Bangladesh Coast Guard boosts border patrols to curb Rohingya infiltration

January 31, 2024

Amid the escalating conflict in Myanmar, the Bangladesh Coast Guard has ramped up its patrols and surveillance efforts along the Teknaf border in a bid to curb Rohingya infiltration. A press release issued by the Teknaf Coast Guard station detailed that the heightened state of alert is a direct response to the unrest in Myanmar, […]Continue Reading

Nightguard hacked to death in Rohingya camp

January 29, 2024

NEWS DESK A Rohingya was hacked to death by unidentified criminals at a refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Md Yasin, 43, of Block C/1 under camp 15, said Shamim Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Ukhiya Police Station. Yasin was a night guard at an NGO-run […]Continue Reading

Three ‘Arsa men’ held in Rab raid

January 27, 2024

Rab on Thursday arrested three key members of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, an insurgent group, at a refugee camp in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar. Lt Col Sazzad Hossain, commander of Rab-15, said after the arrests, 22 firearms and over 100 bullets were seized during a raid on Camp 20 (Extension). He said the arrestees were Usman, […]Continue Reading

We’re dealing with Myanmar government on Rohingya repatriation: FM Hasan

January 24, 2024

NEWS DESK Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday said the government is dealing with the Myanmar government on the Rohingya repatriation issue. “We are dealing with the government of Myanmar. In a meeting with Myanmar’s Foreign Minister who is also the Deputy Prime Minister, I urged him to take back the Rohingyas and to […]Continue Reading

Thousands of Rohingyas endure harsh winter after Cox’s Bazar camp fire

January 20, 2024

NEWS DESK Some 5,000 Rohingya refugees are leading an inhumane life this winter after a fire earlier this month at Camp 5 in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila destroyed their shelters. Around 1,000 shelters were gutted in that fire. Now the affected Rohingyas are spending their days under the open sky, with women and children most […]Continue Reading

Around 30 Myanmar junta personnel killed in Chin State: Resistance

January 17, 2024

Around 30 Myanmar junta troops and police who refused to surrender at a camp in Tedim Township, Chin State, were reportedly killed on Tuesday, The Irrawaddy reports. The Chin National Army, Civic Defense Militia and Chinland Defense Force attacked the Taingen camp on the Falam road to the Indian border on Friday. It fell after […]Continue Reading

Rohingya leader killed in Cox’s Bazar camp

January 12, 2024

NEWS DESK A Rohingya leader was killed by slitting his throat in a camp under Ukhia upazila in Cox’s Bazar Friday evening. The victim, Rohingya sub majhi Karim Ullah, was killed at Balukhali camp at about 8:00pm, said Ukhia police station officer-in-charge Shamim Hossain.  Continue Reading

Blaze at Bangladesh refugee camp leaves thousands of Rohingya homeless

January 7, 2024

Hundreds of shelters at the refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh were gutted with arson suspected, Al Jazeera reports. Thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have been left without shelter after a fire ripped through a refugee camp, burning hundreds of homes, officials say. The blaze tore through the tightly packed complex of bamboo and tarpaulin […]Continue Reading

Rohingya teacher abducted, shot dead in Cox’s Bazar camp

January 5, 2024

UKHIYA CORRESPONDENT A 28-year-old Rohingya teacher, Md. Faisal, was abducted and shot dead in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya. The incident occurred in the Kutupalong Rohingya Camp-4 on the night of January 4th. Faisal, son of Md. Rafique from the same camp, was forcibly taken from his home by unknown assailants and later found shot dead in […]Continue Reading

‘Pray for us’: Eyewitnesses reveal first clues about a missing boat with up to 200 Rohingya refugees

December 23, 2023

Their screams and sobs could be heard from the ailing boat soon after it emerged into view amid the vastness of the Andaman Sea. Crowded on board were tiny babies and children, alongside mothers and fathers begging to be saved, AP reports. The passengers were ethnic Rohingya Muslims who had fled surging gang violence and […]Continue Reading