Duterte laments SE Asia brain drain

Globalisation has pressed the brightest workers from poor Southeast Asian countries to move overseas in a brain drain that must be
9 November 2017, 18:06 PM

Address Rohingya crisis at APEC, ASEAN meets

Human Rights Watch has called on world leaders meeting in two summits in the Philippines and Vietnam to address the Rohingya crisis.
9 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Food supply gets more challenging

UN food agency sees tough days ahead as it struggles to raise funds for continuing food support for over 800,000 Rohingyas amid conflicts in various parts of the world.
8 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Myanmar hits back at UN statement

Myanmar yesterday hit back at a UN Security Council statement critical of its handling of the Rohingya refugee crisis, saying it could "seriously harm" efforts to repatriate the Muslim minority from Bangladesh, reports AFP.
8 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Rohingya crisis: Myanmar says UN move can harm talks with Bangladesh

Myanmar says that the UN Security Council's statement on the Rohingya refugee crisis can “seriously harm” its talks with Bangladesh over repatriating more than 600,000 people who have fled there to escape a Myanmar military crackdown.
8 November 2017, 04:26 AM

Bangladesh saved over 6,00,000 lives

Any return of the Rohingya refugees who took shelter in Bangladesh must be voluntary, safe and dignified, the UNHCR assistant high
7 November 2017, 21:27 PM

Myanmar needs to engage with UN, Bangladesh

The UN Security Council has called upon Myanmar and Bangladesh to invite the UN refugee agency and other relevant international
7 November 2017, 18:00 PM

WB offers both loan and grant

At a time when Bangladesh is hosting over a million Rohingya refugees as a show of compassion, the World Bank is offering the
7 November 2017, 18:00 PM

TIB against taking ADB fund as loan

The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged the government not to take financial assistance from ADB for the Rohingya
7 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Act now to solve Rohingya crisis

Lawmakers from Commonwealth countries have called upon the international community to take urgent action to resolve the Rohingya crisis.
7 November 2017, 18:00 PM

5 Rohingyas jailed for selling mobile, SIMs

Five Rohingyas are jailed by a Rab mobile court for setting up shops in Cox’s Bazar and selling mobile phones and SIM cards to Rohingya refugees, who have fled military persecution in Myanmar.
7 November 2017, 15:51 PM

Myanmar should come forward recognising Rohingyas as its nationals

Speaker of Indian Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan says Myanmar should come forward for solving the ongoing Rohingya crisis recognising the people as its nationals.
7 November 2017, 14:32 PM

CPA calls for urgent action to resolve Rohingya crisis

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) today called for urgent action from the international community to resolve the ongoing Rohingya crisis.
7 November 2017, 12:05 PM

‘No Rohingya issue in CPC resolution’

No resolution on Rohingya issue is adopted by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) in its annual conference being held in Dhaka.
7 November 2017, 11:29 AM

UN Security Council urges Myanmar to stop excessive military force in Rakhine state

The United Nations Security Council urges the Myanmar government to “ensure no further excessive use of military force in Rakhine state,” where violence has forced more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee the Buddhist-majority Asian country.
7 November 2017, 04:19 AM

Still trickling in, as fear runs high

With no food, money and in constant fear in Rakhine State, Rohingyas are still trickling into Bangladesh.
6 November 2017, 18:00 PM

CPA lawmakers stand by Dhaka

Lawmakers from Commonwealth countries have committed their full support for Bangladesh in resolving the Rohingya crisis. The commitment came yesterday after Dhaka briefed them on the issue during the annual conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) in the capital.
5 November 2017, 18:00 PM

CPA solidarity on Rohingya issue

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) member countries have extended full support to Bangladesh with commitment to stand beside the country on resolving Rohingya crisis.
5 November 2017, 09:52 AM

US working to solve Rohingya crisis through diplomatic efforts: Shanon

Visiting US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas A Shannon says they are working to resolve the Rohingya crisis through diplomatic efforts.
5 November 2017, 09:43 AM

Pretence won’t work, Canadian envoy Bob Rae tells Myanmar State Counselor Suu Kyi

Amid widespread international criticism for failing to address the issue of displaced Rohingya refugees, Canada’s newly-appointed special envoy has said Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi’s “pretence” will not help to resolve the ongoing crisis.
5 November 2017, 07:11 AM