‘Launch coronavirus awareness campaign in Rohingya camps, lift curbs on mobile internet’

The Daily Star

March 30, 2020
Star Online Report

NGOs, civil society groups and journos urge govt

A view of the Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar. Star/file  

Local and national NGOs, civil society groups and journalists have called upon the government to launch a wide-range of awareness campaigns on coronavirus in the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar.

They also called for lifting the restrictions on using mobile phones and internet and resume 4G facilities at the camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf.

Speakers at a virtual press conference organised by the Cox's Bazar CSO NGO Forum (CCNF) today said this, adding that the Rohingyas are more vulnerable to Covid-19 infection because about 1.1 million refugees are living in a congested environment in Ukhiya and Teknaf.

UAE launches major campaign to assist Rohingyas

bdnews24.com 

Senior Correspondent  bdnews24.com

Published: 27 May 2019

File Photo: A view of the Balukhali Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar.  

A nationwide drive has been launched in the UAE to generate donations for Rohingya refugees who have fled to Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar, the embassy in Dhaka has said.

The initiative launched by the Emirates Red Crescent or ERC – From the UAE for Rohingya Children and Women – aims to provide the more than 1 million displaced refugees with food supplies, medical assistance, clean water, education and housing.

EC moves to prevent Rohingyas from enrolling in updated voter list.

bdnews24.com

Published: 19 Apr 2019

Senior Correspondent bdnews24.com

The Election Commission, or EC, has adopted special measures in 32 Upazilas in southern Bangladesh to prevent Rohingya refugees from being listed as voters in the updated electoral roll.

The EC issued a 10 point directive to its field officials to implement the measures on Thursday during a coordination meeting before collecting data to update the voter roll on Apr 23.

The 32 Upazilas in Cox’s Bazar, Bandarban, Rangamati, and Chattogram have been declared ‘special areas’ for the upcoming survey, EC Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed told the media.