Rohingyas will be kept under 24-hour observation
Yesterday, the president of Bangladesh Home Ministry's law and order committee AKM Mozammel Haque disclosed that Bangladesh will install CCTV cameras in the Rohingya camps of Cox’s Bazar to monitor camp activity around the clock. In addition, fences and 24 towers will...
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21-year-old Rohingya lost a leg in a landmine in Rakhine state
On September 2, Muhammad Ismile, son of Mohammed Amin was seriously injured in a landmine incident while he was collecting firewood for his family in the Sein Nyi Pya village forest. The injured person is 21 years old boy from Kandar village, Pu Kaung Chaung village...
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6 year old Azia Begum found
Azia Begum age 6. daughter of Abdu Goffor and Sajeda Begum was found on Monday, 7 sep 2020 . She is from Balukhali camp 3.Block A3. The name of camp mazi is Noor Kobir. Her mother is requested to contact the following number 01575431430 where the child is currently...
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Hundreds of Rohingya boat people rescued after floating six months at sea.
About 300 Rohingya refugees who have been at sea for six months were, at last, was able to land in Aceh province, the northwestern tip of Indonesia's Sumantra island. Acehnese police said, "The local fishermen several kilometres off the coast near Lhokseumawe dappled...
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Acehnese saves the Rohingyas again
Today, almost 300 Rohingya refugees land in Aceh province, Indonesia after 6 months in sea. Yesterday night a local fishermen spoted a boat several miles off the coast of Lhokseumawe. the boat was landed at Ujung Blang beach. “There are 297 Rohingya according to the...
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A young child was found in Balukhali camp 17
A young child was found in Balukhali camp 17. The chid is currently under the care of Mr Roshid Ahammed. Mr Roshid is requesting the child parents to contact him at 01826709088 and collect the...
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78 Covid19 Positive Cases and 6 Death in the Rohingya Refugee Camp
This page contains the latest update of the Covid-19 positive cases based on the available information in the public domain. Refugee Camp status (as of 08/08/2020):78(0) total confirmed cases (last 24 hours)40(6) total recoveries (last 24 hours)6(0) total deaths (last...
6 year old Azia Begum found
Azia Begum age 6. daughter of Abdu Goffor and Sajeda Begum was found on Monday, 7 sep 2020 . She is from Balukhali camp 3.Block A3. The name of camp mazi is Noor Kobir. Her mother is requested to contact the following number 01575431430 where the child is currently...
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Rohingya Kids Watching Cows brought for Qurbani
Photo Source: Rohingya Khobor
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Myanmar military asks UEC not to hold the election in the Rakhine State
On Friday, Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun remarked in a press release suggesting the Union Election Commission (UEC) not to hold general elections in five townships in the Wa Self-Ministered Division and Northern Rakhine State for security reasons. Brigadier General...
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40 Rohingya representatives visit Bhashan Char for a 3-day trip
Yesterday, a group of 40 Rohingya refugees including Majhis (camp leader) were taken to the islet named Bhashan Char in the Bay of Bengal accompanied by Bangladesh army and navy personnel. Their visit will end tomorrow with a day trip where Bangladesh government is...
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Mohammed Abdu Rohim age 9 Missing
Mohammed Abdu Rohim age 9, son of Fozol Hoque and Julaha Begum is missing since Saturday 5 Sep 2020. He is from Kutupalong camp 2, Block F. The name of camp mazi is Abdu Shukkur. If anyone finds him please contact to the following number:...
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Canada and the Netherlands will intervene in the ICJ Rohingya case to prevent crimes of genocide
A joint statement published on Wednesday says Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and his Dutch counterpart Stef Blok will be intervening in the case before the International Court of Justice in order "to prevent the crime of genocide and hold those...
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Lawyers pressing the International Criminal Court to sit in Thailand or Bangladesh
Kate Gibson, a counsel at the ICC who is representing groups of Rohingya living in the Cox's Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh, is pushing to have the International Criminal Court (ICC) to sit in Asia. She said they were hoping the court would hold some or part of the...
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887 COVID cases in Myanmar, Rakhine state at the top
This week, the total number of Covid-19 cases in Myanmar reached 887 individuals and more than 400 individuals were reported in the Rakhine state., crossing 400. The first case of Coronavirus was confirmed at Sittwe by the Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS) in...
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Humaira’s endless agony
Inside a small bamboo makeshift, Humaira Begum, a Rohingya survivor, who's face was draped with a pink Lummal (scarf), recounted the evening when her family left their homeland Myanmar. Humaira was only 15 when the Myanmar military attacked her village. While Humaira...
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Cox’s Bazar’s NGO Forum ask for a revision of Covid19 fund allocation.
Cox's Bazar Civil Society Organisations and NGO Forum (CCNF) that consist of more than 50 local and national NGOs operating in Cox's Bazar district requested the UN to revise the allocation of the $4 million emergency fund for COVID-19 for Refugee. The request was...
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