The United Nations food agency yesterday said lack of funding has forced it to cut food aid for around one million Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh for the second time in three months.

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has visited the Rohingya repatriation centre in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila.

Bangladesh has urged the United Nations, Asean, and regional countries to support the pilot Rohingya repatriation project and help the returnees reintegrate in Myanmar.

Bangladesh has urged the United Nations, Asean and regional countries to support the pilot repatriation project and help Rohingya returnees reintegrate in Myanmar.

Bangladesh has conveyed to Myanmar the concerns the Rohingyas have over their repatriation plan to the Rakhine State, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Seheli Sabrin.

Bangladesh has conveyed to Myanmar the concerns the Rohingyas have over their repatriation plan to the Rakhine State, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Seheli Sabrin.

The United Nations yesterday called for urgent aid and support after Cyclone Mocha damaged Rohingya camps..Cyclone Mocha wreaked havoc on over a million Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi locals in three districts.

Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar camps fear their homes may be destroyed if the Cyclone Mocha develops into a severe one and hits the coast.

In addition to the cyclone shelters already there for the Rohingyas living in Cox’s Bazar, other establishments are being readied to be temporarily used if needed when Cyclone Mocha hits the country, speakers at a coordination meeting said.

Rohingyas refugees will have a far better life in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, said Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) Mohammed Mizanur Rahman.

State Secretary to the Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment Ragnhild Sjoner Syrstad today announced her country's contribution of NOK 70 million, equivalent to USD 6.5 million, for the energy and environment programme of the Rohingya response in Bangladesh..The contribution will s

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The situation at Myanmar’s Maungdaw township where Rohingyas will be resettled is “not bad”, said Rohingya Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner Mizanur Rahman yesterday.

A delegation of 20 Rohingyas left for Myanmar this morning to see the facilities prepared by the government there ahead of a planned repatriation of the first batch of refugees

All preparations have been completed for a 20-member Rohingya delegation’s visit to the Rakhine state in Myanmar today. This is for the first time in nearly six years the refugees will see their homeland.

Referring to the growing "mistrust" between people and the global institutions, Bangladesh has urged the UN Security Council to demonstrate unity and decisiveness in addressing visible threats to peace and protecting the most vulnerable, such as the Rohingya minorities

A 20-member Rohingya delegation will visit Rakhine tomorrow to see for themselves the facilities arranged by the Myanmar authorities before a planned repatriation of a group of Rohingyas likely by the end of this month.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today urged India to take more effective steps in persuading Myanmar to take back Rohingyas from Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Japan could mediate and help return the Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar as it has a benign influence in this region.

Rohingya refugees would soon be able to purchase Teletalk SIM cards as part of the government’s efforts to bridle the ‘growing criminal tendencies’ among the displaced Myanmar citizens and bring them under Bangladeshi network coverage.