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WB to give $700m for 2 Rohingya projects The World Bank yesterday launched two new projects worth $700 million to improve basic services, strengthen disaster resilience and expand human capital development for both the displaced Rohingya population and host communities in Bangladesh. The two initiatives — the Host and Rohingya […]

NY Rohingya conference aimed at political solution – Mounir Satouri Highlighting the importance of increased funding for the Rohingya population, Chair of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights Mounir Satouri has expressed optimism that the high-level conference, scheduled to take place in New York on September 30, will contribute […]

A lost generation – Rohingya youth barred from education To be Rohingya is to stand at a cruel crossroads: risk death, violence and arrest in pursuit of education, or resign to a life where learning is forbidden. Mohammad Ayrshad moved from village to village with his family when the military […]

CA to begin packed UNGA visit Sept 22; Rohingya, reforms, democracy to dominate agenda Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will leave Dhaka on September 22 for New York to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where he is scheduled to deliver Bangladesh’s national statement, participate […]

Dialogue on ‘Stories of Life in Frames’ held in Ukhiya refugee camp In the crowded alleys of Kutupalong’s One East Rohingya camp, photography has become more than art—it is a voice of survival. “I want to show our lives through photos so that the whole world knows how we survive,” […]

Myanmar journalists meet Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh Myanmar journalists met Rohingya refugees for the first time since the 2017 exodus. Emotional conversations, shared memories, and calls for peace highlighted an unprecedented push for more inclusive media coverage. In 2017, following mass atrocities in their home region of Rakhine, hundreds of […]

European Parliament delegation to visit Bangladesh Sept 16-18 A delegation of Members of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights will visit Bangladesh from September 16 to 18 to discuss the human rights dimension of EU-Bangladesh relations and review the situation of displaced Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar. The five-member delegation […]

In bamboo shelters, Rohingya women stitch new futures About 34 kilometres southeast of Cox’s Bazar, the sprawling Rohingya camps in Ukhiya stretch across hills and valleys, their bamboo walls and tarpaulin roofs forming temporary shelters crowded with people and stories too often left untold. On a humid afternoon in late […]

UNHCR’s Grandi calls for increased aid access and funding for Myanmar’s forgotten crisis UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Thursday completed a three-day visit to Myanmar, where he witnessed the grave consequences of unrelenting violence and conflict that have left millions displaced and without homes. “The suffering of […]