukhiya in Cox’s Bazar on Monday. During this visit, they observed various activities of the donor organisation. The delegation reached Block-L/17 of Rohingya Camp-18 in Ukhiya around 10:00 am on Continue Reading

Throat-slit body of Rohingya boy recovered from drain in Ukhiya camp

September 2, 2023

NEWS DESK The throat-slit body of a Rohingya boy was recovered from a drain in Ukhiya camp of Cox’s Bazar early Saturday. The deceased Md Mujib, 17, was son of Obaidul Haque of West bloc in the camp No-8 of Ukhiya upazila. Sheikh Muhammad Ali, officer-in-charge of Ukhiya police station, said locals spotted the body […]Continue Reading

Rohingya woman killed in Cox’s Bazar camp

August 25, 2023

NEWS DESK A Rohingya woman was slaughtered to death allegedly by her husband over a family feud in a camp of Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar. The deceased Adiya Khatun, 23, was wife of one Nur Kamal in bloc-D under the camp No. 25 of Teknaf Rohingya camp. Locals said the couple locked into an […]Continue Reading

Cox’s Bazar community urges prompt repatriation of Rohingyas

August 24, 2023

NEWS DESK Cox’s Bazar community members are calling on the international community to take swift and effective action in facilitating the repatriation of the 1.2 million Rohingya refugees currently residing in various camps across Bangladesh. Representatives from Cox’s Bazar civil society conveyed this plea during a human chain event held outside the office of Continue Reading

12 decisions made to secure Rohingya camps

August 23, 2023

NAIKHONGCHARICORRESPODENT, COX’S BAZAR In an executive meeting, a high-level delegation from Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar has made 12 decisions, including the establishment of checkpoints at all access points, the conducting of mobile courts, and the implementation of stringent measures to prevent infiltration, all aimed at preventing the escape of Rohingyas from Continue Reading

Rohingya youth shot dead by ARSA in Cox’s Bazar

August 23, 2023

A Rohingya youth was shot to death, allegedly by members of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), at Kutupalong camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Yunus, son of Hamid Hossain of the camp. Sheikh Mohammad Ali, officer-in-charge of Ukhiya Police Station, said members of ARSA went […]Continue Reading