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Kuwaiti Charity, UNCHR sign agreement to support Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
Photo: KUNA Arakan Now | 23 October 2025 Tanmeia Charity Association signed a cooperation agreement Monday with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to support healthcare services for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, according to the Kuwait News Agency. The signing ceremony was attended by a representative from the Ministry of Social Affairs, along with various humanitarian stakeholders. Chairman of Tanmeia Charity Nasser Al-Ajmi told KUNA that the agreement marks a

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2 days ago2 min read


29 Rohingya Trafficking Victims Rescued in Teknaf, 3 Arrested
Photo: BGP Arakan Now | 23 October 2025 The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued 29 Rohingya trafficking victims and arrested three suspected traffickers during an overnight anti-trafficking operation in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar , on 21 October . According to a BGB press release , the operation took place along Marine Drive beach after intelligence reports suggested traffickers were attempting to send Rohingya refugees to sea. Around midnight, BGB-2 Teknaf Battalion troops n

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2 days ago1 min read


Korea provides $5 million for Rohingya in Bangladesh
Photo: UNHCR in Bangladesh Arakan Now | 20 October 2025 South Korea has provided $5 million to strengthen disability inclusion and protection efforts, as well as provide essential gas for cooking for the Rohingya in Bangladesh. The fund will be managed by the UN Refugee Agency, according to a statement today. "This generous contribution from the Republic of Korea comes at a crucial time, when the needs and vulnerabilities of Rohingya refugees continue to rise, especially for

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5 days ago2 min read


11 more Rohingyas pushed into Bangladesh from India
Photo: New Age / Facebook Arakan Now | 19 October 2025 India’s Border Security Force (BSF) pushed 11 more Rohingyas into Bangladesh through the Khutamara border of Baldia union at Bhurungamari upazila in Kurigram early Friday, according to a report by New Age . With the latest push-ins, the number of people — including Rohingyas and Indian nationals — pushed into Bangladesh by India since May 7 has risen to 2,372. The Indian border force has so far pushed at least 223 Rohingy

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6 days ago1 min read


Rohingya Boat Departures Triple as Funding Cuts Deepen Crisis in Camps: UNHCR Warns
Photo: Bay of Bengal Post Arakan Now | 18 October 2025 The number of Rohingya leaving Bangladesh by boat in the first half of this year has tripled compared to the same period last year, as funding cuts and worsening conditions in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar push more people to risk perilous sea journeys, according to Save the Children . At least 1,088 Rohingya , including 87 children, set out from Bangladesh by boat between January and June 2025, heading towards Southe

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Oct 182 min read


Bangladesh, WFP push for more funding to aid 1.3 million Rohingya refugees
Photo: CA's Press Wing Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus met on Tuesday in Rome with World Food Programme (WFP) Acting Executive Director Carl Skau, where they reaffirmed their commitment to securing increased funding to support Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh. Skau called on Yunus at a hotel in the Italian capital, said a statement from Yunus’s office. In the meeting, he said the Rohingya remain one of the UN agency’s top agenda items as there is an urgent nee

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Oct 151 min read


UN aid for Rohingya refugee children faces funding cliff
Photo: Dhaka Tribune The United Nations warned on Tuesday that its ability to help children in the sprawling Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh was rapidly shrivelling and would soon fall off a “funding cliff.” The UN children’s agency Unicef said conditions in the camps were already dire and would only get worse in 2026 as financial support dries up. Around a million largely Muslim Rohingya fled a military crackdown in neighboring Myanmar’s Rakhine state, launched in 2017,

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Oct 152 min read


South Korea Sends 20,000 Metric Tons of Rice for Rohingya Refugees
Photo: Bangladesh Embassy in Seoul / Facebook Arakan Now | 13 October 2025 South Korea has sent 20,000 metric tons of rice to support...

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Oct 81 min read


Elderly Man Dies After Hours–Long Wait At Overcrowded GFD Center in Camp 17
Arakan Now | 8 September 2025 An old man named Shafi Ullah died in a Bangladesh refugee camp soon after returning home from the WFP...

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Oct 81 min read


Turkey Reaffirm Support for Rohingya Repatriation
Arakan Now | 8 September 2025 Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador A. Berris Ekinci has reaffirmed Turkey’s continued support for...

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Oct 81 min read


No sustainable solution to Rohingya crisis without repatriation: RRRC
Photo: The Financial Express Arakan Now | 6 September 2025 There is no prospect of resolving the Rohingya crisis unless repatriation to...

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Oct 63 min read


Historic First: Rohingya Refugee Students Sit for Formal Exams After Eight Years
For the first time in eight years, Rohingya children living in refugee camps in Bangladesh have taken part in formal examinations — a...

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Oct 41 min read
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