Rohingya In Bangladesh
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"India Should Influence Myanmar To...": Bangladesh's Appeal On Rohingya
Displaced people from Myanmar are frustrated and vulnerable to becoming extremists, Bangladesh Foreign Minister said today, urging India to help push for early Rohingya repatriation to Myanmar.
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Bangladesh Tells Telecom Operators To Stop Services In Rohingya Camps
Bangladesh on Monday ordered operators to shut down mobile phone services to almost one million Rohingya refugees living in camps in the country's southeast, an official said.
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200,000 Rohingya Rally To Mark 'Genocide Day' In Bangladesh Camps
Some 200,000 Rohingya rallied in a Bangladesh camp Sunday to mark two years since they fled a violent crackdown by Myanmar forces, just days after a second failed attempt to repatriate the refugees.
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Rohingya Men In Bangladesh Revel In The Newfound Right To Wear Pants
Rohingya Muslim men like him were restricted to wearing traditional sarongs, or longyis, in their native Myanmar. It was an unofficial uniform that identified Muslims as inferior, Rohingya refugees said. Wearing pants, outside cities and towns, was restricted by local authorities, and Rohingya who did so could be arrested and fined.
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Bangladesh In Talks With United Nations About Relocating Over 150,000 Rohingya
Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled to camps in Bangladesh from Myanmar must be relocated to avoid floods and other dangers from the monsoon, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday.
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Bangladesh Asks Myanmar To Pull Back Troops From Border Area Housing 6,000 Rohingya
Bangladesh Thursday asked Myanmar to immediately "pull back" security forces and heavy weapons from the border after the troop build-up near a camp housing thousands of stranded Rohingya stirred tension on the troubled frontier.
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Four Rohingya Drown As Refugee Boat Capsizes Off Bangladesh
Four Rohingya Muslims, a man, woman and two children, drowned when a small wooden fishing boat carrying dozens of refugees fleeing ethnic violence in Myanmar capsized off the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday, police said.
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Bangladesh Says Rohingya Arrivals 'Untenable' As Thousands Arrive Daily
Nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees have fled violence in Myanmar, an "untenable situation" for neighbour Bangladesh, the country's U.N. envoy said on Monday, calling on Myanmar to let them return.
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Bangladesh Police Hunting For Man Who Defied Ban By Marrying Rohingya Refugee
Bangladesh police were Sunday searching for a man who defied a ban and married a Rohingya refugee, hundreds of thousands of whom have fled across the border to escape violence in Myanmar.
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Bangladesh's Mega Refugee Camp Plan 'Dangerous': United Nations Official
A top United Nations official said Today Bangladesh's plan to build the world's biggest refugee camp for 800,000-plus Rohingya Muslims was dangerous because overcrowding could heighten the risks of deadly diseases spreading quickly.
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Bangladesh To Move 15,000 Rohingya From Tribal District
Bangladesh is to move to a camp at least 15,000 Rohingya refugees who have settled in a restive hill district near the border with Myanmar, a local official said Sunday.
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Bangladesh Eases Charity Access To Rohingya, Seeks $250 Million For Aid
Bangladesh has eased restrictions on aid groups working in refugee camps and sought $250 million from the World Bank to fund emergency relief, officials said Tuesday, after an influx of more than 435,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar has overwhelmed its border area.
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Rohingya Toll Mounts As Bangladesh Hospitals Struggle
With no money even to bury his eight-year-old daughter, Ali Hossain broke down as he recounted her final moments, the latest Rohingya refugee to die in Bangladesh as fears mount over outbreaks of disease.
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Bangladesh Imposes Mobile Phone Ban On Rohingya Refugees
Bangladesh has banned telecommunication companies from selling mobile phone connections to Rohingya refugees, citing security concerns for the latest restrictions, officials said Sunday.
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'Saw Daughter Gang-Raped': At Rohingya Camp In Bangladesh, Horror Stories
From a distance, it appears to be a hill in flames. As one draws closer, it emerges that shacks on the hillside are covered in orange plastic sheets that look like flames. These are Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, not far from its border with Myanmar.
