War and the prize: How some Nobel laureates turn away from peace

Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi is the latest in a long line of Nobel Peace Prize laureates to disappoint many of those who once applauded her, and probably won’t be the last.
28 September 2017

Fugitive former Thai PM gets 5 yrs' jail in absentia

Thailand's top court yesterday sentenced ousted premier Yingluck Shinawatra in absentia to five years in prison for criminal
27 September 2017

Heat, unsafe water take toll on kids

Wrapping his two-year-old daughter in a towel, Jiraman Ali was walking fast towards a medial camp near their temporary shelter at Balukhali in Ukhia.
27 September 2017

Refugee Crisis: WB offers $400m, Japan gives $3m

Bangladesh can avail as much as $400 million from the World Bank as grants if it rolls out programmes exclusively for the Rohingya
27 September 2017

Rohingya Crisis: Bangladesh wants strong UNSC stance

Dhaka wants the UN Security Council to take “strong stance and swift action” to end the "ethnic cleansing" in Myanmar and to restore peace and stability in the strife-torn Rakhine State to facilitate a smooth return of Rohingyas.
27 September 2017

Rohingya crisis: President for constant pressure on Myanmar

Asking all to stand by Rohingyas, President Abdul Hamid stresses the need for putting constant pressure on the Myanmar government to force it to repatriate their displaced people from Bangladesh.
27 September 2017

‘Big question’ is whether Rohingyas can go home: UN refugee chief

The United Nations refugee chief says the "big question" regarding the up to 800,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh was whether they would be allowed to return to their homeland.
27 September 2017

Govt will take over burned land: Myanmar minister

Myanmar's government will manage the redevelopment of villages torched during violence in Rakhine state that has sent nearly half a million Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh, a minister is reported as saying.
27 September 2017

Rohingya crisis: WB ready to assist govt

If the government wants, the World Bank will support Bangladesh in addressing the Rohingya refugee crisis, says a top official of the global lender.
27 September 2017

Japan to give $3m to displaced Rohingyas in Bangladesh, $1m to Myanmar

Japan will provide US $4 million as emergency grant aid for the hundreds of thousands of displaced people in the northern part of Rakhine State of Myanmar.
27 September 2017

Govt to brief diplomats of UNSC’s member countries today

The government will brief nine diplomats stationed in Dhaka representing the countries which are members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) over Rohingya issue.
27 September 2017

Rohingya refugee crisis: India stands beside Bangladesh, says High Commissioner Vardhan Shringla

Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla assures Bangladesh of his country’s “diplomatic and humanitarian” support to resolve the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis.
27 September 2017

‘Sit with Myanmar to end Rohingya crisis’

Former president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury and eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain call upon the government to sit with Myanmar for quick solution to the Rohingya crisis.
27 September 2017

Rohingyas: Where are the Saudis?

The Saudi response to the current Rohingya crisis, in contrast to previous ones, has been noticeably low-key. During past attempts by Myanmar at ethnic cleansing of the Rohingyas, Saudi Arabia would be in the lead in providing relief aid and taking up the cause in international forums.
26 September 2017

UNSC stepping up response

The UN Security Council met behind closed doors yesterday to discuss the violence in Myanmar, moving to step up its response to the exodus of 4,80,000 Rohingyas in what has been condemned as "ethnic cleansing." The meeting will set the stage for a public session of the top UN body tomorrow, during which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set to brief on the crisis and China, along with other council members, will deliver remarks.
26 September 2017

Orphans to get separate shelter, smartcards

The government plans to provide separate shelters and smartcards to Rohingya orphans who have entered Bangladesh since violence
26 September 2017

UNHCR calls for redoubling humanitarian efforts for Rohingyas

The UNHCR calls for a redoubling of the international humanitarian response in Bangladesh, saying, the conditions for an estimated 480,000 Rohingyas who have fled to the country from Myanmar since August 25 can still deteriorate.
26 September 2017

Monk-led mob attacks Rohingya refugees in Sri Lanka

Radical Buddhist monks storm a United Nations safe house for Rohingya refugees near Sri Lanka's capital and force authorities to relocate the group, officials say.
26 September 2017

Number of Rohingyas in Bangladesh rises to 480,000: UN

The United Nations drastically increases the estimated number of Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence in Myanmar to 480,000 as Bangladesh eases restrictions on aid groups working in refugee camps and seeks $250 million to cope with the crisis.
26 September 2017

UNHCR calls for redoubling of humanitarian efforts in Bangladesh

Expressing concern over conditions of 436,000 Rohingya refugees who have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar, the UNHCR calls for a redoubling of the international humanitarian response in Bangladesh.
26 September 2017