UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has urged Bangladesh to take immediate measures to improve the security in the Rohingya camps, saying that it is "extremely concerned" by another violent attack there. "UNHCR is extremely concerned by another violent attack in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh," said the UN agency in a statement issued Friday night. Read: Gun attack on madrasa in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp; 7 dead This incident, which took place in the early morning, resulted in the death of at least seven refugees and an unspecified number of injured, including children, it said. Those with injuries are now receiving medical care. Read: Killings in Rohingya camp to disrupt repatriation: Foreign Minister The UNHCR also sought arrest and prosecution of those responsible for instigating and committing these violent attacks in accordance with the law. "Rohingya refugees fled to Bangladesh seeking safety and security from violence. A large majority – some 80 per cent – are women and children," the UN agency said.

Armed Police Battalion (APBN) on Friday held six Rohingyas accused in different cases from the refugee camps in Ukhia and Teknaf. The arrestees were Abdul Mannan and Enayetullah from Madhuchhara camp; Taher from Irani hill; Nazim Uddin and Nur Bashar from Lambasia camp; Usman from Kutupalongwas. Read: 11 Rohingyas held in Panchagarh Captain of the 14th Armed Police Battalion and in-charge of the Ukhia Rohingya camp, superintendent of police Naimul Haque, said the detainees were involved in various crimes including extortion, kidnapping, robbery, murder cases in the Rohingya camp area. Read: 74 Rohingyas held in Chattogram He said that the arrestees were handed over to Ukhia police station to take necessary legal action.

The global climate crisis is destroying the human rights of those least responsible for the same, according to a British newspaper report co-authored by Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. "There is no time to lose. The longer we delay action to support people who are vulnerable to climate breakdown, the worse the consequences are likely to be, making responses even more complex and costly," Dr Momen and Patrick Verkooijen wrote in 'The Guardian'. Patrick Verkooijen is the CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation, while Bangladesh is presiding over the Climate Vulnerable Forum this year. Quoting UNHCR prediction that the number of climate refugees and displaced people could reach 200 million a year by 2050 -- nearly double the number than that of today, the authors called on the United Nations to urgently appoint a special rapporteur on climate change and human rights "to galvanise action on the biggest threat to fundamental freedoms". "The special rapporteur will have a duty to witness the impact of climate breakdown on human rights first-hand, visiting countries affected by climate disasters and galvanizing action across the family of UN organisations and the wider public sphere." The UN’s top scientists warned in August that "even if we were to succeed in reining in emissions, we still face many decades of climate disruption because of the greenhouse gases that are already trapped in the atmosphere". "This decision to appoint a UN special envoy on climate and human rights is long overdue. The UN Human Rights Council, currently in session, could take this decision now," Dr Momen and Verkooijen wrote. This is precisely what the CVF has called for in its manifesto for Cop26. By doing so, the authors said the Council would demonstrate that UN bodies can take decisive climate measures, a much-needed positive impulse for the Glasgow summit on which our planet’s fate hinges.  "That move is also the international community’s strongest signal it is prepared to staunch the climate emergency’s hemorrhaging of human rights. We sincerely hope it will," they wrote.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Bangladesh has welcomed a new contribution of £8mn ($10,296,010) from the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) to support the Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar.   It will support WFP to provide 270,600 Rohingyas with life-saving assistance over three months through electronic vouchers (e-vouchers).