Coxs Bazar

Rohingya community leaders killed by criminal mob in Bangladesh

Escalating violence seen at Rohingya settlements where gangs try to assert control over drug trafficking and intimidate the refugees' civilian leadership.

Identity of newborns sparks new concerns for Rohingya in Bangladesh

Stateless Rohingya refugees who have been living in subhuman conditions in Bangladesh are now worried about the future status of over 100,000 newborns.

Thousands left homeless as blaze hits Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

A fire burned down 1,200 houses, affecting about 5,000 people, in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar, a border district where more than a million Rohingya refugees live.

Scores of Rohingya arrested in Bangladesh over murder of community leader

Mohib Ullah was gunned down in late September in a refugee camp near the port city of Cox's Bazar.

Assailants kill several people in Bangladesh's Rohingya camp

The security has been tightened in Cox's Bazar to protect the refugee camp from further violence.

Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia after 113 days at sea

Of the 90 people who set off on a troubled journey from Bangladesh in hopes of sanctuary in Malaysia, eight were found dead by Indian Coast Guards in February.

Fire kills several in market near Rohingya camp in Bangladesh

Blaze at Kutupalong, in which three people died, is the second fire at Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh in less than two weeks

Bangladesh defends fencing that impeded rescue work in Rohingya camp fire

The UN, aid groups and Rohingya leaders said the fences erected by the military hampered rescue work and caused injuries during Monday’s 12-hour blaze in the maze that killed at least 15 people and left nearly 50,000 homeless.

UN: Hundreds missing after deadly fire at Bangladesh refugee camp

Blaze at Cox’s Bazar on Monday killed at least 15 people, leaving 400 others missing and 45,000 more homeless as it ripped through their flimsy bamboo-and-tarpaulin shelters, UN Refugee Agency said.

Bangladesh relocates more Rohingya refugees to remote island amid criticism

Bangladesh is hosting more than a million Rohingya Muslims at cramped makeshift camps in Cox’s Bazar, which is considered the world’s largest refugee settlement. Most came here after fleeing violence following a military crackdown in Myanmar in 2017.

Bangladesh moves more Rohingya refugees to remote island despite criticism

Bangladesh reports just under 1,000 Rohingya refugees are in the latest group heading to Bhashan Char, despite opposition from rights activists.