October 2025

No way out – the closing spaces for Rohingya livelihoods Rohingya refugees are increasingly relying on informal work to survive on both sides of the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. Already tightly controlled, life both inside and outside refugee camps became more restricted after renewed fighting broke out between a rebel group and […]

Rohingya women are central to resolving Myanmar’s crisis The recent high-level UN conference on the status of Rohingya and other minorities in Myanmar shined a welcome spotlight on a deepening humanitarian and political crisis. While the conference was short on commitments, speakers generally agreed on the need for concrete steps […]

TMC helping Rohingya infiltrators to settle in Bengal – Suvendu Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday accused the Trinamool Congress of “helping” Rohingya infiltrators to settle in the state by providing them fake documents. Speaking at the ‘Bijoy Sankalp’ rally at Gangarampur in Dakshin Dinajpur […]

ASEAN Summit – Rights bodies urge focus on Rohingya crisis Global and regional rights bodies have urged the leaders attending the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur to confront the worsening human rights situation in Myanmar and address the Rohingya crisis affecting Bangladesh and regional countries. In separate statements ahead of […]

Dhaka weighs revival of ‘Humanitarian Corridor’ for Rohingya amid rising violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine Bangladesh’s security and diplomatic circles are once again considering reviving the controversial “humanitarian corridor” to send aid across the Myanmar border, as armed Rohingya groups intensify attacks in Rakhine State. The move, previously shelved amid political […]

APHR and European parliamentarians call for action on Rohingya crisis On 17 October the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) and members of the European Parliament issued a joint letter calling for greater attention to the escalating humanitarian crisis facing Rohingya both in refugee camps in Bangladesh and those internally […]

Authorities order disconnection of power, water supply to illegal Rohingya settlement in Jammu According to government data, more than 13,700 foreigners — most of them Rohingyas (refugees from Myanmar) and Bangladeshi nationals — are settled in Jammu and Kashmir. Authorities have ordered the disconnection of electricity and water supply connections […]

Burmese refugees in Malaysia could face hardship due to funding cuts The Trump administration’s gutting of USAID and suspension of global refugee resettlement programs has exacerbated the livelihood concerns of refugees in the region. When 21-year-old Van* arrived in Malaysia, he hoped he could finally catch his breath. He had […]

Bangladesh sees Arakan Army as biggest obstacle to Rohingya repatriation The Arakan Army opposes Rohingya repatriation and is now the main obstacle to returning forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, says Bangladesh’s labour Adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain. “We handled the Rohingya issue poorly,” he told a seminar today (October […]