by salim Reza | Apr 1, 2020 | Top Right, Uncategorized
The Bangladesh government’s internet blackout and phone restrictions at Rohingya refugee camps are obstructing humanitarian groups from addressing the COVID-19 threat, Human Rights Watch said today. The shutdown is risking the health and lives of over a million...
by salim Reza | Mar 29, 2020 | Top Right, Uncategorized
The sprawling Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, hosts to more than 1.1 million forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, are vulnerable to a high risk of coronavirus outbreak which could prove deadly for both the refugees and the local community. Louise Donovan,...
by salim Reza | Mar 26, 2020 | Top Right, Uncategorized
The Bangladesh government’s internet blackout and phone restrictions at Rohingya refugee camps are obstructing humanitarian groups from addressing the COVID-19 threat, Human Rights Watch said today. The shutdown is risking the health and lives of over a million...
by salim Reza | Mar 24, 2020 | Top Right, Uncategorized
All around the world, the coronavirus numbers are climbing. Each day sees thousands of new cases and lives lost. In Cox’s Bazar we have been watching the world and holding our breath for the first confirmed case of COVID-19. And now it’s happened. With reports of the...
by salim Reza | Mar 23, 2020 | Top Right, Uncategorized
Initiatives have already been taken to avoid public gathering in the district, says IEDCR chief. The government has kept a testing lab ready in Cox’s Bazar to identify and treat the Rohingya and other citizens if any infections are reported in the coastal...
by salim Reza | Mar 18, 2020 | Top Right, Uncategorized
Around a million Rohingya in the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, along with aid workers, are likely to be among the worst sufferers if coronavirus spreads in the region, feared experts. Lack of medical facilities, extremely unhygienic living conditions, and...
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