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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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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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Rohingya refugees: SC to resume hearing against deportation today
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday will resume the hearing of plea of two Rohingya refugees against the Centre's decision to deport Rohingya Muslims back to Myanmar.
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German pilots refuse to deport refugees
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], December 05 (ANI): Pilots in Germany, which is one of the top ten refugee hosting nations, had refused to fly refugees to their country of origin on over 200 occasions.
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UK Minister announces more fiscal support for Bangladesh, Rohingyas
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov 27 (ANI): The United Kingdom's International Development Secretary, Penny Mordaunt, pledged the support of her government to stranded Rohingya refugees and the Government of Bangladesh.
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UNHCR will be involved in Rohingya repatriation: Bangladesh
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov 25 (ANI): Bangladesh Foreign Minister A H Mahmood Ali on Saturday said the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will be involved in the repatriation process of Rohingya refugees.
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Third party absence from Bangladesh-Myanmar pact is worrisome: Analyst
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov 25 (ANI): An international analyst has expressed concern on the repatriation process of the Rohingya refugees saying that the absence of an international body to monitor the implementation is worrisome.
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Bangladesh, Myanmar begin talks on Rohingya crisis
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov 22 (ANI): Bangladesh and Myanmar on Wednesday began talks on starting the repatriation process of the Rohingya refugees.
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Amnesty says Myanmar promoting 'apartheid' of Rohingyas
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [United States], Nov.21 (ANI): A study prepared by the New York-based Amnesty International has charged the Government of Myanmar with promoting and practicing a form of "apartheid" against the Rohingya population in that country's northern Rakhine state.
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