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Photo: IHH Humanitarian Relief Arakan Now | 19 December 2025 With support from İHH Konya Branch , İHH Humanitarian Relief , a leading Turkish humanitarian agency, inaugurated a Women’s Vocational Training Centre at the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh . The center will offer six months of sewing and embroidery training to 50 women . At the end of the program, each participant will receive a sewing machine and essential tools , enabling them to earn a susta

Photo : European Union Arakan Now | 16 December 2025 The European Union has allocated an additional €15 million in humanitarian aid to address the needs of communities impacted by the ongoing conflict in Myanmar, and €14 million in development aid for Rohingya refugees and their host communities in Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries. These new funds come as the intensifying conflict in Myanmar continues to displace more people within the country, while also driving d

Photo: Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh Arakan Now | Dec 8, 2025 The Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC), in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Embassy of Japan, inaugurated an expanded sanitary landfill facility at Camp 20 Extension in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, on Sunday, December 7. The expansion marks a significant milestone in strengthening safe, sustainable and system-based solid waste management for both Rohingya refugees a

Photo: UK in Bangladesh Arakan Now | 8 Dec 2025 The United Kingdom and Qatar have jointly announced USD 11.2 million in funding  to support more than 647,000 Rohingyas  and Bangladeshi host communities  in Cox's Bazar, strengthening humanitarian assistance and environmental protection efforts. The joint funding will help provide LPG  to vulnerable Rohingya households living in the camps, aiming to improve living conditions while reducing environmental degradation in and aroun

Photo: RRRC Arakan Now | 3 December 2025 Bangladesh on 3 December received 3,000 metric tonnes of sunflower oil under the Grain from Ukraine initiative, a humanitarian effort funded by Sweden and supported by the World Food Programme (WFP). Ambassadors from Sweden, France, and Ukraine were present at the handover ceremony, underscoring their governments' continued engagement in addressing food insecurity among Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar. Officials expressed appreciation

Photo: Times of Bangladesh Arakan Now | 23 December 2025 A Rohingya youth was detained at the Sirajganj regional passport office on Wednesday after allegedly attempting to obtain a Bangladeshi passport using false identity documents, according to the Times of Bangladesh . The detainee, 20-year-old Riajul Mostafa, was handed over to police after passport officials noticed inconsistencies in his statements and behaviour. Muntakim Md Ibrahim, assistant director of the Sirajganj

Photo: The Business Standard Arakan Now | 2 December 2025 HCI, Canada's oldest Muslim-led international relief organisation, has delivered humanitarian and development projects for more than 40 years in over 60 countries. Its work in Bangladesh spans several decades, long before the Rohingya influx of 2017. Since then, it has become one of the few Canadian NGOs with a sustained presence in Cox's Bazar, supporting refugees and host communities through programmes in education,

Photo: Collected Arakan Now | 30 November 2025 Bangladesh has made it clear that it will not provide permanent shelter to the newly arrived Rohingyas, stressing that the country is already overburdened with nearly 1.2 million refugees who have lived here for about a decade. An estimated 150,000 Rohingyas have crossed into Bangladesh in recent months, fleeing intensified fighting between the Arakan Army and Myanmar’s military junta in Rakhine State. Unlike previous influxes, D

Photo: Collected Arakan Now | 29 November 2025 Authorities in Satkania upazila of Chattogram, Bangladesh arrested 22 Rohingyas early Saturday during joint operations supported by the army and Ansar, according to a report by New Age . Satkania UNO Khondoker Mahmudul Hasan  said the detainees had left the Ukhiya Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar about two weeks ago and were working at local brick kilns. Based on intelligence, 10 were picked up from Sadaha union  and 12 from Keochia

Photo: United Council of Rohang Arakan Now | 28 November 2025 The United Council of Rohang (UCR), as a representative Rohingya leadership body, expresses deep concern over the recent interview aired by Ekattor Media, where a few ordinary Rohingya individuals were selectively questioned about resettlement. According to UCR, the individuals featured in the segment stated that they would consider resettlement only after the reporter specifically asked whether they would go to a

