Red Cross official warns of “serious problems” with remote Bangladesh island housing Rohingya refugees
Reuters A senior Red Cross official warned that “serious problems” remain with a remote island off southern Bangladesh housing Rohingya refugees, as officials prepared to ship thousands more people there this week. Since last December, Bangladesh has moved about 19,000 Rohingya refugees, members of a persecuted mostly Muslim minority from Myanmar, to the island of […]
Dozens of Rohingya missing after boat sinks in Bay of Bengal
Dhaka, Bangladesh Reuters More than two dozen Rohingya refugees were missing and feared drowned after their boat sank in the Bay of Bengal while trying to flee a remote Bangladeshi island, officials said on Sunday. “We are devastated that reportedly many passengers, including women and children, have tragically drowned. The confirmed number is not yet […]
Rohingya should move to island to avoid landslides – Bangladesh minister
Dhaka, Bangladesh Reuters Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are at risk from landslides in the coming monsoon season and should be relocated to a remote island, the country’s Foreign Minister said on Thursday, a move opposed by many refugees. Bangladesh wants to move 100,000 of the nearly one million Rohingya Muslims sheltered in cramped camps in […]