3 kids among 4 Rohingyas killed in Cox’s Bazar fire

Four Rohingyas, including three children and a woman, are killed in a fire at Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia upazila of Cox's Bazar.
12 January 2018

50 Bangladeshis held in Malaysia

Malaysian Immigration Department has busted another human smuggling syndicate, this time led by a Bangladeshi national known as “Abang Bangla”.
12 January 2018

Japan conveys concern over Rohingya to Suu Kyi

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono conveyed serious concern over Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims to the country's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, in a meeting in the capital Naypyidaw, Japan's Kyodo news agency reports.
12 January 2018

The tattoos gave it away

A 74-year-old Japanese man accused of a gang murder in Japan 15 years ago has been arrested in Thailand after pictures of his
11 January 2018

Myanmar’s admission of killing Rohingyas ‘an important step’: US envoy

Myanmar's admission that soldiers were involved in the murder of 10 Muslims in September is an important step and the United States hopes it will be followed by more transparency and accountability, the US ambassador says.
11 January 2018

Myanmar military says soldiers murdered 10 captured Rohingya

Myanmar's military says its soldiers had murdered 10 captured Muslim "terrorists" during insurgent attacks at the beginning of September, after local Buddhist villagers had forced the captured men into a grave they had dug.
10 January 2018

Rohingya repatriation: Dhaka hopeful for new beginning with Myanmar

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali hopes there will be a new beginning with Myanmar through Rohingya repatriation.
10 January 2018

Rohingya children stranded in Myanmar without their parents, says UN

About 100 Rohingya children are stranded in Myanmar without their parents after military operations drove 655,000 people into Bangladesh since August, the United Nations says.
10 January 2018

Fugitive ex-PM Yingluck in London: Thai FM

Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who fled the country to avoid being jailed over a rice subsidy scheme that lost
9 January 2018

EU raises concerns with Suu Kyi

The European Union's envoy to Myanmar has raised concerns about the arrest of two Reuters journalists in a letter to the country's
9 January 2018

Not all thrilled by idea of Mahathir as Malaysia's PM

Malaysians are divided on opposition pact's choice of ex-PM to lead Malaysia if it wins polls.
9 January 2018

Plea seeking legality of marrying Rohingya girl rejected

The High Court rejects a writ petition filed by a Bangladeshi national seeking its order on the government not to harass or arrest his son for marrying a Rohingya girl who has fled from Myanmar.
8 January 2018

2018 brings no end to violence against Rohingyas: UN

Rohingya people were still arriving here - the New Year bringing no end to the reports of violence and fears, which forced them to flee their homes in Myanmar, says the IOM on Monday.
8 January 2018

Rohingyas require more supports: IOM

Despite the ongoing efforts of aid agencies, and the local and national Bangladeshi authorities, there is so much more work to be done to give the Rohingyas the most basic support they need to ensure their safety, dignity and well-being, says a consultant of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
7 January 2018

Malaysia opposition names Mahathir, 92, as PM candidate

Malaysia's opposition coalition has named 92-year old former premier Mahathir Mohamad as its prime ministerial candidate for a general election that must be called by August.
7 January 2018

Rohingya insurgents say they have no option but to fight Myanmar

Rohingya Muslim insurgents say they have no option but to fight what they called Myanmar state-sponsored terrorism to defend the Rohingya community, and they demanded that the Rohingya be consulted on all decisions affecting their future.
7 January 2018

Rohingyas’ access to balanced diet still a concern: UN

Although more than 90 percent of Rohingyas in Cox's Bazar receive emergency food assistance, a major concern is limited access to a well-diversified and balanced diet, says a new study.
6 January 2018

48,000 Rohingya babies set to be born in overcrowded Bangladesh camps in 2018

More than 48,000 Rohingya babies are expected to be born in Bangladesh this year, beginning their lives in camps and makeshift settlements where families rely on food rations to survive and live in flimsy tents made of plastic and bamboo.
6 January 2018

Rohingya: OIC rights body finds organised campaign of ethnic cleansing

The OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) says the situation of Rohingyas carries the hallmark of an organised campaign of ethnic cleansing, which is a crime against humanity under international law and must be stopped by all means.
5 January 2018

Thai court jails blind woman for royal insult

A blind woman was yesterday jailed for 18 months by a Thai court for sharing a Facebook post deemed defamatory to the royal family,
4 January 2018