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By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): A large fire that swept through a camp in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar has impacted around 12,000 Rohingya refugees, causing considerable damage at the world’s largest refugee camp, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday. Around 2,000 shelters were destroyed in Sunday’s fire while many affected refugees lost all their […]

17th Sep 2022

Rohingya killed by Myanmar’s mortar shells across border with Bangladesh

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): One Rohingya was killed while six were injured late Friday by mortar shells allegedly thrown by the Myanmar army across the border with Bangladesh, an official told Anadolu Agency. “We have been confirmed about one death and several injuries and we have been boosting security measures on the […]

23rd Jul 2022

International Court of Justice rejects Myanmar’s objections in Rohingya genocide case

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday rejected Myanmar’s preliminary objections in a Rohingya genocide case brought by Gambia. In its judgment, which is final and without appeal, the ICJ unanimously rejected the first, second, and third preliminary objections raised and the fourth objection with one dissenting vote. Myanmar’s […]

31st Jan 2022

Rights body urges Bangladesh not to force Rohingya to move to island

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Human rights watchdog Fortify Rights urged Bangladesh on Sunday not to pressure Rohingya Muslim refugees to move to a remote island in the southern Bay of Bengal. “The Bangladesh government should prevent coercive and involuntary transfers of Rohingya refugees from mainland camps to the isolated and flood-prone island […]

30th Sep 2021

Bangladesh: Popular Rohingya leader gunned down in Cox’s refugee camp

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): A prominent Rohingya leader was shot dead in a refugee camp in southern Bangladesh on Wednesday night. Mohibullah, head of the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights, was gunned down outside his office in the Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar, a witness told Anadolu Agency. “Seven […]

21st Jul 2021

Bangladesh: Fire guts over 60 Rohingya tents at Cox’s Bazar camp

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): More than 60 makeshift tents of Rohingya refugees at a camp in Bangladesh’s southern Cox’s Bazar district were gutted in a fire late Tuesday, according to Rohingya and official sources. “We primarily came to know that the fire originated from a cooking gas cylinder of a Rohingya tent […]

5th Jun 2021

Rohingya urge Myanmar shadow govt to keep promise, denounce role in past

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Members of the Rohingya community expressed a cautious response to a declaration of Policy Position on the Rohingya in Rakhine State by the National Unity Government (NUG), an anti-coup shadow government in Myanmar. The exile government that was formed in April, issued the policy on Thursday for the […]

31st May 2021

Myanmar: Muslims form multi-ethnic consultative committee

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Muslims in Myanmar from various ethnic backgrounds have formed the Muslims of Myanmar Multi-ethnic Consultative Committee (MMMCC) to restore democracy and justice in the country and protect the legitimate rights of all Muslim ethnic groups in the country, according to official sources. The committee will work to achieve […]

6th Apr 2021

Jammu & Kashmir: 2 dozen Rohingya shacks gutted in fire

By Hilal Mir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): At least two dozen shacks belonging to Rohingya refugees were burned in an overnight fire in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, a leader of the persecuted community said on Monday. Salamat Ullah told Anadolu Agency that a school and mosque were among the gutted structures, while […]

26th Mar 2021

Bangladesh: Fire destroyed Rohingyas shelters but not dreams

By Md. Kamruzzaman COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AA): Ten-year-old Rukiya Begum is one of the dozens of Rohingya children and teenagers in Bangladesh’s refugee camps who lost everything, including educational support, in Monday’s deadliest fire that killed at least 15 members of the persecuted community and injured over 500 others, according to the UN. The […]

23rd Feb 2021

UNHCR: Search, rescue Rohingya stranded in Andaman Sea

By Riyaz ul Khaliq ANKARA (AA) – The UN refugee agency on Monday called for immediate efforts to search and rescue a group of Rohingya refugees stranded in the Andaman Sea in the Indian Ocean. The precise location of the vessel carrying the refugees is not known. “We have alerted the authorities of the […]

25th Jan 2021

Rohingya case on genocide face delay at The Hague

By Riyaz ul Khaliq (AA): A final decision at the UN’s top court in the legal battle against Myanmar for the alleged genocide of Rohingya Muslims could be delayed, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is first set to rule on objections filed by Myanmar. A legal summary prepared by the New York-based Global […]

6th Dec 2020

Bangladesh urged to halt Rohingya relocation to remote island

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): A Europe-based Rohingya rights group on Saturday expressed concern over Bangladesh’s plan to relocate more than 100,000 Rohingya refugees to a remote island. “We urge the international community, including the newly elected United States administration, South Asian nations, civil society groups and international organizations to help and persuade the […]

3rd Oct 2020

Rohingya Muslims raise funds for Buddhists displaced by Myanmar army

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Despite their own hardships, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have donated funds to help Buddhists displaced due to the ongoing conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, Rohingya community leaders said on Friday. Nearly 200,000 people, mostly Buddhist civilians, have been displaced across Rakhine state since late 2018 when clashes started […]

8th Sep 2020

UN welcomes Indonesia’s acceptance of Rohingya refugees

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Monday welcomed the landing of approximately 300 Rohingya refugees on the northern coast of Aceh, Indonesia, after seven months at sea. An unknown number of the refugees need medical attention after their ordeal, said the UNHCR. Among the group, two of three are […]

31st Aug 2020

Myanmar: Deep reforms must end vicious violence against Rohingya minority

By Merve Aydogan (AA): The International Crisis Group (ICG) has called for dialogue and deep reform to address issues of citizenship, improve the administrative structure, and rein in the increasing violence in Myanmar. Ethnicity and conflict are inextricably linked in Myanmar, creating a vicious cycle of violence that continues to escalate, the Brussels-based organization […]

22nd Aug 2020

UN: New solutions needed 3 years after Rohingya crisis

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, called Friday for renewed solutions for displaced and stateless Rohingya communities inside and outside Myanmar. The agency said nearly 900,000 are refugees in Bangladesh, three years after a crisis there peaked. UNHCR spokesmsn Andrej Mahecic said at a Geneva news conference that the international community […]

5th Jul 2020

Myanmar: Soldiers’ court-martial latest sham, say Rohingya groups

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Rohingya rights groups have denounced the recent court-martial of three Myanmar army officers as “a miscarriage of justice” and another of the country’s “sham attempts” to mislead the international community. The three officers were convicted on June 29 for the 2017 massacre of Rohingya people in the Gu […]

12th Jun 2020

Malaysia, Thailand urged to rescue stranded Rohingya Muslims

By Riyaz ul Khaliq (AA): Malaysia and Thailand were urged on Friday to rescue the stranded Rohingya Muslims with immediate aid and access to asylum. In a statement, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Malaysian authorities had detained 269 Rohingya refugees who arrived on a damaged boat off Malaysia’s coast at Langkawi last Monday. […]

26th May 2020

Bangladesh: Rohingya Muslims mark joyless Eid in camps

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh’s crammed camps are celebrating a forlorn Eid al-Fitr for the third straight year following a mass exodus in August 2017. “Eid does not carry any significance for us in this stateless life. But we have to pretend to be happy just for our kids,” […]

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