Landslides at Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar of Bangladesh, 9 dead

ddnews.gov.
19/06/2024 

In Bangladesh, nine people including eight Rohingyas died in landslides in separate Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday amid heavy rain.

The local administration official said big chunks of mud collapsed on a number of houses in No 9 and 10 Rohingya camps around 6 am on Wednesday, leaving six and three people dead respectively on the spot.

Repatriation only solution for Rohingya issue: Chinese envoy in Bangladesh

NEW AGE
United News of Bangladesh, Dhaka
16 July, 2024, 

Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen addresses a press conference at Chinese embassy in Dhaka on Tuesday. | UNB photo

Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Tuesday said that they agreed that there was no other solution except safe repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homeland.

Bangladesh turns back fleeing Myanmar armed personnel at border

Myanmar Now
AFP
July 17, 2024 

Bangladesh security personnel chase Myanmar border guards seeking refuge in Bangladesh, across the Naf river that borders southeastern Bangladesh and Myanmar on July 14, 2024. (Photo: AFP) 

Teknaf, Bangladesh – Bangladesh stopped dozens of Myanmar security personnel from crossing into its territory to flee advancing anti-regime forces, a local government official based near their river border said Tuesday.

Rohingya may have entered Bangladesh in recent Myanmar clashes, refugee official says

REUTERS
By Sudipto Ganguly and Ruma Paul
June 21, 2024

Rohingya refugees cross a bamboo-made bridge during an ongoing heatwave in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, May 2, 2024. REUTERS/Ro Yassin Abdumonab/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

DHAKA, June 21 (Reuters) - Escalating violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine state in recent months may have spurred some Rohingya Muslims to cross into Bangladesh, a key refugee official said, although Dhaka insists it cannot accept more refugees from its war-torn neighbour.

Thousands of Rohingya feared trapped in fighting in western Myanmar

REUTERS
June 17, 2024 

June 17 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Muslim minority Rohingya are feared to be caught in fighting in western Myanmar, as a powerful armed ethnic group bears down on junta positions in a coastal town on the border with Bangladesh, which is reluctant to accept them.

Eid-ul-Azha: Over 2,000 sacrificial animals to be distributed in Rohingya camps 1,

Dhaka Tribune
Tribune Desk
Publish : 16 Jun 2024, 

File image of cows at a cattle market. Photo: Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka tribune

 

Some 2,200 sacrificial animals will be distributed in the refugee camps in Cox's Bazar on the occasion of Eid ul-Azha.

The animals provided by various donor agencies for the Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh are already being sent to the camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf.

US to remain Bangladesh’s partner in Rohingya crisis response: Envoy

NEWAGE
United News of Bangladesh .
Dhaka
12 June, 2024, 

Regional refugee coordinator at the US embassy Mackenzie Rowe addresses a small group briefing at the American Centre on Wednesday. | UNB photo

The United States said that it would continue to advocate with countries in the region, and at the United Nations, for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Myanmar so that the Rohingyas and others displaced by the violence could safely return home.

Prioritizing safety in the Rohingya camps

Dhaka Tribune
Tribune Editorial
Publish : 11 Jun 2024, 

It is a matter of great concern that at least three Rohingya refugees were killed and seven others injured when a clash broke out at a camp. What is more concerning is that incidents of violence and unrest have only increased in frequency over the years, and this volatile environment at the camps could have ramifications that soon get out of control.

Who are the ‘outsiders’ blamed for Rohingya camp fires?

Dhaka Tribune
Udisa Islam
Publish : 03 Jun 2024,  

• Balukhali camp most affected in 5 years
• Most fires erupted at night
  

BGB members assist firefighting units at Ukhiya Rohingya camp-13 fire in Cox’s Bazar on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Photo: Courtesy

 

Two recent fire incidents destroyed hundreds of houses at Ukhiya Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar. The first fire incident occurred on May 24 and the latest on Saturday. The Rohingyas have always referred to the fire incidents at the camp as sabotage. However, they also mention that some unknown people or outsiders had set fire to the camp. 

Rohingya Camps Turn Into Hub Of Global Terrorism; Pose Big Security Threat To India, B’Desh: OPED

The Eur Asia
Guest Author
June 3, 2024

OPED By: Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury

Officials of law enforcement agencies in Bangladesh have been consistently saying radical Islamic militancy outfit Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) is involved in murders, and members of this outfit regularly enter Bangladesh from Myanmar and commit a series of crimes while they also run drug peddling, arms trafficking, human trafficking, and kidnapping.

Recently, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan told reporters that Rohingya camps in Bangladesh may become the hub of international terrorists. He said, “There may be an influx of arms. Many things can happen. And we already see some signs of these”.

Rohingya need emergency humanitarian corridor between Bangladesh and Rakhine State

mizzima
May 31,2024 

Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) has made a statement calling for an emergency humanitarian aid corridor from Bangladesh into areas of northern Rakhine State under the control of the Arakan Army.

