Fire tears through Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
Reuters A fire swept through a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, destroying hundreds of homes, according to officials and witnesses, though there were no immediate reports of casualties. The blaze hit Camp 16 in Cox’s Bazar, a border district where than a million Rohingya refugees live, with most having fled a military-led […]
At least six dead after armed gang attack in Rohingya refugee camp
Dhaka, Bangladesh Reuters At least six people were killed in an attack at a Rohingya camp in Bangladesh’s Cox Bazar on Friday, a police official said – the latest incident of violence in the world’s largest refugee settlement. A gang armed with guns attacked a religious school before dawn in Cox Bazar’s Ukhiya area and […]
“This is like a nightmare”: Thousands displaced as floods hit Bangladesh Rohingya camps
Reuters Heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods in refugees camps displacing thousands of Rohingya Muslims in southeastern Bangladesh this week, UN and other officials said on Friday, with further heavy rainfall expected. At least six Rohingya, including three children, died in landslides and flooding while 15 Bangladeshis were killed and more than 200,000 […]
Shelters being built in Bangladesh Rohingya camp after fire
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh AP Authorities and volunteers from aid agencies in southern Bangladesh were rebuilding shelters on Wednesday for thousands of Rohingya refugees who lost their dwellings to a devastating fire that killed at least 15 people, including children, officials said Thousands of refugees became homeless in Monday’s fire that raced through Balukhali camp at […]
At least 15 found dead, hundreds missing, after Bangladesh Rohingya camp blaze
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh AP Rescuers recovered at least 15 charred bodies from a Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh after a devastating fire that destroyed thousands of shelters, officials said Tuesday. At least 400 people were still missing and around 560 were injured by the fire, according to Louise Donovan, a spokesperson for the United […]
Fire guts hundreds of shelters in Rohingya refugee camp
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh AP A devastating fire raced through a sprawling Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh on Monday, destroying hundreds of shelters and leaving thousands homeless, officials and witnesses said. The fire at Balukhali camp in Cox’s Bazar district broke out in the late afternoon and spread quickly through at least four blocks, said […]
First Rohingya refugees arrive at isolated Bangladesh island
Dhaka, Bangladesh AP Authorities in Bangladesh on Friday started sending a first group of more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees to an isolated island despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process. The 1,642 refugees were boarding seven Bangladeshi naval vessels in the port of Chittagong for the trip to Bhashan Char, […]
Aid workers race to stop coronavirus spreading in world’s largest refugee camp
Dhaka, Bangladesh Thomson Reuters Foundation Aid workers in Bangladesh raced to stop the coronavirus spreading through the world’s largest refugee settlement on Friday, installing isolation treatment centres and hand washing stations, after the first cases were confirmed. The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, said the 850,000 Rohingya who occupy the densely populated camps in Bangladesh […]
Corner of world’s largest refugee camp recreated in British mall
London Thomson Reuters Foundation British shoppers were given the chance to experience the world’s largest refugee camp on Monday when a charity attempted to recreate the jungles of southern Bangladesh – home to nearly a million displaced Rohingya – in a London mall. The interactive installation by the British Red Cross allows shoppers to see […]
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 […]