Tag: Bangladesh
$434 mln needed to help over 1.2 mln Rohingya refugees flee violence,...
Humanitarian organizations helping Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh said on Wednesday they need $434 million over the next six months to help up to...
More than one-half million Rohingya refugees at risk as diarrheal diseases...
Aid agencies are scaling up efforts to contain an outbreak of diarrheal diseases that could have serious health consequences for many of the more...
Bangladesh destroys boats ferrying Rohingya from Myanmar
Bangladeshi authorities have destroyed about 20 boats that ferried Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar, accusing smugglers of using the huge exodus to bring...
There is an increasing trend of diarrhea cases in Rohingya camps...
The United Nations is warning about an outbreak of water-borne diseases including diarrhea in Bangladeshi camps where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya are settled...
Exodus seen over 500,000 Rohingya enter Bangladesh since last month —...
More than 10,000 Rohingya have massed near a crossing point with Bangladesh, Myanmar media said Tuesday. The exodus has already seen over 500,000 Rohingya...
Over 10,000 Rohingya waiting at border to cross into Bangladesh, report
Over 10,000 more Rohingya refugees fleeing a military crackdown at home in Myanmar’s Rakhine State have amassed near a crossing point with Bangladesh awaiting...
Rohingya refugees scoff at Myanmar’s assurances on going home
Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh were skeptical on Tuesday about their chances of ever going home to Myanmar, even though the government there has given...
Rohingya refugees can return from Bangladesh — Myanmar telling UN
Myanmar told the UN refugee agency on Monday that its top priority was to bring back Rohingyas who have fled to Bangladesh. Win Myat Aye,...
$75 million needed to aid Rohingya refugees — UN food program
The World Food Program (WFP) says it needs some $75 million over the next six months to meet the needs of more than half...
Balukhali refugee camp in Bangladesh
Rohingya Muslim refugees children rush to line up at a food distribution in Balukhali refugee camp in Bangladesh.
Boat carrying 130 Rohingya refugee capsizes off Myanmar — IOM
A boat carrying 130 Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar has capsized off the Bay of Bengal, the International Organization for Migration said on...
Myanmar to take back ‘verified’ Rohingya refugees — ministry
Myanmar will begin “verifying” how many of the near half a million Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh it will take back, the Ministry of Information...
Over 80 people feared drowned after Rohingya boat capsized off Bangladesh
At least 80 people feared drowned after Rohingya boat capsized off Bangladesh, according to reports. At least 14 Rohingya people - all women and children...
Housands of people remain without food, shelter and medical care in...
International aid groups in Myanmar have urged the government to allow free access to Rakhine State, where an army offensive has sent 480,000 people...
UN plans food aid for up to 700,000 Rohingya
The U.N. has drawn up a contingency plan to feed up to 700,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar after some 480,000 fled to Bangladesh...
Number of refugees arriving in Bangladesh from Myanmar up to 480,000...
The number of refugees arriving in Bangladesh from Myanmar since August 25 has risen to 480,000, international aid bodies said on Tuesday, adding that...
Number of new refugees from Myanmar in Bangladesh up to 480,000
The number of refugees arriving in Bangladesh from Myanmar since Aug. 25 has risen to 480,000, international aid bodies said on Tuesday, adding that...
UNHCR chief meets with Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh camp
The head of the U.N. refugee agency said on Saturday he was shocked by the "terrible violence" inflicted on Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar, and...
Buddhist protesters in Myanmar try to block aid shipment to Muslim...
Buddhist protesters in Myanmar threw petrol bombs to try to block a shipment of aid to Muslims in Rakhine state, where the United Nations...
Bangladesh evicts Rohingya from roadside camps as space runs out
Bangladesh police Tuesday evicted Muslim Rohingya refugees from overcrowded roadside camps and farmland as aid groups scrambled to find emergency shelter for tens of...