Cox's Bazar

Since 2017, Bangladesh has hosted nearly 1.1 million Rohingya refugees in crowded camps that pose increasing challenges for the country. 

The protest follows reports that refugees were offered Bangladeshi citizenship to undertake the move to Bhasan Char.

The world owes Bangladesh a standing ovation for taking in an astonishing 1.3 million Rohingyas.

The fire is a harrowing reminder of the vulnerable position of Rohingya refugees, as their country descends into political crisis.

Bangladesh has so far successfully limited the health impact of COVID-19 in Cox’s Bazar, where upwards of 850,000 Rohingyas reside. But the international community must continue to step up and support the response.  

The world should make extra efforts to ensure that vaccines are distributed to Rohingya refugee populations.

Refugees and rights groups say that threats and inducements have been used to get refugees to move to the previously uninhabited island.

Any durable solution for the Rohingya will not come through more restrictions on their lives.

Rohingya children’s futures hang in the balance.

Myanmar’s violent campaign of driving the Rohingya people out of their territory has both human and environmental costs.

The first confirmed case in Cox’s Bazar, on March 24, is a serious concern for aid workers.