The Stateless Rohingya Blog

A Rohingya refugee from Nayapara camp died on the way to Cox’s Bazar government hospital on May 27. One camp resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, claimed the deceased man, who has been identified as Moggul Hussain, was not getting adequate treatment at the camp. “He visited the camp clinic frequently for treatment but the medical team leader neglected his medical condition.”

Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh:  The Cox’s Bazar government hospital staffs –word guards- beat a refugee while the refugee was trying to bring patient cart by on duty doctor ordered on May 27 about 5;00am, according to Salim, a refugee who tried to admit his serious ill father.

Chittagong, Bangladesh:  Regional Representative of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) James Lynch met Food and Disaster Management Minister Dr M Abdur Razzak where discussed Rohingya refugees’ repatriation at his office on May 27, according to an official.

Gautam Debroy, New Delhi (May 26):  When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be reaching Naypyidaw on Sunday for a three-day official visit, majority of Rohingya refugees living in India, with a good number of their presence in Northeastern states, will be hoping for an early return to their home at Arakan region of Myanmar.

Dhaka, May 27 (UNB) – Regional Representative of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) James Lynch met Food and Disaster Management Minister Dr M Abdur Razzak at his office on Sunday. During the meeting, they discussed various issues, including Rohingya refugee problem.

New Delhi:  Making pavements as their homes, over 500 hundred Myanmar nationals, among them women and children, have camped for the past 12 days near the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office here, demanding a refugee status.

By Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian PHUKET: Concern is mounting that the increasing signs of openness in Burma actually could mean harsher repression for the stateless Rohingya, and more boatpeople on the Andaman Sea off Phuket in coming ''sailing seasons''.