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"India Should Influence Myanmar To...": Bangladesh's Appeal On Rohingya
Displaced people from Myanmar are frustrated and vulnerable to becoming extremists, Bangladesh Foreign Minister said today, urging India to help push for early Rohingya repatriation to Myanmar.
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Bangladesh Tells Telecom Operators To Stop Services In Rohingya Camps
Bangladesh on Monday ordered operators to shut down mobile phone services to almost one million Rohingya refugees living in camps in the country's southeast, an official said.
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200,000 Rohingya Rally To Mark 'Genocide Day' In Bangladesh Camps
Some 200,000 Rohingya rallied in a Bangladesh camp Sunday to mark two years since they fled a violent crackdown by Myanmar forces, just days after a second failed attempt to repatriate the refugees.
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Rohingya Men In Bangladesh Revel In The Newfound Right To Wear Pants
Rohingya Muslim men like him were restricted to wearing traditional sarongs, or longyis, in their native Myanmar. It was an unofficial uniform that identified Muslims as inferior, Rohingya refugees said. Wearing pants, outside cities and towns, was restricted by local authorities, and Rohingya who did so could be arrested and fined.
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Bangladesh In Talks With United Nations About Relocating Over 150,000 Rohingya
Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled to camps in Bangladesh from Myanmar must be relocated to avoid floods and other dangers from the monsoon, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday.
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Bangladesh Asks Myanmar To Pull Back Troops From Border Area Housing 6,000 Rohingya
Bangladesh Thursday asked Myanmar to immediately "pull back" security forces and heavy weapons from the border after the troop build-up near a camp housing thousands of stranded Rohingya stirred tension on the troubled frontier.
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Four Rohingya Drown As Refugee Boat Capsizes Off Bangladesh
Four Rohingya Muslims, a man, woman and two children, drowned when a small wooden fishing boat carrying dozens of refugees fleeing ethnic violence in Myanmar capsized off the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday, police said.
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Bangladesh Says Rohingya Arrivals 'Untenable' As Thousands Arrive Daily
Nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees have fled violence in Myanmar, an "untenable situation" for neighbour Bangladesh, the country's U.N. envoy said on Monday, calling on Myanmar to let them return.
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Bangladesh Police Hunting For Man Who Defied Ban By Marrying Rohingya Refugee
Bangladesh police were Sunday searching for a man who defied a ban and married a Rohingya refugee, hundreds of thousands of whom have fled across the border to escape violence in Myanmar.
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Bangladesh's Mega Refugee Camp Plan 'Dangerous': United Nations Official
A top United Nations official said Today Bangladesh's plan to build the world's biggest refugee camp for 800,000-plus Rohingya Muslims was dangerous because overcrowding could heighten the risks of deadly diseases spreading quickly.
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Bangladesh To Move 15,000 Rohingya From Tribal District
Bangladesh is to move to a camp at least 15,000 Rohingya refugees who have settled in a restive hill district near the border with Myanmar, a local official said Sunday.
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Bangladesh Eases Charity Access To Rohingya, Seeks $250 Million For Aid
Bangladesh has eased restrictions on aid groups working in refugee camps and sought $250 million from the World Bank to fund emergency relief, officials said Tuesday, after an influx of more than 435,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar has overwhelmed its border area.
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Rohingya Toll Mounts As Bangladesh Hospitals Struggle
With no money even to bury his eight-year-old daughter, Ali Hossain broke down as he recounted her final moments, the latest Rohingya refugee to die in Bangladesh as fears mount over outbreaks of disease.
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Bangladesh Imposes Mobile Phone Ban On Rohingya Refugees
Bangladesh has banned telecommunication companies from selling mobile phone connections to Rohingya refugees, citing security concerns for the latest restrictions, officials said Sunday.
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'Saw Daughter Gang-Raped': At Rohingya Camp In Bangladesh, Horror Stories
From a distance, it appears to be a hill in flames. As one draws closer, it emerges that shacks on the hillside are covered in orange plastic sheets that look like flames. These are Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, not far from its border with Myanmar.
