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Hardeep Singh Puri hails govt's decision to shift Rohingya refugees to EWS
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday lauded the government's decision to shift Rohingya refugees to Economic Weaker Section (EWS) flats in New Delhi.
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UN rights chief discusses Rohingya issue with civil society members in Ban
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 17 (ANI): UN rights human chief Michelle Bachelet met with a host of officials, civil society representatives and Rohingya refugees on Tuesday.
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Rohingya refugees in Delhi to get roofs above their heads
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): Around 1100 Rohingyas staying in tents will soon be shifted into flats equipped with basic facilities and round-the-clock security, said the officials on Tuesday.
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IOM deploys teams to support Rohingya refugees affected by camp fire in Ba
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 10 (ANI): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has deployed several teams within Rohingya camp-16 in Cox's Bazar in southeastern Bangladesh to provide assistance to refugees affected by a second devastating fire in one week, as per media reports.
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Bangladesh: 1,200 Rohingya refugees' homes gutted in a massive fire
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 10 (ANI): Around 1,200 Rohingya refugees' homes were destroyed in a massive fire in the Kata area of Camp-16 refugee camp in Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh on Sunday.
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UN expert commends Bangladesh for providing safe haven to Rohingyas
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 20 (ANI): A UN independent expert has commended Bangladesh for providing a safe haven to Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar.
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No Rohingya refugees residing in Kerala have association with ISIS: Kerala
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): The Kerala government on Monday told the Supreme Court that no Rohingya refugees residing in the state have been found to have any association with the Islamic State or Caliphate (ISIS).
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Sheikh Hasina calls on world leaders to 'act seriously' for Rohingyas repa
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 13 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on world leaders to "act seriously" to ensure the repatriation of forcibly displaced Rohingya refugees to Myanmar
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Gunmen kill seven in Bangladesh Rohingya camp attack
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Cox's Bazar [Bangladesh], October 22 (ANI): Gunmen killed at least seven people and wounded 20 on Friday in an assault on an Islamic seminary in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, heightening tensions in the settlements after the recent shooting of a community leader, a media report said
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US announces USD 180 million humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 23 (ANI): The United States has earmarked an additional USD 180 million to aid more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.
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Foreign nationals entering country without valid travel documents treated
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lower House of the Parliament that those foreign nationals who entered the country without valid travel documents in a surreptitious manner are treated as illegal migrants an
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Myanmar: Timely support, action by Security Council 'really paramount', sa
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 19 (ANI): UN Special Envoy for Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener on Friday said timely support and action by UN Security Council (UNSC) is paramount in the ongoing crisis in the Southeast Asian country stemming from the military coup in February.
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