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Bangladesh ‘uncertain’ about relocating Rohingya to remote island
Nov 04, 2019 09:47The relocation of thousands of Rohingya Muslims from overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh to a remote, flood-prone island in the country is not certain to happen, Bangladeshi officials say.
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Iran ready to help resolve Rohingya refugee crisis: President
Oct 27, 2019 03:27President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the importance of efforts to resolve problems facing the Rohingya Muslims living in Bangladesh refugee camps and said the Islamic Republic is ready to help the South Asian country in this regard.
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Rights body throws doubt on Dhaka’s plan to relocate Rohingya to remote island
Oct 25, 2019 16:26An international rights group has disputed Bangladesh’s claims that thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees have agreed to a plan by the government to relocate them to a remote island that is prone to devastating natural disasters.
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Bangladesh University suspends student after finding out she is Rohingya
Sep 09, 2019 03:20A university in Bangladesh has suspended a female student following media reports that she belongs to the persecuted Rohingya community from neighboring Myanmar.
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Rohingya mark 2 years since Myanmar army crackdown
Aug 25, 2019 04:19Thousands of Ronhingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh have marked the second anniversary of the Myanmarese army’s deadly crackdown that displaced them.
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Bangladesh police shoot dead two Rohingya Muslims in refugee camp
Aug 24, 2019 11:53The Bangladeshi police say they have shot dead two Rohingya Muslims during a gunfight in a refugee camp, accusing the pair of killing a ruling party official.
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Rohingya ‘would rather drink poison ’ than return to Myanmar
Aug 22, 2019 06:41Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh, who have fled ethnic cleansing in neighboring Myanmar, say they fear torture and violence back home and would rather die than be repatriated.
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More than 2,000 people displaced, 19 killed in Myanmar fighting
Aug 21, 2019 10:41More than 2,000 people have been forced to flee from their homes, and 19 have been killed, since fighting broke out between government troops and ethnic insurgents in northern Myanmar last week, government officials said.
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UN warns foreign firms against doing business with Myanmar army
Aug 05, 2019 14:13The United Nations' investigators have urged foreign businesses and governments to sever ties with dozens of companies owned or controlled by Myanmar's military, which has carried out a campaign of ethnic cleansing, murder and rape of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State, noting that such firms could be complicit in international crimes.
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UN says US sanctions on Myanmar over Rohingya massacre not enough
Jul 19, 2019 03:29The UN special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar says US sanctions imposed this week on Myanmar's military leaders over Rohingya Muslims should have been tougher and applied to more generals.