Rohingya refugees
First COVID-19 case detected in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
World
May 15, 2020
First COVID-19 case detected in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The first coronavirus case has been confirmed in the crowded camps for Rohingya refugees in southern…
Rohingya still fear safety in Myanmar, repatriation unlikely
World
August 22, 2019
Rohingya still fear safety in Myanmar, repatriation unlikely
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — The repatriation of hundreds of Rohingya Muslims appeared unlikely to proceed as planned Thursday after…
Rohingya reject relocation to Bangladesh’s island ‘prison camp’
World
March 15, 2019
Rohingya reject relocation to Bangladesh’s island ‘prison camp’
Bhashan Char is a small sediment island that is vulnerable to flooding and cyclones. On Wednesday, Bangladeshi authorities said they would begin relocating Rohingya…
Myanmar, Bangladesh meet amid doubts about Rohingya repatriation plan
World
January 14, 2018
Myanmar, Bangladesh meet amid doubts about Rohingya repatriation plan
Hamid Hussain, a 71-year-old Rohingya Muslim farmer, first fled Myanmar for Bangladesh in 1992. He went home the next year…
Pope says he ‘wept’ while meeting Rohingya refugees
World
December 3, 2017
Pope says he ‘wept’ while meeting Rohingya refugees
Pope Francis on Saturday said he wept hearing the plight first-hand of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, adding that this meeting…
Bangladesh restricts Rohingya refugees, starts immunization
Health & Fitness
September 17, 2017
Bangladesh restricts Rohingya refugees, starts immunization
Bangladeshi authorities on Sunday took steps to restrict the movement of Muslim Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar into crowded…
Rohingya refugees in Pakistan fear for relatives in Myanmar
Middle East
September 10, 2017
Rohingya refugees in Pakistan fear for relatives in Myanmar
For an estimated 300,000 Rohingya Muslims living in squalor in Pakistan’s largest city, the news from Myanmar in the past…