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A Rohingya refugee woman sits next to a newly built makeshift shelter in a camp in the Bangladeshi locality of Ukhia on September 9, 2017. (AFP)
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A group of Rohingya refugee people walk in the water after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 1, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Myanmar Says Rohingya Escapees Can Return from Bangladesh
Myanmar told the United Nations refugee agency on Monday its top priority was to bring back Rohingyas who have fled to Bangladesh, but much work was needed to “consolidate stability” in its troubled northern region of Rakhine. Win Myat Aye, Myanmar’s Union Minister,...Caption:
Rohingya refugee children gather on a truck in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, September 28, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton
More than 60 Rohingya Feared Drowned in Boat Capsize
More than 60 people are believed dead after a boat carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar capsized, the UN migration agency has said. The refugees drowned in heavy seas off Bangladesh late on Thursday, part of a new surge of people fleeing a Myanmar army campaign...Caption:
A Rohingya boy carries a child after after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 1, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Boat Capsizes Killing 10 Rohingya Children Fleeing Violence
No less than 10 children and four women were killed when a boat carrying Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar capsized in rough seas off Bangladesh on Thursday, police said. “They drowned before our eyes. Minutes later, the waves washed the bodies to the...Caption:
Rohingya Muslims, who recently crossed over from Myanmar, carry food items across from Bangladesh’s border towards no man’s land where they have set up refugee camps, in Tombru, Bangladesh. AP