by Abdur Rahman in Dhaka Tribune, Aug 26,2023Friday marks six years since Rohingyas sought shelter in Bangladesh, and they are still stranded amid the complexities of geopolitics. Over the past six years, a total of 186 killings have occurred in the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh, which can be linked to the criminal activities of different separatist groups. Of the 186 deaths, 85 took place between August 25, 2022 and August 24 this year. In comparison,…
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by Raheed Ejaz in Prothom Alo, Aug 25, 2023Exactly six years ago on this day (25 August), thousands of Rohingya men and women crossed the border over from Myanmar’s Rakhine state into Bangladesh, in a bid to save their lives. Over the next few months, at least 700,000 Rohingya crossed the Naf river and took shelter in Bangladesh, fleeing from the atrocities of the Myanmar armed forces. Even back then it had been feared that…
AFP report, July 8, 2023COX’S BAZAR: Six Rohingya refugees were killed in a Bangladesh relief camp amid clashes that broke out just hours after an International Criminal Court prosecutor visited the settlements to gather testimony, police said on Friday. This week’s violence was the latest in a series of deadly clashes between the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO), two rival insurgent groups operating in the camps. Faruq Ahmed, a…
report in The Daily Star, June 19, 2023Criminals shot dead another Rohingya community leader (Majhi) in a refugee camp of Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya on Saturday night. Noor Hossain Bhutto, 42, a sub-Majhi of 9D block at camp-2 in Kutupalong, was killed around 9:00pm, said Saiful Islam, inspector (investigation) of Ukhiya Police Station. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel.“Some 10-12 criminals attacked Noor when he was talking to other Rohingyas in…
report in Prothom Alo, June 9, 2023The United Nations’ (UN) special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, has urged Bangladesh to cease the initiative to repatriate Rohingyas to Myanmar under a pilot project as their lives and liberty are still at risk in Rakhine. The call was made in a press release issued by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on Thursday. In the release, Tom Andrews accused Bangladesh…
report in The Daily Star, May 31, 2023Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha has expressed concern over itsinsufficient funding for the Rohingya case. Appreciating the support of Member States for the Rohingya case, he assured that OIC will continue to encourage them to contribute funds for the Rohingya case filed by The Gambia in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The OIC secretary general reiterated OIC’s relentless support in resolving the…
by Porimol Palma in The Daily Star, May 30, 2023China now appears to be quite active in trying to make the Rohingya repatriation a reality. Some high-profile visits have been made over the last few months. Chinese Special Envoy on Myanmar Deng Xijun visited Dhaka on April 6 and met Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. Chinese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong’s visit ended on Sunday. Weidong met the prime minister. Bangladesh Foreign Secretary…
report in The Daily Star, May 24, 2023A joint operation will be conducted at Rohingya camps to prevent criminal activities and recover weapons and narcotics, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday. If necessary, the army will be present during the drive, he said. He made the comments after attending a meeting with the National Committee on Coordination, Management, and Law and Order of Forcefully Displaced Myanmar Citizens [Rohingyas] at the Secretariat. To prevent any mischief…
AFP report, May 23, 2023The United Nations food agency said 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. Rations would be cut from $10 per person per month to $8 from 1 June, World Food Programme spokesperson Kun Li told AFP in an email. The full ration of $12 had already been cut in…
by Sheikh Shahariar Zaman in The Dhaka Tribune, Mar 11, 2023Bangladesh and Myanmar are working fast to start a pilot project for the long-awaited Rohingya repatriation before the monsoon, officials say. Bangladesh has already handed over a list of more than 1,000 Rohingya citizens for repatriation. On the other hand, the Myanmar government is speedily verifying it. Besides, the country is arranging rehabilitation for the Rohingyas in Rakhine. According to sources, Myanmar wants to start…
report in Prothom Alo, 24 Feb 2023 at 11: 17AMThe deceased was identified as Mohammad Selim, 28, a sub-majhi (deputy head) at Kutupalong camp. Sheikh Mohammad Ali, officer-in-charge of Ukhia police station, said Selim was out overseeing the field-level work of volunteers on Wednesday night. Suddenly, a group of miscreants opened fire on him, leaving him seriously injured. He was first taken to the MSF Hospital serving the Rohingya camp and later shifted to Chattogram…