FM calls for coordinated efforts to resolve Rohingya crisis

The Business Standard
BSS
01 June, 2024

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud speaks at the UN Headquarters in New York on Friday. Photo: PID 

 

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has called for addressing the ongoing conflict in Rakhine state and taking coordinated international action to repatriate Rohingyas to Myanmar from Bangladesh.

 

Fire leaves 1,200 Rohingya homeless in Bangladesh camps

AA
DHAKA, Bangladesh
SM Najmus Sakib
01.06.2024

175 shelters, dozens of shops, other facilities burn, officials suspect arson attack as repeated fire incidents reported

A major fire on Saturday burned down hundreds of shelters, shops, and other facilities in refugee camps in the southeastern coast of Bangladesh, leaving 1,200 Rohingya shelterless.

Bangladesh calls for UN push to solve Rohingya crisis amid efforts by Myanmar to stem criticism

AA
SM Najmus Sakib
DHAKA, Bangladesh
01.06.2024  

In meetings with UN officials, Bangladesh alleges Myanmar is using its internal conflict as pretext to delay repatriation

Bangladesh’s top diplomat has called for coordinated efforts by UN agencies to resolve the longstanding Rohingya crisis, accusing neighboring Myanmar of using its internal conflict as a pretext to delay repatriation of the persecuted Muslim group.

Once-Welcomed Rohingya Refugees Now Face Hostility From The Hosts In Bangladesh

Eurasia Review
May 30, 2024

The hosts, the Bangladeshi Muslim population, have expressed an alarming level of hostility towards the Rohingya refugees due to their extended stay and its subsequent negative consequences, like competition over limited resources. CREDIT: Yuki Higuchi from Sophia University, Japan

The number of refugees has sharply increased in recent decades, reaching 37.8 million in 2022. Amidst this surge, host communities—locals residing in areas where refugee camps are situated—are also positively and negatively impacted by the refugee influxes. The negative impacts include competition over scarce resources and in the unskilled labor market. While the international media and aid organizations put the spotlight on assisting refugees, the challenges faced by host communities are frequently sidelined.

UK-based group urges ICC to probe forcible removal of Rohingya refugees from India to Bangladesh

martoob media
Maktoob Staff
May 29, 2024

            Rohingya children in India’s Haryana refugee camp. Photo: Irfan Hadi K

 

Guernica 37 Chambers, an international not-for-profit organization, has filed a submission to the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the forcible removal of Rohingya refugees from India to Bangladesh.

ARSA leaders infiltrate into Bangladesh to revamp group

daily sun
Mahabub Alam Journalist
Publish: Thursday, 16 May, 2024 

Photo : Daily Sun

Some senior leaders of Myanmar’s insurgent group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) along with arms and ammunition have recently infiltrated into Bangladesh in a bid to revamp their activities in Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, according to the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).

Arakan Army captures hundreds of junta soldiers in Rakhine

Dhaka Tribune
AFP
Publish : 06 May 2024,

• Clashes between the Arakan Army and the military have intensified since November
• The conflict has resulted in significant displacement and casualties
  

File photo: Arakan Army fighters raise their flag over an artillery gun after seizing a junta outpost in Rakhine State’s Kyauktaw Township. Photo: Collected

A Myanmar ethnic armed group said on Monday it had captured a military command and taken hundreds of junta personnel prisoner in western Rakhine state, the latest blow to the military.

“A perfect storm for smuggling”: New UNODC research on migrant smuggling in Southeast Asia reveals why people seek out smugglers

UNITED NATIONS
Bangkok (Thailand),
3 May 2024  

Rohingya refugees arrive in Ulee Madon in North Aceh, Indonesia after a perilous journey at sea. © UNHCR/Amanda Jufrian

“I left Myanmar because I felt unsafe.”

brahim*, a Rohingya man in his twenties, said armed conflicts and intentional burnings of his village had “forced everyone to flee.”

He’s not the only one. New research from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) found that tens of thousands of people from Myanmar, other parts of Southeast Asia, and from outside the region are smuggled to, through and from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand every year.

More Rohingyas to find new abodes in US

dailyobserver
Published : Saturday, 4 May, 2024
Md Jahedul Islam; Monir Hossen Sarek

The Rohingya, an ethnic minority group from Myanmars Rakhine State, have endured decades of systematic discrimination, persecution, and violence at the hands of the countrys military. Their plight came to the worlds attention in 2017 when a brutal crackdown by Myanmars security forces forced over 740,000 Rohingya to flee across the border into neighboring Bangladesh, joining hundreds of thousands of others already languishing in squalid refugee camps. While the 2017 exodus was the most significant and most recent, it was not the first time Rohingya refugees sought sanctuary in Bangladesh. The first considerable influx occurred in 1992 after Myanmars military launched another campaign of violence and forced displacement against the Rohingya minority.