November 2023

Young Rohingya leave Bangladesh camps for university dream Muhammed Hasson said a painful goodbye to his parents in a refugee camp in Bangladesh before embarking on a dangerous sea journey, refusing to let Myanmar’s crackdown six years ago on Rohingyas like him crush his dream of attending university. The 18-year-old […]

More Rohingya take children as they leave Bangladesh by boat – aid groups An increasing number of Rohingya people are leaving refugee camps in Bangladesh with their children, taking to boats in search of a better life as hopes fade of returning to Myanmar or being resettled, and camp life […]

There is no other way out A UN special rapporteur’s recent statement about how the Rohingya refugee crisis will continue to worsen without addressing its root cause coincides with what Bangladesh has been saying for the past couple of years. The statement was made in response to the growing number […]

Bangladesh keeping cautious eye on situation in Myanmar Bangladesh is closely monitoring the deteriorating situation in Myanmar, particularly in the volatile Rakhine region, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has said. The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is maintaining vigilant surveillance along the border to prevent any infiltration into Bangladesh, he added. […]

Dhaka seeks Delhi’s help in Rohingya crisis, essentials supply Dhaka on Friday once again sought assistance of New Delhi in resolving the protracted Rohingya crisis and uninterrupted supply of essential commodities amid volatile market situation in Bangladesh. The issues came up in the Foreign Office Consultations held at the state […]

Hundreds of Rohingya refugees set sail from Bangladesh At least three boats carrying hundreds of Rohingya refugees set sail from Bangladesh this week, refugees said Friday, the latest in a wave of migrations that has seen more than 1,000 asylum seekers arrive on Indonesian shores. Bangladesh is home to around […]

Huddled on an Indonesian beach, stranded Rohingya plead for mercy Huddled on a beach after a sleepless night, a group of around 200 Rohingya refugees sit on the sand of a western Indonesian island, cordoned off by yellow tape meant to stop them running away. Locals in Sabang, in Aceh […]

After hellish boat journeys, Rohingya refugees unwelcome in Indonesia As a rickety wooden boat carrying Rohingya refugees approached the shores of western Indonesia, several desperate men swam ashore to plead that the vessel be allowed to land after weeks at sea.But the calls of the men — some of whom […]

Almost 1,000 Rohingya refugees reach Indonesia’s Aceh by boat in 6 days Over the past six days, nearly 1,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar have arrived in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh by boat, as confirmed by officials on Monday. Among them are five groups that include women and children, who […]