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Rohingya refugees repatriation to start on 15 November; Myanmar agrees to return of 5,000 refugees in first phase
• 6 years agoMyanmar has received a list of Rohingya families who are supposed to return to the country, however, many Rohingyas of Ukhiya and Teknaf camps of Cox's Bazar are not yet ready to return due to safety concerns. The concerned authority asserted that the repartition process would start soon if everything goes well, reported Dhaka Tribune. As many as 22,000 names were put on the list and after scrutiny, Naypyidaw has agreed to the return of 5,000 Rohingyas in the first phase.
Rohingya girls sold into forced labour in Bangaldesh, form largest group of trafficking victims, says UN migration agency
• 7 years agoThe number of Rohingya refugees has reached nearly one million, with young girls sold into forced labour in Bangladesh accounting for the largest group of trafficking victims, according to a UN agency.
Reuters journalists accused of breaching Myanmar's secrecy law to testify in court on Monday; verdict expected next month
• 7 years agoMyanmar government spokesman declined to comment throughout the proceedings, saying courts are independent and case would be conducted according to the law.
Reuters journalists to face trial for breaching Mayanmar's secrecy law; scribes were investigating massacre of Rohingya Muslims
• 7 years agoYangon district judge charged the reporters with breach of the colonial-era Official Secret Act which carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison.
World Bank, United Nations heads assure support to Bangladesh in managing Rohingya refugee crisis
• 7 years agoUN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Sunday met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina along with World Bank President Jim Yong-kim at the beginning of his three-day visit in Dhaka even as he promised continued UN pressure on Myanmar and support to Dhaka in handling the Rohingya refugee crisis.
Myanmar transit camp for returning Rohingya refugees in Rakhine state remains empty amid fears of violence
• 7 years agoThe transit camp in Myanmar's Rakhine state stands ready to welcome 150 Rohingya refugees back from Bangladesh every day.
Fire breaks out in Rohingya refugee camp in Haryana’s Nuh district; 55 families rendered homeless
Fp Staff • 7 years agoOver 50 families were rendered homeless after a major fire broke out at a Rohingya refugee camp in Haryana’s Nuh district on Sunday afternoon
Myanmar crisis: 'Our families would be killed,' say Rohingya refugees as they brace for monsoon
• 7 years agoFor the 7,00,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled to southeast Bangladesh in the past 9 months, the approaching monsoon season poses the most serious threat
Destitute Rohingya refugees turn to drug trade; fuel influx of illegal substances into Bangladesh
Aaquib Khan • 7 years agoOn a messy bed in a hut within the Kutupalong refugee camp, Cox’s Bazar, sits Munira, 30, with her two children. Munira is a Rohingya refugee; she has also acted as a drug carrier on three different occasions over the past few months.
India extends support to Bangladesh for resolving Rohingya refugee crisis, repatriating displaced people
• 7 years agoIndia on Monday extended full support to Bangladesh's efforts for resolving the Rohingya refugee crisis, including early repatriation of the displaced people to Myanmar. Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said this following a meeting with his Bangladesh counterpart M Shahidul Haque on the second day of his three-day Dhaka tour.