UN expert slams India's reported expulsion of Rohingya refugees as 'outrageous'

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Beyza Binnur Donmez 
15.05.2025

Tom Andrews, UN special rapporteur on situation of human rights in Myanmar, calls on India to ‘repudiate unconscionable acts against Rohingya refugees’

Rohingya people

A UN human rights expert on Thursday slammed an incident in which Indian authorities allegedly forced Rohingya refugees off a naval vessel into waters off Myanmar, announcing an inquiry into what he called "unconscionable, unacceptable acts."

Experts: Follow up steps should start on Rohingya repatriation after Myanmar’s assurance

Dhaka Tribune
Publish : 05 Apr 2025

Myanmar has informed Bangladesh that out of 800,000 Rohingyas in the country, 180,000 have been identified as eligible to return.

File image of Rohingya camp. Photo: Dhaka Tribune- BSS

Foreign relations experts on Saturday said follow up talks should start quickly on Rohingya repatriation as Myanmar has confirmed out of over 1.30 million of the ethnic minority Muslim people, who took makeshift refuge in Bangladesh were 180,000 are eligible to return.

17,000 MTs of U.S.-grown food aid arrives to support Rohingya

BBS NEWS
02 Apr 2025,

DHAKA, APRIL 2, 2025 – This week, 17,000 metric tons of vital food aid for Rohingya people arrived in Chattogram.

This food, produced by American farmers, will be delivered through the World Food Programme as part of the United States’ assistance to more than one million Rohingya in critical need, said an US Embassy press release here today.

နတ်မြစ်တွင် စက်လှေ ၁ စီး နစ်မြုပ်ပြီး ရိုဟင်ဂျာ ၁၀ ဦးနှင့် BGB တပ်ဖွဲ့ဝင် ၁ ဦး ပျောက်ဆုံးနေ

DVB
March 24, 2025 

Photo : RK News Desk၊ Courtesy

ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်ကနေ ဘင်္ဂလားဒေ့ရှ်နိုင်ငံ တက္ကနဖ်မြို့နယ်ဘက်ကို တိမ်းရှောင်လာကြတဲ့ ရိုဟင်ဂျာ စက်လှေတစီးဟာ မတ် ၂၂ ရက် အစောပိုင်းက နတ်မြတ်အတွင်း နစ်မြုပ်ခဲ့ပြီး စက်လှေပေါ် ပါလာတဲ့ ရိုဟင်ဂျာ ၁၀ ယောက်နဲ့ ကယ်ဆယ်ရေးပြုလုပ်နေတဲ့ ဘင်္ဂလားဒေ့ရှ် နယ်ခြားစောင့် (BGB) တပ်ဖွဲ့ဝင်တယောက် ပျောက်ဆုံးတယ်လို့ ဘင်္ဂလားဒေ့ရှ်အခြေစိုက် သတင်းဌာနတွေမှာ ရေးကြပါတယ်။

4 bodies recovered after Rohingya boat capsizes off Teknaf, one BGB member missing

daily observer
Observer Online Report
Published : Sunday, 23 March, 2025  

Four bodies, including a child, were recovered from the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf after a boat carrying Rohingyas drowned while attempting to cross into Bangladesh from Myanmar.

There was also a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) member on the boat.
 

Several people, including the BGB member, are still missing.

 

Dhaka for innovative solution for Rohingya crisis

BSS NEWS
23 Mar 2025, 

DHAKA, March 23, 2025 (BSS) – Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin today expressed hope that the upcoming High-Level Conference under the aegis of the UN, to be held in New York, would offer innovative solutions over the Rohingya crisis.

He made the remarks as UNHCR Executive Committee Chair Ambassador Marcelo Vazquez-Bermudez met him at the foreign ministry here, said a ministry’s press release.

Top US general to be in Dhaka ahead of Arakan Army offensive in Rakhine State

NORTHEAST NEWS
byChandan Nandy
March 23, 2025

Deputy Commanding General of US Army Pacific, Lt Gen Joel Vowell will be in Dhaka for two days during which time he is expected to meet senior Bangladesh Army officers

The arrival of a top American general from the US Pacific Command in Dhaka on March 24 and his meetings with senior Bangladeshi Army officers is aimed at solidifying defensive measures along Bangladesh’s borders with Myanmar’s Rakhine State, where military moves against the military junta are expected to begin soon.

Lieutenant General Joel ‘JB’ Vowell, Deputy Commanding General for US Army Pacific (USARPAC)—located at Fort Shafter, Hawaii—will land at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport around 10 p.m. tomorrow.

 

Armed Rohingya Group’s Leader Is Arrested in Bangladesh

The New York Times
By Hannah Beech
March 19, 2025 

 

Attacks by the group, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, were used as a pretext by the Myanmar military to launch a campaign of ethnic cleansing that set off a massive refugee crisis.

More than a million Rohingya are confined to a series of tent settlements in Bangladesh, like this one in Cox’s Bazar, seen on Saturday.Credit...Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

The leader of an armed group representing a persecuted Muslim minority from Myanmar was arrested in a raid in neighboring Bangladesh this week and charged under an antiterrorism law.

Ataullah, an ethnic Rohingya and the commander of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, or ARSA, was arrested on Monday, the Bangladeshi police said in a statement. He was captured in Narayanganj District, on the outskirts of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, according to a local police officer. Nine other suspected members of ARSA were also nabbed in raids.

ARSA leader arrest: Tensions spark in Rohingya camps, explosions heard along border

daily observer
Observer Online Report
Published : Wednesday, 19 March, 2025 Count : 562

The arrest of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) leader has reportedly sparked tensions in Rohingya camps and along the Myanmar-Bangladesh border.

