Tag: Bangladesh

(Rohingya, Bangladesh, China, Myanmar) Rohingya student group demands consultation in repatriation talks between China, Bangladesh, Myanmar (The New Arab)

A group of mostly young Rohingyas living in the world’s largest refugee camp - Cox’s Bazar - has demanded participation in a conversation on repatriation of the minority...

(Rohingya/Bangladesh) Fire at Bangladesh Rohingya camp leaves thousands without shelter (Al Jazeera)

A fire has swept through the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, destroying homes belonging to thousands of people, according to the United Nations. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/14/fire-leaves-at-least-3500-rohingya-without-shelter-in-bangladesh

BANGLADESH/PANDEMIC – COVID-19 ails Bangladesh’s health, politics and economy (Ali Riaz, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/05/covid-19-ails-bangladeshs-health-politics-and-economy/

BANGLADESH/ROHINGYA – Bangladesh begins moving second group of Rohingya to Bhashan Char (Al Jazeera)

Bangladesh has started moving a second group of Rohingya refugees to a controversial flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal despite opposition from rights...

BANGLADESH/ROHINGYA – Bangladesh ‘set to move’ new group of Rohingya to remote island (Al Jazeera)

Bangladesh is set to move a second batch of Rohingya refugees to the remote island of Bhasan Char in the Bay of Bengal this...

BANGLADESH – Bangladesh director arrested after film shows police in bad light (Al Jazeera)

A Bangladeshi film director has been arrested and charged after a scene depicting police harshly interrogating a rape victim and highlighting attitudes towards violence...

BANGLADESH/ROHINGYA/MYANMAR – UN expert wants scrutiny of conditions at Bhasan Char (Al Jazeera)

A United Nations human rights expert has called for an independent assessment on the conditions at Bhasan Char, the remote island in Bangladesh where...

BANGLADESH/ROHINGYA – Bangladesh ships Rohingya to remote island despite outcry (Al Arabiya)

More than 1,600 Rohingya refugees sailed on Friday from Bangladesh’s southern port of Chittagong for the remote island of Bhasan Char in the Bay...

BANGLADESH/ROHINGYA – Rights groups urge Bangladesh to halt Rohingya relocation (Al Jazeera)

Human rights groups urged Bangladesh on Thursday to stop its plan to ship thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote island as officials said...