March 2025

Bangladesh Army search and rescue team leaves for Yangoon A Bangladesh Armed Forces rescue team is heading to Myanmar after the earthquake, to assist in managing the aftermath of the calamity. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced this in a media statement on Saturday, mentioning the team will leave for […]

Myanmar junta chief-Yunus talks likely during Bimstec summit, Rohingya issue on agenda A top-level discussion between Bangladesh and Myanmar on the Rohingya repatriation issue is likely to take place during the upcoming summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec) in Thailand on 3-4 […]

Dr. Yunus calls on Asian leaders to ensure safe return of Rohingya Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday called upon Asian leaders to offer their support for ensuring the repatriation of Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh to their homeland, Myanmar. While addressing the Boao Forum Annual Conference […]

UN seeks nearly $1bn in aid for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh The UN said on Monday it and partners were seeking nearly $1 billion to provide life-saving aid this year for some 1.5 million Rohingya refugees and their hosts in Bangladesh. The United Nations said that it and more than […]

US to give $73 million to aid Rohingya refugees – State Dept. The Trump administration said on Thursday it will provide $73 million in new financial aid to Rohingya refugees through the U.N. World Food Programme, amid concerns that aid cuts could deepen the crisis for the world’s largest stateless […]

Insecurity worsens for stateless Rohingya amid aid reduction – UNHCR’s Grandi The plight of Myanmar’s ethnic Rohingya is intensifying almost eight years since hundreds of thousands fled persecution and sought shelter in Bangladesh, the UN said on Monday, in an appeal for $934.5 million to help them. In a joint […]

$934.5m sought for refugees, hosts A joint clarion call comes from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), UN refugee agency UNHCR and partners for the international community to enhance support for Rohingya refugees and their hosts in Bangladesh amid rising insecurity in Myanmar and ongoing forced displacements. “Unrelenting conflict in […]

UN seeks nearly $1bn in aid for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh The UN said on Monday it and partners were seeking nearly $1 billion to provide life-saving aid this year for some 1.5 million Rohingya refugees and their hosts in Bangladesh. The United Nations said that it and more than […]

Tension in camps after arrest of ARSA chief A sense of unease prevails in the Rohingya camps following the arrest of ARSA Commander-in-Chief Ataullah Abu Ammar Jununi. Many Rohingyas, especially those who have spoken out against the armed group, are worried about possible violence, while law enforcement agencies have intensified […]