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UN urges no forced returns to...

UN urges no forced returns to...

South Asia

Tue, Aug 17 2021

Tens of thousands of people have tried to flee Afghanistan to escape the hard-line Islamist rule expected...

164 Bangladeshis rescued from Mediterranean...

164 Bangladeshis rescued from Mediterranean...

Migration

Sun, Jun 13 2021

They had been taken to the naval base in Tripoli following the rescue operation

Rohingya relocation to Bhashan Char:...

Rohingya relocation: UN to discuss with...

Rohingya Crisis

Sun, May 30 2021

Two senior executives of UNHCR arrived in the capital on Sunday and will visit Bhashan Char on...

UN set to unveil $943 million Rohingya...

UN to unveil $943m Rohingya response...

Bangladesh

Sat, May 15 2021

Bangladesh is now home to nearly 1.1 million Rohingya refugees

Rohingya camp fire: UNHCR calls for...

Rohingya camp fire: UNHCR calls for...

Rohingya Crisis

Tue, Mar 23 2021

Only 16% of appealed fund met so far; Monday's fire will make things worse, says Bangladesh representative...

UN: At least 41 migrants feared dead...

41 migrants feared dead in...

World

Thu, Feb 25 2021

The UN agencies said about 160 migrants and refugees have died so far this year trying to reach Europe...

Tahsan becomes UNHCR goodwill...

Tahsan becomes UNHCR goodwill...

Showtime

Sat, Jan 2 2021

‘I feel privileged and honoured to be engaged with the UNHCR,’ says the popular singer-songwriter...

UNHCR: Coronavirus a dire threat to...

UNHCR: Coronavirus a dire threat to...

Rohingya Crisis

Thu, Sep 3 2020

Bangladesh has been hosting more than a million of Rohingyas, majority of whom are children

UNHCR sets up isolation-treatment centres...

UNHCR sets up isolation-treatment centres...

Rohingya Crisis

Tue, Jun 16 2020

Four quarantine centers supported by UNHCR have also been established for those who have had contact...

UNHCR: Rohingyas rescued from boat largely...

UNHCR: Rohingyas rescued from boat largely...

Rohingya Crisis

Thu, Apr 30 2020

The Rohigyas would be able to return to camps after a period of quarantine 

UNHCR: Refugee women facing greater...

UNHCR: Refugee women facing greater...

Coronavirus

Mon, Apr 20 2020

The UNHCR said they may be forced into "survival sex" or child marriages

UNHCR: Solutions urgently needed for...

UNHCR: Solutions urgently needed for...

Rohingya Crisis

Mon, Oct 7 2019

#IBelong campaign aimed at ending statelessness by 2024

Bangladesh envoy unable to visit ‘reconstructed’...

Bangladesh envoy unable to visit ‘reconstructed’...

Rohingya Crisis

Sun, Sep 15 2019

The envoy, along with other mission heads, were supposed to visit the villages in a guided tour

UN: Record 70.8 million people displaced...

UN: Record 70.8 million people displaced...

World

Wed, Jun 19 2019

Overall, the number of displaced people in the world has doubled over the last 20 years

Fearing death, runaway Saudi sisters...

Fearing death, runaway Saudi sisters...

Middle East

Wed, Apr 17 2019

The women, in their 20s, said they had arrived in the former Soviet republic of Georgia and needed help...

Rohingya crisis: 14% of $920mn fund...

Rohingya crisis: 14% of $920mn fund...

Rohingya Crisis

Mon, Mar 25 2019

UNHCR asks Myanmar again to create conditions for safe Rohingya return

Minister urges Angelina Jolie to highlight...

Minister urges Angelina Jolie to highlight...

Dhaka

Wed, Feb 6 2019

The minister gave a reference to her regarding the George Harrison’s "Concert for Bangladesh"...

Angelina Jolie at Kutupalong Rohingya...

Angelina Jolie at Kutupalong Rohingya...

Rohingya Crisis

Tue, Feb 5 2019

Jolie arrived at the Kutupalong extension 4 camp around 10:30am on Tuesday

Bangladesh silent on Canadian offer...

Bangladesh silent on Canadian offer...

South Asia

Tue, Nov 13 2018

The UN human rights investigator on Myanmar urged Bangladesh on Tuesday to drop plans to start repatriating...

Mahecic: Myanmar govt’s MoU implementation...

Executing Myanmar MoU crucial for...

South Asia

Mon, Oct 8 2018

UNHCR and UNDP have completed their first assessments in Rakhine

Speakers: Trafficking needs a global...

Speakers: Trafficking needs a global...

Law & Rights

Mon, Jul 30 2018

According to USAID statistics, a record 1,008,525 Bangladeshis migrated as labourers in 2017 and 13%...