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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UNHCR fears extreme desperation led to deaths of 427 Rohingya at sea GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is gravely concerned about reports of two boat tragedies off the coast of Myanmar earlier this month, with estimates that 427 Rohingya perished at sea. This would be the deadliest tragedy at sea involving Rohingya refugees […]
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10 Rohingya from Myanmar booked for living illegally in UP’s Unnao The Rohingya were living in huts near the Ganga riverbank. Ten suspected Rohingya from Myanmar were booked for allegedly living illegally in the Gangaghat area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Friday. Gangaghat SHO Pramod Mishra said the FIR under provisions of […]
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Army chief at Officers’ Address National election should be held by December Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman has said the next national election should be held by December. He noted that his stance on elections remains unchanged, and it is the right of an elected government to determine the country’s future course. The army chief […]
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BNP calls for removing national security adviser Khalilur Rahman BNP has called upon the interim government to immediately remove National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman from his post. Protesting the security adviser’s remarks made yesterday about the party’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman, BNP condemned the statement and called for an immediate withdrawal. “There is no room […]
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1.5 lakh Rohingyas arrived in months Says WFP, fears 50,000 more may come by year end The Daily Star An estimated 1,50,000 new Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh in the recent months and 50,000 more are expected to join them by this year end, putting further strains on Bangladesh. The Rohingya continue to flee the […]
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CYLA Blocks Paletwa–Mizoram Trade Route, Citing Human Rights Abuses by AA Against Chin People. The Lawngtlai District Council in Mizoram State has announced that the India–Paletwa trade route — a vital corridor for areas controlled by the ULA/AA — has been indefinitely blocked starting from May 16. The trade route shutdown is being led once […]
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Families await news of Rohingya abandoned at sea by India Refugees told families they were left at sea near Myanmar India’s government often labels undocumented Muslims as security threats AFP It has been more than a week since Akbar, a Rohingya refugee in India, has heard his niece’s voice, the longest they have not spoken […]
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The Arakan Army (AA), the armed wing of the United League of Arakan (ULA), is reportedly resettling ethnic Rakhine families in former Rohingya villages within Buthidaung Township, which were forcibly cleared and depopulated. According to sources, dozens of Rakhine families originally from Sin Khaung Village in Thandwe Township, along with other Rakhine people from within […]
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