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Myanmar minister visits Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 11 (ANI): Myanmar's Social Welfare Minister Win Myat Aye visited Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar on Wednesday morning.
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Bangladesh calls for global pressure on Myanmar to repatriate Rohingyas
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Mar 31 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the international community to continue pressurising Myanmar to take Rohingya refugees back as soon as possible.
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Rohingyas can't be equated with Sri Lankan refugees: Centre
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 17 (ANI): The Centre has told the Supreme Court that Rohingya refugees cannot be equated with Sri Lankan Tamil refugees.
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Rohingya case: SC grants more time Centre to file affidavit
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted more time to the Centre to file an affidavit that alleged that the Border Security Force (BSF) is stopping Rohingya refugees from entering India.
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B'desh provide Myanmar list of Rohingyas refugees
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], Feb 20 (ANI): Bangladesh has provided Myanmar with a list of over 8,000 Rohingya refugees and has asked the latter to have their backgrounds checked before the repatriation process begins, its home ministry said on Saturday.
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UN to participate in Rohingya repatriation: B'desh
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Feb. 12 (ANI): Bangladesh foreign minister on Monday said they have signed a deal that will involve the United Nations in the process of returning Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.
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Rohingya crisis: SC seeks Centre's response
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to file a response on the plea that alleged that the Border Security Force (BSF) is stopping Rohingya refugees from entering India.
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Indonesia, Bangladesh committed to enhancing ties
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan 29 (ANI): Indonesian President Joko Widodo wrapped up his two-day visit to Bangladesh on Monday and called for stronger ties with the latter. He also extended his support to the Rohingya refugees for their safe return to Myanmar.
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Rohingya crisis: U.S. negotiator quits advisory panel
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Jan 25 (ANI): A former United States ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson has resigned from an advisory panel over the Rohingya refugee crisis, calling it a pro-government "cheerleading squad".
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Bangladesh postpones Rohingya refugees return to Myanmar
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan.22 (ANI): The Bangladesh government on Monday said that the repatriation of Muslim Rohingya refugees to Myanmar will not take place on Tuesday as earlier planned.
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UN special envoy visits Rohingya camp in B'desh
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Cox's Bazar [Bangladesh], Jan. 21 (ANI): The United Nations special rapporteur for human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, visited a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh's coastal town of Cox's Bazar on Saturday.
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Rohingya repatriation: Bangladesh, Myanmar agree on two-year timeframe
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan 17 (ANI): Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed on a two-year timeframe for the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees.
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