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More Rohingyas try to seek shelter in Bangladesh as conflict rages in Myanmar Amid the ongoing conflict in Myanmar, the country’s Rohingya people are once again in the line of fire and are trying to seek refuge in Bangladesh. Five Rohingyas, including a woman with bullet injuries, entered Bangladesh yesterday […]

Woman with gunshot wound among 5 Rohingya seeking refuge from Myanmar amid conflict A small boat carrying five Rohingya people, including a woman with gunshot wound from Myanmar’s Rakhine, has docked at Teknaf border in Cox’s Bazar amid clashes between insurgent group the Arakan Army and security forces. Border Guard […]

No problem with UNHCR visiting Immigration detention depots – Home Minister The Home Ministry does not take issue with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) intention to visit detainees at Immigration detention centres. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said he was aware of the UNHCR intention. […]

Bangladesh deports 330 Myanmar troops, civilians Bangladesh on Thursday deported some 330 Myanmar nationals, including troopers, who sought refuge in the country amid an ongoing conflict in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state. The group of Myanmarese, which includes Border Guard Police, armed forces personnel, and immigration officials, crossed into neighboring Bangladesh […]

Bangladesh deports 330 Myanmar troops, civilians Bangladesh on Thursday deported some 330 Myanmar nationals, including troopers, who sought refuge in the country amid an ongoing conflict in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state. The group of Myanmarese, which includes Border Guard Police, armed forces personnel, and immigration officials, crossed into neighboring Bangladesh […]

Rohingya relocation – 1,500 more to go to Bhasan Char from Cox’s Bazar Another 1,500 Rohingyas are moving from the camps in Cox’s Bazar to Bhasan Char in Noakhali as the internal conflict in Myanmar is impacting the border areas of Bangladesh. The Rohingyas, who wanted to go to Bhasan […]

God’s retribution – Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh refuse return to conflict-ridden Myanmar As hundreds of Myanmar Border Guard Police personnel, some with their families, have fled to Bangladesh amid fighting with rebels, Rohingya refugees see the development as “God’s revenge” for the genocidal military crackdown of 2017. They are sharing […]

Rohingya at risk in Rakhine fighting – HRW Fighting in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has surged in recent weeks, causing civilian casualties and large-scale displacement, Human Rights Watch said. Myanmar’s junta and the Arakan Army ethnic armed group should take immediate measures to minimize harm to ethnic Rohingya and other civilians […]

Bangladeshis fret over unconfirmed return of Rohingya militant Nabi Hossain amid Myanmar conflict The arrest of 23 armed Rohingya trespassers has fueled speculation that the ethnic Muslims have engaged in the ongoing conflict between the Myanmar military and various rebel factions. Bangladeshis are also fretting over unconfirmed reports that Nabi […]