Photo: UNB Arakan Now | 27 November 2025 Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday said that bringing the Rohingya crisis back onto the international agenda is one of the success stories of the interim government, claiming that the issue had become a “forgotten” matter during the previous regime. “This crisis had turned into a forgotten matter. The interim government has brought it back and made it a talking point in international discussions,” he told reporte

Arakan Now | 26 November 2025 More than 74% of all dengue infections recorded in Cox's Bazar this year have been among Rohingya refugees, while over 90% of dengue-related deaths have occurred in the camps, according to data from the Cox's Bazar Civil Surgeon's Office, cited by The Business Standard . From January to 24 November, a total of 7,717 dengue cases were detected in the district. Of these, 5,720 were Rohingya, accounting for 74.12% of all infections. During the same

Photo: IOM Bangladesh Arakan Now | 25 November 2025 The Republic of Korea has provided the International Organization for Migration (IOM) with USD 5 million to improve living conditions for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar. This generous contribution will deliver critical assistance to more than 420,000 Rohingya refugees who continue to live in highly congested camps eight years into the crisis. The funding will enable IOM to provide life-saving water, sanitation and hygiene

Arakan Now | 24 November 2025 Camp-6 in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, has introduced a major change in its leadership structure, replacing the long-standing Majhi  system with a new committee-based model. According to Khin Maung, a Panel President of the United Council Rohang (UCR), the Camp-in-Charge (CiC), Gazisharif, has discontinued the practice of having one Majhi  per block and has instead formed a five-member committee representing different gr

Photo: Reuters Arakan Now | 21 November 2025 The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) has expressed shock and dismay over reports that 11 of the 14 survivors of last week’s deadly shipwreck off Langkawi are expected to be charged under Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 for entering the country without valid documents. In a strongly worded statement, SUHAKAM said the survivors — believed to be largely Rohingya — should not be treated as criminals but reco

Photo: Humanity and Inclusion Arakan Now | 20 November 2025 The UN General Assembly’s Third Committee has adopted by consensus a resolution on the situation of Rohingya Muslims, calling for renewed international efforts to ensure a durable solution to the crisis and to enable the safe, voluntary, and dignified return of Rohingyas to Myanmar. The resolution—jointly tabled by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the European Union (EU)—was cosponsored by 105 countr

Photo: UNB Arakan Now | 20 November 2025 Bangladesh has called for urgent international action for the return of the Rohingyas, as it is no longer possible for Bangladesh to bear the burden of hosting 1.3 million Rohingyas. The UN General Assembly’s third committee has adopted by consensus the resolution on Rohingya Muslims calling for renewed global efforts for a durable solution to the Rohingya crisis and for the safe return of the Rohingyas to Myanmar. Jointly tabled by th

Photo: Al Jazeera Arakan Now | 18 November 2025 Disaster Management and Relief Secretary Md Mostafizur Rahman has said that there is no alternative to ensuring the sustainable and dignified repatriation of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas, stressing that they must ultimately return to their homeland. Speaking as the chief guest at a conference on the Rohingya crisis, he also underscored the need to continue humanitarian assistance for the Rohingyas. The event was organized ye

Arakan Now | 15 November 2025 Youth Led Initiative (YLI), in collaboration with Rohingyatographer, has concluded a four-day journalism and photojournalism workshop aimed at strengthening reporting and documentation skills among Rohingya youth in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar. Held on 7, 8, 14, and 15 November at the TIKA Office in Camp 16, the training brought together more than 50 aspiring journalists, photographers, writers, and youth activists from several camps. Sessio

Photo: WFP Arakan Now | 13 November 2025 The World Food Programme (WFP) has completed the handling of the Republic of Korea’s second rice contribution to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The donation of 20,265 metric tonnes of rice  will provide food assistance to 1.1 million Rohingya refugees  for two months. According to WFP, the rice was received, inspected, stored, and transported by its Supply Chain team, which operates one of the largest humanitarian logistics n