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UNGA adopts resolution on Rohingya crisis

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution on the scope, modalities, format, and organisation of the high-level conference on the situation of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar under the sponsorship of Malaysia and Finland. The Permanent Representative of...

UN seeks nearly $1b in aid for Rohingyas in Bangladesh

The UN said Monday (March 24) it and partners were seeking nearly $1 billion to provide life-saving aid this year for some 1.5 million Rohingya refugees and their hosts in Bangladesh. The United Nations said that it and more than 100 partners were launching a 2025-26 Joint Response Plan for the...

UN chief calls for more support for Rohingyas

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday reiterated his call to the international community to provide more support for Rohingyas to avoid humanitarian disasters in refugee camps in Bangladesh, BSS and UNB reported. I strongly appeal to the international community to allow...

CA, UN chief take iftar with 100,000 Rohingyas in Ukhiya

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took Iftar with about one lakh Rohingyas at Ukhiya refugee camp in Coxs Bazar on Friday, reports BSS. While visiting Rohingya camp Guterres said that they will do everything possible to ensure...

Guterres promises to ensure funds for Rohingya humanitarian aid

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday said they will do everything possible to ensure required funds for the Rohingya to avoid a situation in which people would suffer, reports UNB. I can promise that well do everything to avoid it and I will be talking to all the countries in the...

UN chief Guterres reaches Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar

UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrived at the Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhiya, Coxs Bazar, as part of his visit to Bangladesh, reports UNB. He is set to participate in various programmes throughout the day, engaging with refugees and humanitarian organisations. Later in the day, Chief...

Gambian FM calls on CA, discusses ICJ case

Gambian Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara today (March 12) called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna. The Gambian Foreign Minister appraised the Chief Adviser about the genocide case against Myanmar that his country instituted and was pursuing to bring...

Yunus, Guterres set to visit Rohingya camp on March 14

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and UN Secretary-General António Guterres, is scheduled to visit the Rohingya camp in Coxs Bazar on 14 March as the UN chief is set to embark on Bangladesh visit as part of his annual Ramadan solidarity tour, reports UNB. Guterres will also take part in an...

UN appeals for urgent funding to prevent ration cuts for Rohingyas

Without urgent new funding, monthly rations must be halved to US$6 per person, down from US$12.50 per person just as refugees prepare to observe Eid, marking the end of Ramadan, said the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday, reports UNB. The United Nations World Food Programme...

UN warns of $6 reduction in food rations for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

The United Nations has warned it will have to cut monthly food rations to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from $12.50 to $6 next month, unless it can raise funds to avert a measure that would worsen hunger in the worlds largest refugee settlement. Yesterday, I was informed verbally, and today I...

Japan, UNICEF ink $3.3m deal to strengthen support for Rohingya children

The government of Japan has allocated approximately USD 3.3 million (JPY 500 million) to support UNICEFs response to the humanitarian needs of Rohingya refugees. Through this grant, 65,000 Rohingya refugees, including 41,000 children, will receive access to education, WASH, health, and nutrition...

UNHCR calls for sustained support, solutions for Rohingyas

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi has underscored UNHCRs unwavering commitment to supporting more than 1 million Rohingyas hosted in Bangladesh as he concluded a four-day visit to the country on Sunday. UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, highlighted UNHCRs...

EU to provide €68m aid for Rohingyas

Visiting EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib said that the EU will provide 68 million euros this year for the Rohingya response, reports BSS. She said: The European Union is providing 68 million euros this year for the Rohingya response, including host communities in Bangladesh, and for the Myanmar...

Dhaka seeks Manila’s support for ASEAN partnership, Rohingya crisis solution

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday sought the Philippines support for Bangladeshs bid to become a Sectoral Dialogue Partner of ASEAN and for a sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis, reports UNB. The issue was discussed when newly appointed Ambassador of the Philippines to...

