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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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Bangladesh signs up to UN treaty to combat human trafficking
Sep 04, 2019 12:56Bangladesh's decision to adopt an international treaty that binds countries to strict anti-trafficking measures could help it avoid US sanctions, a UN official says.
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No way home, no way out for Rohingya refugees
Sep 01, 2019 20:37Over 3,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh were supposed to return to Myanmar on August 22, a repatriation that was supposed to mark the beginning of a process to resettle hundreds of thousands who fled Myanmar military persecution two years ago.
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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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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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50,000 people homeless after fire in slum in Bangladesh's capital
Aug 18, 2019 04:39Tens of thousands of people have been left homeless in Bangladesh after fire tore through a slum in the capital of Dhaka.
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Rohingya ‘repatriation’ efforts just a cruel charade
Aug 16, 2019 00:32The government of Myanmar reached out late last month to the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who have taken refuge in the Bangladeshi city of Cox’s Bazar with a seemingly straightforward plea: “Come back home.”
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Lost generation of Rohingya kids face a bleak future
Aug 01, 2019 16:40The boy’s eyes lit up when he talked about his dream of becoming a doctor. Seven-year-old “Mohammad” is a Rohingya Muslim from Myanmar. I met him at a learning center at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in early July 2019. After sharing his aspirations, Mohammed quickly remembered reality. “I know my dreams will never come true,” he said with a faint smile.
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Bangladesh stops 84 Rohingya from perilous sea journey
May 18, 2019 09:15Bangladesh authorities prevented 84 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar from attempting a perilous boat journey to Malaysia, officials said Saturday.
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Death toll from cyclone in India, Bangladesh rises to 77
May 13, 2019 03:58The death toll from a major cyclone that hit eastern India and Bangladesh in early May rose to 77 on Monday as anger grew over millions of people still without power and water.