Tag: Cox’s Bazar
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UNHCR envoy Angelina Jolie visits Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Jolie's visit comes just before the launch of the 2019 Joint Response Plan, a new appeal for the humanitarian situation in Bangladesh, seeking to raise nearly $920 million
February 5, 2019 -
Angelina Jolie reaches Bangladesh to visit Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar
The UNHCR special envoy is likely to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday
February 4, 2019 -
Outbreaks averted, many lives saved but Rohingyas still vulnerable in Bangladesh: WHO
WHO says severe funding crunch is threatening the continuity of life saving health services in the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
August 24, 2018 -
Bodies of 5 Bangladesh footballers drowned in river recovered
Funeral saw thousands turn up wearing black badges
July 16, 2018 -
Uncertain fate of Rohingya women
Amina Khatun, a 40-year-old Rohingya woman, was sitting in front of the door of her tiny shelter house with her two-year-old son Salam. She somehow managed to flee Myanmar along with her son but her husband Abdul Rashid was not so lucky. He was killed by the Myanmar army. She reached the shores of the …
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January 16, 2018 -
Hindu refugees eagerly await return to Myanmar
Hindu farmer Surodhon Pal has packed his bags, eager to return to Myanmar after fleeing for Bangladesh during a wave of violence last year, but he is in a tiny minority — most of the refugees are terrified of going home. Bangladesh wants the more than 655,000 refugees who have flooded into the country since …
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January 7, 2018