May 2025

Ukhiya Specialized Hospital closed due to financial crisis; UNHR says will try to find immediate solution The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said they are working with the government to find an immediate solution to ensure uninterrupted healthcare services amid closure of the Ukhiya Specialized Hospital. Expressing […]

Given an opportunity, a determined Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh cooks up a thriving business The woman fled to Bangladesh in 2017, seeking refuge from armed attacks and mass-scale violence in Rakhine State, Myanmar. She sought shelter in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar and began rebuilding her life amid immense […]

40 Rohingya refugees in India forcibly returned to Myanmar Forty Rohingya refugees in India have been forcibly returned to Myanmar’s military council after being arrested by Indian authorities, Delhi-based media outlets including Northeast News reported. The 40 Rohingyas who were forcibly returned to Myanmar’s military council were registered with the […]

No one wants to depend on aid, including refugees There are more than 43 million refugees and more than 4 million stateless people in the world, according to the United Nations.While it doesn’t set migration policy, the international aid system can be the difference between life and death for many. […]

Rohingya waste jeopardising cultivation in Cox’s Bazar Waste, especially in solid form, collected by community volunteers and disposed of in open spaces from the Rohingya refugee camps is creating agricultural concern damaging soil fertility in Cox’s Bazar. Sources said several hundred acres of arable land owned by local farmers have […]

Safe zone in Rakhine will resolve the Rohingya crisis better than a corridor Amid discussions on establishing a “humanitarian corridor” to deliver aid to Myanmar’s Rakhine state, Rohingya leaders in Cox’s Bazar say that creating a safe zone in Rakhine would better resolve the Rohingya crisis than setting up a […]

Every day 30-40 Rohingyas coming to Bangladesh Rohingyas are entering Bangladesh through various points along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border from Naikhongchhari in Bandarban to Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar. Border Guard Bangladesh has increased surveillance to prevent infiltration but has failed to stop their arrivals as the Rohingyas are using remote and […]

No deal on humanitarian channel yet Bangladesh will not engage in any proxy war, as suggested by a news portal of a neighbouring country, National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman said yesterday. The news portal falsely claimed that Bangladesh and the US were preparing for a proxy war in the Rakhine […]

Rohingyas, foreigners will not be allowed in NID database – EC National Identity Registration Division (NID) Director General ASM Humayun Kabir has said Rohingyas and foreigners will not be allowed to enter the NID database. Humayun shared the information while speaking to journalists at the Election Commission office in Agargaon […]