January 2024

Rohingya refugees move Delhi High Court against Facebook to stop hateful content before 2024 elections Two Rohingya refugees have filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Delhi High Court seeking directions to social networking platform Facebook (now Meta) to stop hateful and inflammatory content against the Rohingya community. Directions have […]

Police foil Rohingya marriage, arrest 82 The police have foiled a wedding ceremony at a residential hotel in Cox’s Bazar city and detained 63 Rohingyas. The law enforcers also detained 19 foreign nationals during the raid on Sunday and seized their passports. Police said the Rohingyas gathered in the wedding […]

Bangladesh to raise Rohingya issue with Myanmar Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said he will discuss the Rohingya issue with his Myanmar counterpart on the sidelines of the upcoming NAM Summit in the Ugandan capital of Kampala. “Look, we are always trying diplomatically. We are increasing engagement with them […]

Repatriation is only solution of Rohingya crisis – Hasan Mahmud tells Charles Whiteley Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday (17 January) said repatriation of forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Bangladesh to Myanmar is the only solution to the Rohingya crisis. “The only solution of this crisis is to repatriate the […]

Indonesian President Joko Widodo pledged action against traffickers, not deportation of Rohingya After hundreds of Rohingya landed on the shores of Indonesia’s Aceh province, a video was shared in social media posts that falsely claimed President Joko Widodo had called for the refugees to be expelled. The video — which […]

The Rohingya don’t deserve this With the Rohingya camp in Ukhiya suffering from a second fire in the span of a single week, it is high time that both our government and indeed the international community closely evaluated matters and faced some hard truths. Aside from making sure that the […]

Rohingya issue can be resolved diplomatically – foreign minister Newly appointed Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud today expressed optimism that the Rohingya crisis can be resolved diplomatically. “We remain engaged with Myanmar. We hope this problem will be resolved diplomatically,” he said while responding to a question. Meeting journalists at the […]

Bangladesh wants Asean to do more to facilitate Rohingya repatriation Bangladesh Ambassador to Myanmar Md Monwar Hossain has expressed his hope that the Asean Chair will play even more of a positive role in facilitating the repatriation of more than one million displaced Rohingyas to their homeland. The Rohingyas fled […]

Bangladesh wants Asean to do more to facilitate Rohingya repatriation Bangladesh Ambassador to Myanmar Md Monwar Hossain has expressed his hope that the Asean Chair will play even more of a positive role in facilitating the repatriation of more than one million displaced Rohingyas to their homeland. The Rohingyas fled […]