At least seven people were killed and 20 injured by gunmen in an attack on an Islamic seminary in Bangladesh's Rohingya refugee camp on Friday, raising tensions in settlements after the recent shooting of a community leader.

Bangladesh: Tensions continue to escalate after killing of a prominent Rohingya community leader

The move has got international attention as the Bhasan Char island is considered vulnerable to tides and monsoonal river flows.

WION Dispatch: Bangladesh is sending Rohingya to their new home Bhasan Char island

Located 21 miles from the mainland, the island surfaced only 20 years ago and was never inhabited.

Bangladesh relocating Rohingya refugees to isolated island

UNHCR is urging the world to come out in support of the Rohingya Muslims. Currently seeking Refugee aid in Bangladesh, a crucial donor meeting is going to happen.

WION Dispatch: The world's largest humanitarian crisis, Crucial international meeting on Rohingya

Bangladesh is under renewed pressure from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to issue Bangladeshi passports to 54,000 Rohingyas living in that country for decades.

Rohingya in Saudi fear deportation: Dhaka and Riyadh in dispute over Rohingya

India has been invited for a global aid conference for Rohingya refugees. The conference is being co-hosted by US, UK, European Union and United Nations refugee agency.

India invited for global aid conference on Rohingya crisis

The International Court of Justice on January 23 will rule on a request by Gambia for emergency measures in Myanmar to protect Rohingya Muslims, to stop the violence immediately, and to preserve evidence of past abuses against the ethnic minority. Gambia launched the lawsuit at the UN’s highest body for disputes between states in November, accusing Myanmar of genocide against Rohingya, in violation of a 1948 convention.

ICJ to rule on emergency measures in Rohingya genocide case

Dozens of Rohingya Muslims appeared in a Myanmar court on Wednesday (December 11) to face charges of travelling illegally after they were arrested while fleeing persecution, as leader Aung San Suu Kyi defended the country against accusations of genocide against the minority at The Hague.

Fleeing Rohingya on trial in Myanmar for 'illegal travel'

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who remain inside Myanmar face systematic persecution, a U.N. fact-finding mission said on Monday (September 16), repeating calls for top generals to face trial.

Rohingya still in Myanmar face violence and persecution, U.N. Says

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