Rohingya influx in Bangladesh now 409,000: IOM

An estimated 409,000 Rohingyas have arrived in Bangladesh until September 10, fleeing the military crackdown in Myanmar, says a report published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
16 September 2017, 14:57 PM

CPJ urges Bangladesh govt to release 2 Myanmar journos

Committee to Protect Journalists has urged Bangladesh to immediately release two Myanmar journalists detained on September 7 by the police and drop all charges against them.
16 September 2017, 10:18 AM

Rohingya crisis fastest growing in recent years: UN

The humanitarian situation in parts of Bangladesh sheltering hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees continues to deteriorate, making the crisis one of the fastest growing refugee crises of recent years, according to the United Nations.
16 September 2017, 08:45 AM

Turkey thanks Bangladesh for hosting Rohingya refugees

The Turkish Deputy Prime Minister in a meeting with Bangladesh Ambassador to Turkey thanks the Bangladesh government for hosting a big number of the Rohingya refugees.
16 September 2017, 08:27 AM

ICRC concerned over violence against Rohingya in Myanmar

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) expresses grave concern over the violence and its effect on all people in the northern areas of Rakhine in Myanmar.
16 September 2017, 06:40 AM

Vaccination campaign for 1.5 lakh Rohingya children

A rubella and polio vaccination campaign for 1.5 lakh children of Rohingya refugees started in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox’s Bazar this morning as Bangladesh sees an influx of people fleeing persecution in Myanmar.
16 September 2017, 06:23 AM

Pak tightens grip on foreign NGOs

Pakistani authorities have asked the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) aid group to close its medical facilities in a militancy-wracked tribal
14 September 2017, 18:25 PM

Pakistan EC issues arrest warrant for Imran Khan

Pakistan's Election Commission (EC) has issued a bailable arrest warrant against cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan for repeatedly
14 September 2017, 18:18 PM

3 more ‘Ansarullah Bangla Team operatives’ arrested in India

Three Bangladeshi youths, suspected to have links with banned militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), are arrested in Lucknow, capital city of India's Uttar Pradesh.
14 September 2017, 11:54 AM

Trudeau presses Suu Kyi on violence against Rohingyas

Talking to Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed "deep concerns" over treatment of Muslims and other ethnic minorities in her country.
14 September 2017, 06:34 AM

Sri Lanka, Pakistan among Asia’s most undernourished countries

Timor Leste, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have the highest rates of undernourishment in Asia, according to the Asian Development Bank.
14 September 2017, 05:24 AM

2 flights in Bangladesh with aid for Rohingya refugees: UN

Two flights – one of UN refugee agency and another of United Arab Emirates –landed in Bangladesh with supplies to help 25,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar, UNHCR Spokesperson in Bangladesh Joseph S Tripura said today.
13 September 2017, 09:53 AM

BNP appreciates PM’s Rohingya camp visit

BNP today appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for visiting Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar but strongly criticised her government for not adopting a motion in parliament condemning the ongoing genocide against ethnic community in Myanmar.
13 September 2017, 09:35 AM

EU gives €3m more as Rohingya aid

European Commission has disbursed €3 million aid to address the most pressing needs of Rohingyas who have fled into Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar.
13 September 2017, 07:07 AM

EU gives €3m more as Rohingya aid

European Commission has disbursed €3 million aid to address the most pressing needs of Rohingyas who have fled into Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar.
13 September 2017, 06:03 AM

India hits back at UN after criticism

India has hit back at the United Nations’ criticism on Rohingya issue saying that “enforcing laws should not be mistaken for lack of compassion”.
13 September 2017, 04:31 AM

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