Saudi Arabia has asked Bangladesh to either issue passports to Rohingya or face ''consequences''. For Riyadh, the Rohingya refugees on the Saudi soil are still ‘undesirables,’ a burden to be dumped on Bangladesh.

Issue passports to Rohingya or face 'consequences', says Saudi Arabia to Bangladesh

A turf war raging between criminal armed groups in Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh has forced thousands of people to flee and at least eight have been killed in clashes in recent days, police and humanitarian workers said on Thursday.

Gang war erupts in Rohingya refugee camps, at least 8 killed, thousands flee

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh has called for stronger international action to help Rohingya refugees in the country to return to neighbouring Myanmar.

Bangladesh PM urges greater international action on Rohingya status

State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi remains the frontrunner, as Myanmar gears up for General Elections - its second since it emerged from decades of military rule.

Myanmar elections going to be the most crucial and controversial in country’s history

The Myanmar military has said it is investigating "possible wider patterns of violations" before and during a 2017 crackdown in Rakhine State that the United Nations has said was executed with genocidal intent against Rohingya Muslims.

Myanmar army probes 'wider patterns' of abuse against Rohingya

India has said that it has "highest stakes" in the resolution of Rohingya issue and called for "safe, sustainable and speedy" repatriation of the refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar.

'Highest stakes' in the resolution of Rohingya issue: India

Myanmar has mobilised over 2,500 troops near the Bangladesh border in Rakhine. This has created fear of a fresh crackdown. Is it a conspiracy against Rohingyas?

Myanmar mobilised over 2,500 troops near Bangladesh border in Rakhine

Three years ago, Myanmar’s military burned the Rohingya village of Kan Kya to the ground and bulldozed over its remains. Last year, the government erased its name from official maps, according to the United Nations.

Three years after exodus, Myanmar erases names of Rohingya villages. UN map makers follow suit

Myanmar's military has sought to undermine the confessions of two soldiers who said they were ordered to "exterminate" Rohingya Muslims before taking part in the massacre of scores of men, women and children.

Myanmar army tries to discredit Rohingya abuse confessions

Bangladesh authorities have decided to restore internet in Cox's Bazar settlement of Rohingya Muslims. The Cox's Bazar settlement is the largest refugee settlement in the world.

Bangladesh to restore internet in Rohingya refugee settlement

August 25, 2017 - the date Myanmar's army unleashed a wave of violence on Rohingya refugees in Rakhine state, forcing nearly a million people to flee and seek shelter in neighbouring Bangladesh.

Three years since Rohingya exodus: From fleeing Myanmar to ICJ trial

Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh held a "silent protest" on Tuesday to mark the third anniversary of clashes between Rohingya insurgents and Myanmar security forces that set off a huge movement into Bangladesh of people seeking safety. More than 1 million Rohingya live in the world's largest refugee settlement in southern Bangladesh, with little prospect of returning to Myanmar, where they are mostly denied citizenship and other rights.

Bangladesh sheltering close to 1 million Rohingya refugees

Rohingya exodus and their horror trail since August, 2017

Rohingya in Myanmar's conflict-wracked Rakhine state expressed fears Sunday of a coronavirus outbreak reaching their overcrowded camps, after a spate of infections sent the state capital into lockdown.

Coronavirus outbreak in Myanmar's Sittwe sparks fears for Rohingya camps

A Rohingya Muslim has been barred from standing in Myanmar's upcoming election, in a decision decried by rights groups as discriminatory and a symptom of the "ongoing genocide" against the persecuted minority.

Myanmar bars Rohingya candidate from contesting election

More than twenty Rohingya refugees have been found alive in Malaysia after they were feared dead last week. The news was reported by a senior coastguard official on Monday.

Malaysia: 26 Rohingya refugees found alive on a small island

Three Myanmar military officers were found guilty by a court martial investigating atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in conflict-ridden Rakhine state, the army announced Tuesday.

Myanmar finds soldiers guilty in Rohingya atrocities court martial

A boat carrying 94 suspected Rohingya refugees was seen floating several miles off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province on Wednesday after being rescued by fishermen.

Suspected Rohingya refugee boat seen floating off Indonesia

The internet shutdown in Myanmar's conflict-ridden northwest, described by rights groups as the world's longest, entered a second year Sunday with locals and campaigners appealing for an end to the blackout as coronavirus fears grip the region.

Internet blackout in Myanmar's Rakhine enters second year

Nearly 80 million people were forcibly displaced globally by the end of 2019 as a result of war, violence, persecution and other emergencies, according to the United Nations.

Nearly 80 million people forcibly displaced globally at the end of 2019: United Nations

Malaysia is considering a plan to send nearly 300 Rohingya Muslim refugees detained after arriving on a damaged boat back out to sea once the ship has been fixed, two security sources told Reuters on Thursday.

Malaysia could send Rohingya detainees back out to sea: Sources

People traffickers holding hundreds of Rohingya refugees at sea are demanding payments from their families before they will release them from boats off the shores of Southeast Asia, relatives and rights groups say.

Traffickers demand payments for Rohingya stranded at sea

Some 15,000 Rohingya refugees are now under coronavirus quarantine in Bangladesh's vast camps, officials said Monday, as the number of confirmed infections rose to 29.

15,000 Rohingya under coronavirus quarantine as cases hit 29

Thailand police have arrested 15 Rohingya Muslims on the charge of illegal entry. The police have said that they could be victims of human trafficking. Out of 15, twelve were arrested on Tuesday and three more on Wednesday morning.

Thailand police arrests 15 Rohingya migrants over illegal entry

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