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Children lining up for relief supplies at the Kutupalong refugee camp for Rohingyas who have fled to Bangladesh to escape violence in Myanmar. (Photo: AFP)

Bangladesh eases charity access to Rohingya camps

Authorities briefly ordered MSF, ACF and Muslim Aid to stop providing aid to the Rohingya in 2012.

27 Sep 2017 3:26 AM

Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, wait to receive handouts near Balukhali refugee camp, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Rohingya toll mounts over outbreak of disease as Bangladesh plans separate shelters

More than 200 Rohingya are being treated in Sadar Hospital, which has been inundated with patients.

26 Sep 2017 6:03 PM

WHO warns of cholera threat in Bangladesh Rohingya camps

The camps also face dire shortages of food and medicine in what has quickly become one of the world’s largest refugee settlements.

26 Sep 2017 6:07 AM

In most cases, the Rohingyas try to pass themselves off as Bangladeshis if they are apprehended by the BSF, officials said.

BSF uses local intel to curb Rohingya influx

Patrolling enhanced across North 24 Parganas, Murshidabad and Krishnanagar districts.

25 Sep 2017 6:46 AM

Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, stretch their arms out to receive packets of biscuits thrown at them as handouts. (Photo: AP)

BSF using chilli spray, stun grenades to stop Rohingyas

A chilli grenade makes use of a naturally-occurring compound in chilli powder to cause severe irritation and temporarily immobilise its target.

24 Sep 2017 5:36 AM

An anti-Rohingya hardline Buddhist group, together with Buddhist monks, rally outside Yangon’s Thilawa port as the Malaysian ship carrying relief aid for Rohingya Muslim minority arrives. (Photo: AFP)

Rohingya Portent

The announcement that all Rohingya refugees would be expelled from India had the flavour of India joining the ethnic cleansing in Myanmar.

24 Sep 2017 4:52 AM

A facade of refugee doesn’t hold water

There is no doubt there has been violence in Myanmar and army action on Rohingyas is also not untrue.

24 Sep 2017 4:45 AM

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina (Photo: ANI Twitter)

Sheikh Hasina lays out 5-point Rohingya peace plan

The 1.1-million strong Rohingya people have suffered years of discrimination in Myanmar.

23 Sep 2017 2:58 AM

More than 420,000 Rohingya refugees have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh in less than a month, with most ending up in camps in the Bangladeshi district of Cox's Bazar, which already had hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who had fled prior rounds of violence in Myanmar. (Photo: AP)

We have no links to ISIS, are peace-loving people: Rohingyas to SC

The Centre has maintained its stand saying that the 40,000 Rohingyas should be deported to Myanmar as they they are illegal immigrants.

22 Sep 2017 7:42 PM

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday at the UN headquarters. (Photo: AP)

Must be able to return to homeland in safety, dignity: Hasina on Rohingyas at UNGA

Hasina laid out a 5-point plan that called for protection of Rohingyas in safe zones that can be made inside Myanmar under UN supervision.

22 Sep 2017 2:02 PM

Rights body in SC against Rohingyas deportation move

The plea has challenged the notification of the central government asking for identification and deportation of all Rohingyas to Myanmar.

22 Sep 2017 3:33 AM

The NHRC recently issued a notice to the Centre over its plan to deport Rohingyas, who are residing in various parts of India. (Photo: AFP)

Rohingyas illegal immigrants, not against law to deport them: Rajnath Singh

The Centre had said the continuance of the Rohingyas’ immigration and their stay was found to have serious national security ramifications.

21 Sep 2017 12:45 PM

Young Rohingya Muslims stand on a slope and stretch their arms out to receive food being distributed near Balukhali refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Bangladesh Army told to build shelters for Rohingyas

Extra water pumps have been installed at some locations, and concrete rings for latrines stockpiled along the roadside.

21 Sep 2017 6:49 AM

Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over recently from Myanmar into Bangladesh, stand in queues to receive food being distributed near Balukhali refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

BSF seals Indo-Bangla border, steps up vigil in the wake of Rohingya crisis

According to a data of the BSF, the force apprehended 175 Rohingyas along the Indo-Bangla border in between 2013 and 2017

20 Sep 2017 8:33 PM

Pak should take away Rohingyas, says Giriraj Singh

The minister reiterated the government’s stand that Rohingyas are illegal migrants who pose a threat to India’s internal security.

20 Sep 2017 2:37 AM

It complains about “double standards” of the world and “apathy” being exhibited on the issue of Rohingya Muslims. (Photo: AP)

Kashmiri raps for Rohingya refugees

‘Emcee Ame’ composed the song to highlight their plight.

20 Sep 2017 2:32 AM

Former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah (Photo: PTI)

‘Will you ask Dalai Lama to leave India?’

Will Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka be sent back as punishment for Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, says Omar Abdullah.

20 Sep 2017 2:12 AM

The video criticises Myanmar’s State Counsellor and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and takes a dig at her for being chosen for Nobel Peace Prize. (Photo: AP)

Kashmiri band 'Emcee Ame' composes song in solidarity with Rohingyas

Suu Kyi on Monday while breaking her silence on the issue said that Myanmar 'does not fear international scrutiny.'

19 Sep 2017 3:43 PM

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (Photo: AP)

Bangladesh doesn’t expect help from US on Rohingya issue: Hasina

'He just asked how is Bangladesh? I said ‘it’s doing very well, but the only problem that we have is refugees from Myanmar’,' Hasina said.

19 Sep 2017 11:52 AM

J&K ex-CM questions Centre's claim of Rohingya Muslims being 'security threat'

The Centre also said the plan to deport the Rohingya refugees was a policy decision and the court should desist from interfering in the matter.

19 Sep 2017 3:21 AM

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