Home Adviser calls for international pressure on Myanmar for Rohingya repatriation

Home Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) has called for international pressure on Myanmar for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees (forcibly displaced Myanmar citizens). Exert more international influence on Myanmar for repatriation of Rohingya refugees, he requested the...

Japan, UNHCR sign $1.6mn deal to enhance Rohingya support in Bangladesh

The government of Japan and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have recently signed a partnership agreement to improve living conditions, strengthen primary healthcare and empower Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. A contribution of USD 1.6 million (JPY 250 million) will aid in building safer shelters...

CA, UN envoy discuss mobilising more donors for Rohingyas

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday sought UN Special Envoy Julie Bishops support to help ease the humanitarian crisis in the civil war-wracked Rakhine state and prevent the influx of new refugees fleeing Western Myanmar. UN Special Envoy on Myanmar Julie Bishop met Dr Yunus at the State...

Adviser urges UN for preparing a road map for Rohingya repatriation

Disaster Management and Relief Adviser Farooq-e Azam on Sunday urged the United Nations (UN) for preparing a road map for safe and sustainable repatriation of the forcibly displayed Myanmar citizens to their mother land. We want that UN would prepare an explicit roadmap for safe and sustainable...

Rohingyas travel to Saudi with Bangladeshi passport

Over the past few decades, at least five million Rohingyas have entered Saudi Arabia with Bangladeshi passports, living there as illegal migrants from the country. They not only stay there illegally, but also conduct various misdeeds, creating negative perception of Bangladeshis among Saudi...

UN SG reaffirms continued support to Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh

United Nation (UN) Secretary-General AntónioGuterres has reiterated the UNs continued commitment to a durable solution tothe Rohingya crisis and assured Bangladesh of ensuring funding for the issue. He made the commitment when High Representative of Bangladeshs Chief Adviseron Rohingya Issue...

New plan for Rohingya issue

The United Nations and UNHCR have endorsed the idea of relocating Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh to a safe third country rather than returning them to Myanmar. However, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has emphasized the need for a permanent solution to the crisis. The...

US to continue support for Rohingyas: Press Wing

Along with other countries worldwide, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced an immediate cessation or suspension of any work in Bangladesh. However, the US will continue to provide financial assistance to Myanmars Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Chief...

Commission focuses more on national elections — says EC Masud

Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud has stated that the nations primary focus is on the upcoming parliamentary elections. According to the Chief Adviser, the polls are expected to take place by the end of 2025 or early 2026. We are currently prioritizing preparations for the national...

CA calls for putting global focus back on Rohingya crisis

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus called for putting the global focus back on the Rohingya crisis, saying the influx of about 100,000 more refugees has added further burden on Bangladesh. The situation is getting complicated. They are pushing more Rohingyas to Bangladesh, he said when UN High...

42 Rohingya migrants detained in Thailand after perilous journey

Forty-two Rohingya migrants were detained in Thalang district, Phuket, early Tuesday, after being discovered in the water near Sai Kaew Beach. The group had left Bangladesh on December 16, intending to reach Malaysia but endured a harrowing journey, reads a Bangkok Post report. Local officials...

New US initiative to improve livelihoods of Bangladeshis impacted by Rohingya crisis

US embassy chargé daffaires Tracey Jacobson has joined Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan to launch the new United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Host and Impacted Community Resilience Activity to improve the livelihoods of Bangladeshis affected...

Govt demands clarification from UN on Rohingya exodus report

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sought an explanation from the United Nations over a report published by the UN Refugee Agency that contains factually incorrect information and wanted to know the basis of which the report was prepared, reports UNB. Bangladesh expects that the UNHCR will come...

CA urges Malysia to issue multiple-entry visas for Bangladeshi workers

Dr Muhammad Yunus on Monday urged Malaysia to issue multiple-entry visas for Bangladeshi workers employed in the country to facilitate their return home as and when required, reports UNB. The Chief Adviser (CA) Yunus raised the issue when Mohd Shuhada Othman, Malaysian High Commissioner to...