By Ushar Daniele Rashid arrived on the Malaysian island of Langkawi as a young child after spending weeks at sea in a fishing boat crammed with Myanmar’s unwanted: Rohingya Muslims driven out by soldiers and ethnic Buddhist militias who had razed their villages. A decade on, the now 14-year-old has witnessed countless boats arrive on the […]
Read MoreA boat carrying members of the Rohingya community from Myanmar has sunk near the Thai-Malaysian border, with hundreds missing, seven dead and 13 rescued, the Malaysian maritime agency said on Sunday. Rescuers were combing an area of 170 square nautical miles near Langkawi island on Saturday after a boat with 300 people on board left […]
Read MoreRohingya representatives called on the international community on Tuesday to stop killings and discrimination in Myanmar, speaking at the first high-level United Nations meeting devoted to their plight. “This is a historic occasion for Myanmar, but this is long overdue,” said Wai Wai Nu, founder of the Women’s Peace Network-Myanmar. She told envoys in the […]
Read MoreAfter the 2017 expulsion of the Muslim minority Rohingya from Myanmar’s Rakhine state, the military destroyed villages and mosques and repurposed their lands for security outposts, according to a UN-backed investigation released on Monday. Violence against the Rohingya escalated dramatically in August 2017 when Myanmar’s military launched an operation in response to militant attacks, driving […]
Read MoreDHAKA: Bangladesh is unable to allocate additional resources for the growing number of Rohingya refugees, the country’s leader said on Monday, as he called on the international community to deliver on UN commitments to address the crisis. The chief of Bangladesh’s interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, was addressing a two-day conference in Cox’s Bazar, […]
Read MoreDhaka : Eleven countries, including the United Kingdom and France, have reaffirmed their support for Bangladesh in hosting over 1.3 million Rohingya refugees while urging efforts to address the root causes of the crisis in Myanmar. In a joint statement today (25 August), diplomatic missions from UK, France, Australia, Canada, Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, August 13, 2025: National Security Adviser and High Representative on the Rohingya Issue Dr Khalilur Rahman met with ASEAN Chair’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, Othman Hashim, on Wednesday at the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Putrajaya. Ambassador Hashim expressed deep appreciation for Bangladesh for its continued generosity towards the Rohingya community. The […]
Read MoreDAVOS, January 21: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Tuesday said his agency would support Bangladesh in its quest to find a durable solution to the Rohingya crisis. Grandi made the comments after he called on Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum meeting in […]
Read MoreWith the war in Myanmar escalating as both Junta and rebels make gains and losses. The Rohingya people have once again been caught in the crossfire. Despite the Arakan Army(AA) attempting to improve relations with the Rohingya before November 2023, however, recent events have put that peace at risk. The Myanmar military has most actively […]
Read MoreMyanmar’s various ethnic groups have turned their backs on the wall due to hundreds of years of oppression. This has led to the creation of at least a dozen armed rebel groups inside Myanmar. Among these armed insurgency groups, the Rohingya Solidarity Organization (RSO) is fighting shoulder to shoulder with the Arakan Army against the […]
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