The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Stina Ljungdell in refugee camp By  The Daily Star May 19, 2014 While the Rohingya plight came to the spotlight in 2012, UNHCR has been involved in this for a very long time. What is the UNHCR's role in dealing with the Rohingyas residing in Bangladesh? Stina Ljungdell (SL) : For the past decades there has been movement by Rohingyas to Bangladesh; they have come in waves. The UNHCR was asked by the government of Bangladesh to assist them in 1991/2, when almost 250,000 refugees had come to Bangladesh. There was a massive repatriation in 1992 and further movements back to Myanmar till 2005 but no more after that. At present, there are about 31,000 Rohingyas residing in two refugee camps, of which some 25,000 are currently registered with the government of Bangladesh. UNHCR and the government of Bangladesh are in the process of conducting a joint verification with the aim to establish a joint database. UNHCR works in tandem with the government to provide the refugees w

By Zeyar RvisionTV May 17, 2014 Mrauk-U (Fatthar Killa), Arakan state- On 16th May 2014 afternoon, a military motor vehicle hit a trishaw violently at its back on a road in Shan Taung village, Mrauk-U (Fatthar Killa) Township. It left the driver of the trishaw, a Rohingya, with severe injuries. “Mongola (son of) Khala (fahther) and Faatoli (mother) of age 42 is a Rohingya trishaw driver in Shan Taung village, Mrauk-U (Fatthar Killa) Township. While he was driving his trishaw on 16th May 2014 afternoon on a road in Shan Taung, a military motor vehicle hit his trishaw violently at its back. That left the trishaw driver with critical injuries. The military vehicle didn’t stop to look into his situation and send him to hospital. The vehicle quickly ran away. However, onlookers sent the Rohingya man to hospital” “Doctors asked the people not to worry. The trishaw driver required total 9 stiches to his head injuries. He is now feeling better” he continued. Mongola