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To send back seven of around 40,000 Rohingyas, of whom about 14,000 are registered with UNHCR, seems like tokenism but thats not so.

Assam police apprehends 30 Rohingyas from Tripura border

The arrested Rohingya also informed that a West Bengal-based man named Raju had brought them there.

22 Jan 2019 12:45 PM IST

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. (Photo: PTI)

Hasina's Rohingya dilemma growing, Delhi must help Dhaka resolve...

Muslim refugees many of whom have now spent more than 18 months in the camps.

20 Feb 2019 2:13 AM IST

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Liberating storytellers

Nikhil Chandwani's Writers' Rescue Centre is the world's first mentorship-driven Gurukul system, exclusively for...

20 Feb 2019 2:59 AM IST

Replying to a volley of questions from the opposition party members during the question hour, he said the government has not received any report on Rohingyas entering the state from Myanmar or Bangladesh. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Nearly 200 'Bangladeshi's' crammed into Indonesia shophouse: Police

Police in the city of Medan on Sumatra island were tipped off to the group by suspicious residents who lived nearby.

6 Feb 2019 4:45 PM IST

Children lining up for relief supplies at the Kutupalong refugee camp for Rohingyas who have fled to Bangladesh to escape violence in Myanmar. (Photo: AFP)

Rohingyas' deportation: India slams UN remark

New Delhi said the interpretation made of the facts of the case, as portrayed in the (OHCHR) statement, are misleading...

5 April 2019 6:34 AM IST

In recent years Myanmar imposed debilitating restrictions on the Rohingya, a Muslim minority demonised as immigrants from Bangladesh. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Exiled Rohingyas reminisce about bittersweet past

In exile in Bangladesh, a bittersweet revival of Rohingya culture.

8 May 2019 10:58 AM IST

At present, nearly one million Rohingyas are forced to take shelter in Bangladesh after Myanmars army, responding to attacks by an armed group, launched a brutal campaign against the Muslim minorities in the Rakhine state in 2017. (Photo: ANI)

65 Rohingyas found stranded in southern Thailand

Rohingyas, who belong to the Rakhine state in Myanmar, have been facing extreme persecution by authorities and majority...

12 Jun 2019 5:57 PM IST

Chief Minister herself is provoking violence in the state and employing party workers and police for it, Supriyo said. (Photo: ANI)

Mamata is provoking violence in WB; employing party workers, police...

He also said that it was shocking that Rohingyas were involved in murder of BJP workers of Sandeshkali.

12 Jun 2019 10:16 AM IST

The problem lies with Myanmar as they dont want to take back the Rohingyas by any means though Naypyidaw signed an agreement with Bangladesh promising to repatriate them, Dhaka Tribune quoted Hasina as saying on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Hasina accuses Myanmar of being hesitant in taking back Rohingyas

PM Hasina also expressed concerns about security factors involving Rohingyas as many were found to be engaged in...

10 Jun 2019 2:58 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina during the annual convocation of Visva Bharati University, in Birbhum, on Friday. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Hasina calls for Rohingyas' return to Myanmar from Bangladesh, seeks...

In sharp contrast, Rohingya issue remained untouched by PM Narendra Modi who delivered his address after Bangladesh PM...

25 May 2018 7:08 PM IST

Tension has been growing between the two communities in Sri Lanka over the past year, with some hardline Buddhist groups accusing Muslims of forcing people to convert to Islam and vandalising Buddhist archaeological sites. (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lanka declares 10-day emergency after Buddhist-Muslim clashes

Some Buddhist nationalist have also protested against the presence of Muslim Rohingya asylum-seekers from mostly...

6 March 2018 2:33 PM IST

A view of the inhuman conditions insides a Rohingya camp in the city. There are 70 such camps where about 4,000 Rohingyas live. (Photo: P. Surendra)

Persecuted, Rohingyas look for safety in squalid slums

India has refused to accept the Rohingyas except for the few who came in earlier with UNHCR cards.

24 March 2018 1:32 AM IST