Bangladesh asks for Saudi Arabia's help repatriating Rohingya

DAILY SABAH
BY ANADOLU AGENCY
DHAKA ASIA PACIFIC
JUN 14, 2021

A group of Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, gather on Pulau Idaman, a small island just off the coast of East Aceh, in northern Sumatra on June 6, 2021, after a group of 81 refugees landed on June 4, in the latest wave of Rohingya arrivals. (AFP Photo)

Bangladesh is seeking the cooperation of Saudi Arabia to facilitate the sustainable repatriation of Rohingya Muslims to their home country, Myanmar.

Bangladeshi Foreign Minister A. K. Abdul Momen made the appeal while speaking to his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud over phone, said a statement by the Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry on Saturday.

Ustaz Rafik is on a mission to feed starving refugees during Covid-19 shutdown and he needs help to do so

malaymail 

Wednesday, 08 Apr 2020

By MARK RYAN RAJ

The refugees show their thankfulness for the help they received by praying with Rafik. — Picture courtesy of Ustaz Rafik.

 

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — At the tender age of eight, Rafik Shah arrived on Malaysian soil as a Rohingya refugee with his family.

Thirty six years on, and Rafik, fondly known as Ustaz Rafik, has taken it upon himself to help his fellow stateless refugees as they struggle in his second home, especially now with the Covid-19 outbreak forcing the nation into a four-week shutdown.

Prosthetics help Rohingya amputees live with dignity

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need our help to survive

 N The National

Mageed Yahia

July 1, 2019

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Teaching self-reliance and integrated skills is essential to the work of the World Food Programme – because accessing food with dignity is a basic right

Rohingya refugee women in Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Mohammad Ponir Hossain / Reuters

In the humanitarian world, each situation is a mission, each crisis is a priority and every humanitarian need on the ground is a call to action. All situations deserve attention, compassion, commitment and, above all, perseverance in search of a solution that preserves people’s dignity, ensures their rights and gives them hope for a better future. The plight of the Rohingya is one such crisis. It calls for our attention and commitment.

UN urges int’l help for 1.2m Rohingyas

The Daily Star

April 27, 2019

UN under-secretary gen, IOM, UNHCR chiefs make the call, reiterate need for safe, sustainable return of refugees

Top UN agency leaders have asked the international community to continue supporting the critical needs of 1.2 million people, Rohingya refugees and their local host communities, in south-eastern Bangladesh.

Donate and help renew hope for refugee children

NEW
STRAITSTIMES  

By Beatrice Nita Jay, Aliah Zefri And Nor Aziah 

April 12, 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: When actress Lisa Surihani visited the child-friendly space at Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, her heart sank when she was shown drawings by the refugee children when they first arrived at the settlement.