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B'desh, Myanmar aim to resettle Rohingyas in 2 years
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], Jan 16 (ANI): Bangladesh and Myanmar on Tuesday have finalised an agreement, which will facilitate the repatriation of the Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh.
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16 suspects arrested in Balochistan raids
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], Jan 13 (ANI): At least 16 suspects, including eight Afghan refugees, were arrested during large-scale raids in different parts of Pakistan.
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14 B'deshi prisoners released by Indian govt
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan 5 (ANI): The Indian Government on Friday released 14 Bangladeshi refugees, including five children, two years after they had entered the country illegally.
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Rohingya repatriation: First list will contain 1 lakh names
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 27 (ANI): The first list for repatriation of Rohingya refugees, who entered into Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State, will contain 1,00,000 names.
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Rohingyas to return to Myanmar soon: Bangladesh Minister
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 25 (ANI): Bangladesh Health Minister Mohammed Nasim has said that Rohingya refugees will return to their homeland as soon as the international community and the UN pressurise Myanmar into repatriating them.
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Bangladesh, Myanmar form joint panel for Rohingya repatriation
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 19 (ANI): Myanmar and Bangladesh on Tuesday formed Joint Working Group (JWG) to handle the repatriation of Rohingya refugees.
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Bangladesh completes registration of 8,44,227 Rohingya refugees
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 15 (ANI): Bangladesh has completed biometric registration of 8,44,227 Rohingya refugees who have crossed the border to escape persecution in neighbouring Myanmar's Rakhine state.
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PeeCee receives Mother Teresa Memorial award for Social Justice
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Angelina Jolie, the Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), was among the first to take up the cause of fighting for the rights of refugees and displaced people. Global star Priyanka Chopra now takes the baton ahead as U
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Rohingya return deal bad for refugees, says HRW
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec.12 (ANI): An agreement by Bangladesh and Burma to begin returning Rohingya refugees to Burma by January 23, 2018, creates an impossible timetable for safe and voluntary returns and should be shelved, Human Rights Watch today said in a letter to both governmen
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Bangladesh wishes to solve Rohingya issue amicably, says Army Chief
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 9 (ANI): Bangladesh Army chief General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq on Saturday said the country wishes to solve issues with neighbouring Myanmar over the outpour of Rohingya refugees into the country, in an amicable manner.
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More than 465,000 civilians killed in Syria's civil war: Rights group
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], December 9 (ANI): A refugee rights group on Saturday claimed that more than 465,000 civilians have been killed in Syria's six-year long civil war.
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SC to hear Rohingya petitions on January 31
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Dec 05 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted all petitions relating to deportation of Muslim Rohingya refugees for detailed hearing on January 31.
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