By Abdullah Yusuf This month marks the second anniversary of Rohingya refugees fleeing into Bangladesh following a brutal crackdown by Myanmar’s security forces.

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Bangladesh and Myanmar are considering a fresh attempt next week to repatriate a few of the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled a military crackdown two years ago, Dhaka officials said Friday.

Bangladesh eyes new Rohingya repatriation attempt next week

Myanmar and Bangladesh will start a fresh attempt next week to repatriate thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state, officials said on Thursday, nearly a year after a major attempt failed.

Myanmar, Bangladesh agree to start Rohingya repatriation next week

Rohingya refugees of different faiths, currently living in Bangladesh, expressed their unwillingness to return to Myanmar on Monday unless certain demands are met upon their return. These comments were made after a delegation from Myanmar led by permanent secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Myint Thu, met with Rohingya leaders on Sunday in an effort to reignite repatriation talks, following a rejected offer made last October.

Rohingya of different faiths contemplate return but not without citizenship and security

Talks between Myanmar and Rohingya leaders will be extended after "positive" discussions about the refugees' return to their homeland, Bangladesh officials said Sunday.

Talks were 'positive', says Bangladesh refugee commissioner after Myanmar-Rohingya discussion over repatriation

Myanmar has made “minimal” preparations for the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees sheltering in neighbouring Bangladesh, according to an Australian think-tank, despite the country saying it is ready to start repatriation.

Satellite images show Myanmar's 'minimal preparations' for Rohingya return: Report

India has handed over 250 prefabricated houses it built in Myanmar's Rakhine state as part of a broader effort to help tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to return, an Indian official said on Thursday.

India hands over 250 houses for Rohingya in Myanmar's Rakhine

Monsoon-triggered landslides in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh have killed one person and left more than 4,500 homeless, aid officials said Sunday. About 35 centimetres (14 inches) of rain fell in 72 hours before the landslides started Saturday in camps around Cox's Bazar that house more than 900,000 of the Muslim minority who fled Myanmar, the UN said.

One killed, thousands displaced in Rohingya camp landslides

Bangladesh police killed three people suspected of trying to smuggle 15 Rohingya Muslim refugees to Malaysia in a clash on Tuesday near the South Asian nation's main refugee camp, an official said, the second such incident in as many months.

Bangladesh police kill three suspected Rohingya traffickers; rescue 15 refugees

Several thousand fishermen blocked Bangladesh's busiest highway Sunday, police said, as protests escalated over a two-month fishing ban in the Bay of Bengal. The fishermen say the 65-day blockade, intended to replenish fish stocks --is driving them out of business.

Bangladesh highway blocked as fishermen protest catch ban

Myanmar must "show results" to convince Rohingya refugees to return, the UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said Friday at the end of his first visit to Myanmar since the crackdown against Rohingya Muslims in 2017.

'Results' needed from Myanmar over Rohingya return: UNHCR head

Pope Francis paid tribute on Saturday to journalists killed while doing their jobs, saying media freedom is a key indicator of a country's health. In an address to the Foreign Press Association in Italy, he urged journalists to shun fake news and continue reporting on the plight of people who no longer make headlines but are still suffering, specifically mentioning the Rohingya and Yazidi.

Pope pays tribute journalists killed; says press freedom vital

Aid groups and human rights advocates have warned the World Bank that a $100 million development project it is planning for Myanmar’s conflict-riven Rakhine State could worsen tension there.

World Bank under fire for development plan in Myanmar's divided Rakhine

The UN said Friday it has registered more than 250,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, providing many with their first ever identification cards and proof of their right to return to Myanmar in the future.

Some 250,000 Rohingyas have received first ID cards in Bangladesh: United Nations

Rakhine villagers trapped by a Myanmar army lockdown said Tuesday they are fast running out of water as the operation against suspected ethnic rebels -- which killed six and saw mass detentions -- entered a third week.

'Dead livestock and water running out' in Myanmar village under army lockdown

Bangladeshi police prevented dozens of Rohingya Muslims, most of them women, about to be trafficked to Malaysia by boat, authorities said on Tuesday. Traffickers had picked up at least 69 Rohingya from refugee camps in the Cox's Bazar district, promising them to work in Malaysia where many Rohingya already live, police said.

Bangladesh police 'rescue' dozens of Rohingya being trafficked to Malaysia

Myanmar security forces shot dead at least six people in the perturbed western state of Rakhine for their alleged links with rebel Arakan Army. The army also detained nearly 275 people during a search operation to nab the members of the Rebel Army, reported Al Jazeera.

Myanmar forces kill six suspecting rebel-links

The EU on Monday extended a ban on selling arms to Myanmar and prolonged sanctions against high-ranking officials over their role in the Rohingya crisis. The measures, which include an embargo on weapons and other equipment that could be used for repression, will stay in place until at least April 30, 2020.

European Union extends ban on arms sales to Myanmar

A Bangladesh court Sunday sentenced three Rohingya extremists of a now defunct militant group to 10 years in jail for possessing bomb-making materials, a prosecutor said.

Bangladesh jails three Rohingya extremists for 10 years

The Mizoram police deported eight young Rohingya women, suspected to be victims of human trafficking, to neighbouring Assam on Friday after they were arrested near the border of the two states in Kolasib district a day ago, police said.

8 Rohingya women deported back to Assam by Mizoram police

Arakan Army rebels overran a police base in Rakhine state, killing two officers and one of their wives, the Myanmar government said on Wednesday, as fresh fighting broke out in a historic Buddhist temple town popular with tourists.

Myanmar rebels storm police base in Rakhine state amid fresh clashes in temple town

Bangladesh police have prevented 115 Rohingya refugees from being smuggled to Malaysia in rickety fishing boats, officials said Saturday, but no suspected traffickers were detained.

Bangladesh stops 115 Rohingya seeking to reach Malaysia