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    ‘Sesame Street' introduces Rohingya Muppets

    18 Dec 2020

    Noor and Aziz Yasmin, the six-year-old twins will join the show’s famous acts Elmo and Louie to create educational videos in Rohingya language.

    Six projects win the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture

    27 Sep 2022

    The seemingly simple undertaking of cleaning up the access to the Nabaganga river in Jhenaidah led to a thoughtful and minimal landscaping project with local materials and construction techniques, say the Jury.

    Six Rohingya dead, hundreds flee after riot at Malaysian detention camp

    20 Apr 2022

    A total of 582 Rohingya escaped the Sungai Bakap temporary immigration detention camp in northern Penang state by breaking down doors and barrier grills, though 362 have since been re-arrested, the immigration department said in a statement.

    UN rights chief in Bangladesh, to visit Rohingya camps

    14 Aug 2022

    The exodus of Rohingya was sparked by a 2017 Myanmar army offensive against the mostly Muslim minority, with the UN's highest court last month giving the green light to a landmark case accusing the Buddhist-majority country of genocide.

    Fightings render 60 million homeless

    13 Dec 2022

    Bloody fighting spares none, but the ordinary are hit the hardest. It throws everything out of gear, especially for those with modest means. Overnight, it makes those affected homeless, hopeless and helpless. For those of us who live in airconditioned highrises we just do not know what war means, since we are safe and secure.

    Human Rights Watch says Rohingya child refugees being denied education

    03 Dec 2019

    Bangladesh is blocking hundreds of thousands of Rohingya children from accessing meaningful education, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday, urging authorities to lift restrictions on schooling in refugee camps.

    Top UN court hears Rohingya genocide allegations

    10 Dec 2019

    The UN’s highest court on Tuesday begins a hearing into allegations of genocide in Myanmar over the military campaign against the Rohingya minority, with leader Aung San Suu Kyi set to defend those who once held her under house arrest.

    Rohingya refugees agree move to Bangladesh’s Bhashan Char island

    20 Oct 2019

    Dhaka has long wanted to move 100,000 refugees to the muddy silt islet, saying it would take pressure off the overcrowded border camps where almost a million Rohingya live.

    Bangladesh troops accused of raping 12-year-old Rohingya girl

    03 Oct 2019

    The inquiry comes as around a million Rohingya in vast camps in Bangladesh face increasing hostility two years after fleeing a military offensive in Myanmar.

    Rohingya desperately want to see genuine democracy take root

    09 Sep 2020

    This November, Myanmar will stage nationwide elections. These elections are being hailed as a milestone in Myanmar’s history – a symbol of just how far we have come in fulfilling the promise of democratic transition.

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