White House condemns violence in Myanmar

The White House reiterates condemnation towards the ongoing attacks and violence in Myanmar that has thrown the Rohingyas in limbo.
13 September 2017, 04:26 AM

Suu Kyi to skip UN General Assembly amid Rohingya crisis

Myanmar's national leader Aung San Suu Kyi, facing outrage over ethnic violence that has forced about 370,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh, will not attend the upcoming UN General Assembly session in New York, a party spokesman says.
13 September 2017, 04:14 AM

US sanctions would be counter-productive

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said it would be counter-productive for the United States to sanction Pakistani
12 September 2017, 19:24 PM

Couple electrocuted on elder's order

Pakistani police were yesterday hunting a tribal elder who ordered a teenage couple to be electrocuted by their families as punishment
12 September 2017, 19:12 PM

Lankan minister sacked for rocking coalition

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday sacked a minister who had threatened to split his coalition government, three weeks
12 September 2017, 19:10 PM

200,000 Rohingya children at risk in Bangladesh camps: Unicef

More than 200,000 Rohingya children who have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar are at incredible risk and they need urgent support, Unicef said today.
12 September 2017, 09:32 AM

Rohingya refugee influx in Bangladesh now 370,000: UNHCR

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said a total of 370,000 Rohingyas have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar's Rakhine state since August 25.
12 September 2017, 09:22 AM

Myanmar must take back its nationals: PM

Describing the atrocities by Myanmar military as "acts against humanity and violation of human rights", Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Rohingya refugees are Myanmar nationals and it must take its citizens back.
12 September 2017, 07:15 AM

Afghanistan will never again be militant sanctuary: US

The US ambassador to Afghanistan said on Monday Washington would never allow militants to use the country as a sanctuary, as American and allied troops in Kabul commemorated the September 11 attacks.
12 September 2017, 05:07 AM

‘Proof’ of Rohingya-set fires in Myanmar fails inspection

Pointing to the ashes of a destroyed village that was once home to dozens of Rohingya Muslim families, the abbot of a nearby Buddhist monastery insisted he knew who had set it ablaze. It was the Rohingya themselves, he said, and there was photographic evidence to prove it.
12 September 2017, 04:59 AM

UN slams India for seeking deportation of Rohingyas

India comes under fire from the UN Human Rights Council over its threat to deport 40,000 Rohingyas.
12 September 2017, 04:40 AM

Parliament resolve to push Myanmar to take back Rohingya refugees

Bangladesh Parliament unanimously adopts a resolution urging the United Nations and the international community to exert strong diplomatic pressure on Myanmar government to take back Rohingya people, ensure their safe accommodation and give citizenship rights.
11 September 2017, 16:21 PM

Provide humanitarian aid for Rohingyas: Dhaka to int’l community

Dhaka reiterates its call to the international community to help Bangladesh with urgent humanitarian assistances to address the current crisis and provide political support to ensure sustainable return of all Rohingya people to their homes in Myanmar.
11 September 2017, 12:27 PM

UN should press Myanmar to ensure Rohingya aid: HRW

The United Nations should press the Myanmar government to urgently allow aid to reach the ethnic Rohingya Muslims at risk in the Rakhine State of Myanmar, Human Rights Watch said today.
11 September 2017, 09:55 AM

Rohingya persecution is akin to genocide: NHRC

Blasting the atrocities on Rohingya people, National Human Rights Commission Chairman Kazi Reazul Hoque says Myanmar’s persecution is tantamount to genocide.
11 September 2017, 06:15 AM

Bangladesh hospital struggles to cope with Rohingya wounds

The 7-year-old Rohingya boy lies on a tattered mattress on the floor of a crowded government hospital in Bangladesh, bandages covering the spot where a bullet fired by Myanmar troops tore through his chest a week earlier.
11 September 2017, 05:10 AM

UN appeals for aid as Rohingya refugee exodus nears 300,000

The United Nations has appealed for aid to deal with a humanitarian crisis unfolding in southern Bangladesh after the number of Muslim Rohingya fleeing Myanmar neared 300,000, just two weeks after violence erupted there.
10 September 2017, 08:40 AM

Secret tunnels, explosives factory found in Dera premises

Two secret tunnels and an illegal explosives factory are found inside the premises of the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters near Haryana’s Sirsa town on day two of the search by security forces and authorities.
10 September 2017, 07:06 AM

Rohingya crisis: US praises Bangladesh’s generosity

The United States has praised Bangladesh’s generosity in responding to this humanitarian crisis of Rohingyas who according to the latest numbers, nearly 300,000 have fled from persecution in Myanmar since August 25.
10 September 2017, 04:23 AM

Traders exploit Rohingya refugees: 7 cows sold at Tk 8000

Last Tuesday, when we went to the Bangladesh-Myanmar border area to cover news of Rohingya refugees in Ghumdum of Ukhia, we came across a small border bazaar (local market) full of cattle. What amazed us were the price tags of the cows -- most of them were being sold at Tk 10,000 to Tk 15,000.
9 September 2017, 08:43 AM