Refugees News

Half a Million Rohingya Children Receive Typhoid Vaccine in Bangladesh Camps

Arakan News Agency Nearly half a million Rohingya children have become better protected against typhoid fever after being included in a nationwide Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) campaign across Bangl...

Canadian Parliamentary Delegation Visits Rohingya Camps in Bangladesh to Assess Their Conditions

Arakan News Agency A high-level delegation of Canadian parliamentarians visited the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on Sunday to witness the refugees’ conditions firsthand and t...

Bangladesh: Government Will Not Grant Permanent Residency to New Rohingya Refugees in Cox’s Bazar

Arakan News Agency The Bangladeshi government has announced that it will not provide permanent housing for new Rohingya refugees arriving in Cox’s Bazar camps, noting that efforts will instead focus...

Rohingya Account for 74% of Dengue Cases and 90% of Deaths in Bangladesh Camps

Arakan News Agency Data from the Cox’s Bazar Civil Surgeon’s Office in Bangladesh, Dr. Mohammadul Haque, showed that more than 74% of all dengue cases recorded this year were among Rohingy...

Study Reveals Major Gaps in Vaccination Among Rohingya and Host Community Children in Bangladesh

Arakan News Agency A recent study conducted by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), has revealed significant gaps in vaccination coverage among forcibly disp...

Training Session for Bangladesh Bank Officials on Rohingya Refugee Crisis Management in Cox’s Bazar

Arakan News Agency The Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) in Cox’s Bazar hosted a delegation of 28 Additional Directors from Bangladesh Bank in a specialized briefing ...

Bangladeshi Police Rescue Two Merchants After Their Kidnapping in Ukhiya and Pursue the Kidnappers

Arakan News Agency In a swift security operation that took only about 90 minutes, the police in Bangladesh rescued two businessmen who had been kidnapped in the Ukhia area. Following a report received...

Rohingya Activist Wins “Voice of Now” Award at Australian Marie Claire Women of the Year Honors

Arakan News Agency Rohingya activist Nur Azizah, Co-Executive Director of the Myawfinoor Rohingya Cooperative Network, won the “Voice of Now” award during the Marie Claire Women of the Year ceremo...

Malaysia Charges 11 Survivors of Rohingya Boat Sinking with Illegal Entry

Arakan News Agency On Wednesday, Malaysian authorities charged 11 survivors of a boat sinking incident that occurred two weeks ago near Langkawi with illegal entry, even though they were unable to und...

Bangladesh Government Gives Preliminary Approval for Sustainable Infrastructure for Rohingya

Arakan News Agency On Tuesday, the Bangladeshi government granted preliminary approval to establish sustainable infrastructure aimed at improving the living conditions of Rohingya refugees during thei...