The foreign ministry yesterday summoned the Myanmar envoy to Bangladesh and strongly protested the instances of violation of the

Six more eminent global citizens yesterday expressed solidarity with the open letter that 12 Nobel laureates and 15 global personalities sent to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) calling for its immediate intervention to end the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar's Rakhine state.

Aung San Suu Kyi – what an impressive resume.

According to the latest UN report, nearly 400,000 Rohingya refugees have crossed over to Bangladesh. The Rohingya people, living in the Rakhine State of Myanmar, are fleeing their homes they have lived in for 200 hundred years.

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have come up with new evidence pointing that the Myanmar army is deliberately burning Rohingya villages and shooting people, which is nothing but ethnic cleansing.

The forebears of Rohingya refugees Mohammad Alam and Mohammad Ali were Myanmar citizens. The two even voted in the 2010 general elections.

Bangladesh government increases security measures of all Buddhist temples across the country in wake of the persecution of Rohingyas in Myanmar.

Dhaka summons Myanmar envoy in Dhaka and warned of “unwarranted consequence” over air space violation by Burmese military

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that Myanmar military is targeting new areas in Maungdaw town for destruction.

Amnesty International says it has turned up evidence of an "orchestrated campaign of systematic burnings" by Myanmar security forces targeting dozens of Rohingya villages over the last three weeks.

Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj last night expressed her government's full support to Bangladesh's stance over Rohingya issue.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told parliament that the entire world raised its voice against the persecution of Rohingyas in Myanmar and was calling upon the Myanmar government to take their citizens back.

Church bells rang across the mainly Catholic Philippines late yesterday as bishops rallied opposition to the "reign of terror" that has left

Vietnam yesterday ordered tens of thousands of people to evacuate its central coastal area as Typhoon Doksuri closed in, with officials

Although it came quite late in the series of events, the UN Security Council statement Wednesday just reminded the world how terrible

The European Parliament has called upon the military and security forces in Myanmar to immediately cease the killings, harassment

Samir Uddin, who rushed to help the distressed throughout his life, has now grown so old that he can't even move on his own. Until

As I was heading towards Shah Porir Dwip, the uninterrupted range of lush green mountains had an entrancing effect. Momentarily, I

Aung San Suu Kyi's opting out of the UN General Assembly session is a reflection of the same hiding syndrome that made the Rakhine state out of bounds for UN staff, aid agencies and the media for a long while.

It was an endless stream of Rohingyas crossing into Bangladesh from the strife-torn Rakhine State in Myanmar. Some had lost all their loved ones while others were lucky enough to escape with their family members.