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Bangladesh ramps up border vigilance as thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar

September 11, 2024 admin

Rohingya refugees wait outside a relief distribution centre at a refugee camp in Ukhia on September 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Bangladesh has ramped up vigilance at its border with Myanmar, with at least 18,000 Rohingya Muslims crossing over in recent months to escape escalating violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, officials in Dhaka…

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Himanta Sarma Rips Into Bengal, Jharkhand

July 31, 2024 admin

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma named Jharkhand and Bengal governments as the weak spots in the wall to stop Rohingya infiltration from Bangladesh. Both states, he said, have taken a soft stand against the infiltration, that is posing threat to demography. In this context, he also mentioned Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s comment…

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Gunmen murder Rohingya teacher and student in Bangladesh

May 30, 2024 admin

Makeshift homes at a Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhia in Bangladesh’s southeastern Cox’s Bazar district. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: AFP Gunmen in Bangladesh have killed a teacher and a student in a Rohingya refugee camp for refusing to return to Myanmar to fight, their parents said on May 30. Hundreds…

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Myanmar Rebels Claim Control Of Town, Deny Targeting Rohingya

May 19, 2024 admin

The junta has lost control of around half its 5,280 military positions, according to an estimate. (File) A powerful armed ethnic group in Myanmar said on Sunday it had won control over a town in the western state of Rakhine after weeks of fighting, denying accusations it had targeted members of the Muslim-minority Rohingya during…

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U.N. sounds alarm on violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

April 19, 2024 admin

File photo of Myanmar’s Rakhine state showing Rohingya refugees gathering behind a barbed-wire fence in a temporary settlement setup. | Photo Credit: AFP Intense fighting in Myanmar’s Rakhine State poses a grave threat to civilians, the United Nations warned on April 19, as it urged international pressure to prevent more “horrendous persecution” of ethnic Rohingya….

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A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya refugees capsizes off Indonesia’s coast; rescue work begins

March 21, 2024 admin

Rohingya refugees stand on a capsized boat before being rescued, in the waters of West Aceh, Indonesia, March 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters An Indonesian search-and-rescue ship located a capsized wooden boat that had been carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees and began pulling survivors who had been standing on its hull to safety…

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Centre Rejects Rohingya Right To Stay

March 21, 2024 admin

The Centre told the court that no community can be granted refugee status outside legislative framework New Delhi: As a developing country that is also the world’s most populated, India needs to prioritise its own citizens, the Centre has told the Supreme Court, asserting that the illegal migration of and stay and Rohingya refugees have…

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A record 8,500 migrants died in 2023, says UN

March 6, 2024 admin

The UN’s International Organisation for Migration said the biggest increase in deaths was on the Mediterranean Sea. File | Photo Credit: AP A total of 8,565 migrants died on land and sea routes worldwide last year, the U.N. migration agency said March 6, a record high since it began tallying deaths a decade ago. The International…

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