JOINT STATEMENT We, the undersigned organizations, express our deep sorrow and strong condemnation of the ongoing humanitarian crisis orchestrated by Arakan Army in Burma’s Arakan State and the Bay of Bengal. In early May 2025, two boats carrying Rohingya refugees sank in separate incidents, leaving at least 427 people—men, women, and children—feared dead, according to […]
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Navigating an existential crisis, refugees continue their desperate effort to assert their status as asylum seekers, not illegal migrants. By Basharat Amin The narrow and shrunken lane of Mecca Masjid Chowk (Mecca mosque square) in Jammu bustled with the usual chaos – shouts of vendors, the chatter of customers. Gouramya, a 40-year-old Rohingya Muslim refugee, […]
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In Rakhine, the Arakan Army – like the military junta – is forcibly recruiting men and women, exacerbating the civil war and aggravating the humanitarian crisis. Meanwhile, Rohingya face continued abuses after fleeing abroad. India is accused of arbitrarily detaining refugees and illegally pushing some back at sea, while fuelling the stigmatisation of Muslim refugees […]
Continue Reading“There will be no compromise when it comes to the country’s independence, security and sovereignty,” says Brigadier General Md Nazim-ud-Daula on the topic of a proposed humanitarian corridor to Myanmar’s Rakhine State through Bangladesh Highlights: Army reaffirms commitment to protect sovereignty, stand by the people Says zero tolerance on corridor, national security issues Strict action […]
Continue Reading“There will be no compromise when it comes to the country’s independence, security and sovereignty,” says Brigadier General Md Nazim-ud-Daula on the topic of a proposed humanitarian corridor to Myanmar’s Rakhine State through Bangladesh Highlights: Army reaffirms commitment to protect sovereignty, stand by the people Says zero tolerance on corridor, national security issues Strict action […]
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In Maungdaw town, the Arakan Army (ULA/AA) continues to seize shops owned by Rohingya people, located in prominent and busy commercial areas, according to local residents who spoke to AEN. These properties were originally developed on departmental lands under successive previous governments. Shop owners, including many Rohingya, had legally leased the land for long-term use […]
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Rohingya lives are being traded like contraband while states shirk responsibility Md Ibrahim Khalilullah Something deeply unsettling is unfolding along Bangladesh’s south-eastern frontier. The hills and forests of Bandarban are now a grim backdrop to a crisis that has been slowly boiling over — one that mixes geo-politics, human despair, and systemic neglect. It’s not […]
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UNB News Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday said Bangladesh is in touch with India on the recent issues of push-ins and port-related restrictions on the import of certain goods, including readymade garments and processed food items, from Bangladesh. Responding to a question on the restrictions, Adviser Hossain said the Commerce Adviser of […]
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It fears extreme desperation led to deaths of 427 Rohingya at sea UNB News UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has called on the international community to stand in solidarity with the countries in the region including Bangladesh that have been hosting Rohingya refugees. Until the situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine State is peaceful and conducive to […]
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Rohingya refugees increasingly risk perilous journeys to safety, UN says By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, May 23 (Reuters) – Dire humanitarian conditions in Myanmar and Bangladesh are driving more Rohingya to risk dangerous boat journeys to safety, such as one this month that ended in a sinking and estimates of 427 deaths, the U.N. refugee agency […]
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