Following the news of Ataullah Abu Ammar Jununi's arrest, loud explosions were heard across the border in Maungdaw, Myanmar, causing panic among residents.

 

ARSA leader among 10 arrested, 6 placed on remand

daily observer
Shakib Ahmed
Published : Tuesday, 18 March, 2025 

Rapid Action Battalion has arrested 10 members of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), including its leader, during separate operations in Narayanganj and Mymensingh while the group was holding secret meetings to plan subversive activities.

Six of the arrested individuals have been granted a 10-day remand for questioning in two separate cases.

 

US official sought to end aid for Rohingya refugees, email says

REUTERS
By Jonathan Landay
March 14, 2025

Rohingya refugees hold placards while attending a Ramadan Solidarity Iftar to have an Iftar meal with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh Interim Government, at the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, March 14, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain Purchase Licensing Rights

Summary

• Official proposed phasing out aid for Rohingya, Lebanon -email
• Email cites 'odd dependency' on US aid, says 'nothing is owed'
• Rubio has issued waiver for life-saving assistance

In Bangladesh, UN chief vows to prevent Rohingya suffering as aid cuts loom

United Nation
Humanitarian Aid
Vibhu Mishra
14 March 2025

UNHCR/Shari Nijman UN Secretary-General António Guterres meets Rohingya refugee students at Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres, during his visit to the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, vowed to do everything in his power to prevent further hardship as drastic aid cuts threaten food supplies and other critical relief efforts.

Yunus, UN chief to visit Rohingya camps on Friday

NEWAGE
United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka
10 March, 2025, 

Rohingya refugees seeking education, healthcare and other provisional aid take part in a demonstration outside the United Nations office in Colombo on Monday. | AFP photo 

Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, together with UN secretary-general António Guterres, is scheduled to visit the Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar on Friday as the UN chief is set to embark on Bangladesh visit as part of his annual Ramadan solidarity tour.

Rohingya refugee food aid to be halved from next month: UN

FRANCE 24
06/03/2025 

Bangladesh (AFP) – Rations will be halved for around one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from next month due to a lack of funds, the United Nations food agency has said. 

Huge numbers of the persecuted and stateless Rohingya community live in squalid relief camps in Bangladesh, almost entirely dependent on limited humanitarian aid to survive © Ed JONES / AFP

Huge numbers of the persecuted and stateless Rohingya community live in squalid relief camps in Bangladesh, most arriving after having fled from a 2017 military crackdown in neighbouring Myanmar.

Successive aid cuts have already caused severe hardship among Rohingya in the overcrowded settlements, who are reliant on aid and suffer from rampant malnutrition.

Make int’l meet on Rohingya a success

The Daily Star
Diplomatic Correspondent
Fri Feb 28, 2025

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi at a meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus the state guest house Jamuna in Dhaka yesterday. Photo: PID

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday called for making the upcoming international conference on the Rohingya crisis a big success to bring back focus on the decades-long humanitarian tragedy and mobilise more support for the long-persecuted Myanmar minority.

Rohingya leader: Grateful to Bangladesh, want to return to Arakan

Dhaka Tribune
Tribune Desk
Publish : 21 Feb 2025

The Rohingya community in Ukhiya, Coxs Bazar, observed International Mother Language Day, honoring linguistic heritage and unity, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Photo: Bangla Tribune

International Mother Language Day 2025 was observed at the Rohingya camp in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar.

To mark the occasion, a gathering was held on Friday morning at Block C of Camp 9 in Palongkhali union.

The event began with a tribute to the martyrs of the 1952 Language Movement. Religious leaders, teachers, youth activists, and Rohingya leaders delivered speeches during the program.

Chief Adviser seeks continued US support for key projects, reforms

BSS Dhaka
Updated: 12 Feb 2025

US Charge d'affaires to Bangladesh Tracey Ann Jacobson stressed that elections for a new government should be free, fair and inclusive. She also enquired about 'Operation Devil Hunt', recently launched by the country's security forces.

 

US Charge d'affaires to Bangladesh, Tracey Ann Jacobson, met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on 11 February 2025.PID

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday sought continued US support for key projects and reforms as US Charge d'affaires to Bangladesh Tracey Ann Jacobson met him in the city.

UN SG reaffirms continued support to Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh

BSS NEWS
BSS
08 Feb 2025,

High Representative of Bangladesh's Chief Adviser on Rohingya Issue and Priority Matters Dr. Khalilur Rahman met UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday. Photo: PID

DHAKA, Feb 8, 2025 (BSS) - United Nation (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has reiterated the UN's continued commitment to a durable solution to the Rohingya crisis and assured Bangladesh of ensuring funding for the issue.

UN rights chief suggests pursuing ICC, universal jurisdiction to bring back offenders

prothomalo
Diplomatic CorrespondentDhaka
Published: 12 Feb 2025

 

Volker Turk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human RightsReuters file photo

The brutal response to the student-people movement in July and August last year was a calculated and well-coordinated strategy by the former government to hold onto power, said Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights.

While disclosing a fact-finding report on human rights violations and abuses in the July-August uprising on Wednesday, he also noted that these acts were carried out with the knowledge, coordination and direction of the former political leadership and senior security officials.

Dhaka highlights Rohingya crisis challenges in talks with Ottawa

Dhaka Tribune
UNB
Publish : 10 Feb 2025

A meeting between Foreign Adviser Hossain and visiting Minister of International Development of Canada Ahmed Hussen at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: UNB

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has highlighted the "considerable challenges" that Bangladesh faces in accommodating Rohingyas and stressed the importance of facilitating sustainable repatriations of the forcibly displaced population.

The issue was discussed during a courtesy meeting between Touhid and Canadian Minister of International Development Ahmed Hussen at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.