Strategic support necessary to deal with Rohingya crisis: UNHCR envoy

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and prominent South Korean actor Jung Woo-sung has laid emphasis on a 'strategic support' plan for the Rohingya people and their host community in Bangladesh amid the absence of a political solution to Rohingya crisis.
24 May 2019, 11:39 AM

Pakistan PM Imran Khan congratulates Modi on victory, calls for peace

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan congratulates India's Narendra Modi for a triumphant victory that returned him to power in New Delhi after an election fought in the shadow of renewed confrontation between the nuclear-armed enemies.
23 May 2019, 13:54 PM

Pakistan says wants peace with India, conducts missile test

Pakistan has signalled a willingness to open peace talks with India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears set to return to power in New Delhi after an election fought in the shadow of renewed confrontation between the nuclear-armed enemies.
23 May 2019, 07:03 AM

Duterte tightens grip on power after polls

Allies of President Rodrigo Duterte stormed to a landslide victory in midterm polls, final results showed yesterday, dissolving a last check on
22 May 2019, 18:30 PM

Canada to give $100m aid for Rohingya crisis

Canada has announced almost US $100 million in humanitarian aid for the Rohingyas currently sheltered in Bangladesh’s refugee camps.
22 May 2019, 10:02 AM

Jakarta governor says six dead in Indonesia post-election unrest

Six people died in civil unrest that gripped parts of Jakarta after the election commission confirmed that President Joko Widodo won election, the governor of the Indonesian capital say.
22 May 2019, 05:10 AM

Ramadan, Iftar evoke feelings of nostalgia among Rohingyas

Ramadan is the month when Muslims try to get closer to each other with greater love and affection with the spirit of the holy month. But the Rohingya Muslims living in Cox's Bazar camps find it painful when they get together for having iftar meal as their tragic memories constantly haunt them.
21 May 2019, 05:37 AM

Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo to challenge poll result in Constitutional Court

Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is to challenge the official election result in the Constitutional Court, campaign team official Sufmi Dasco said on Tuesday.
21 May 2019, 05:06 AM

Turkey pledges support to end Rohingya crisis

Turkey is committed to working with Bangladesh in regional and international levels to bring an end to the Rohingya crisis that has been affecting Bangladesh in socio-economic, environmental and even diplomatic fronts.
19 May 2019, 14:39 PM

‘Godse Killed Gandhi, Pragya killed His Soul’

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi yesterday said Mahatma Gandhi is above power and politics and people like Pragya Singh Thakur are killing the soul of India and the BJP should expel her from the party.
18 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Death toll in Shanghai building collapse rises to 10

The death toll in the collapse of a Shanghai commercial building that was undergoing renovation rises to 10 overnight, the city government says.
18 May 2019, 06:05 AM

62 Rohingyas rescued in Cox’s Bazar, 5 ‘traffickers’ held

Law enforcers rescued 62 Rohingyas including women and children from Cox’s Bazar’s Pekua upazila and St Martin’s Island when they were being trafficked to Malaysia.
18 May 2019, 04:22 AM

Rohingya issue to be taken to ICJ, Gambian minister tells PM

Visiting Gambian Foreign Minister Dr Mamadou Tangara says they are committed to taking the Rohingya issue to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
17 May 2019, 08:12 AM

Refugee Camps: Crime spikes while Rohingyas despair

With uncertainty shrouding the Rohingya repatriation, crimes -- from petty thefts to drug peddling, abduction to murder -- have become a commonplace at the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar. Many of the Rohingyas, sheltered in Bangladesh, are now living in a state of panic. They blame unemployment in the camp and rivalry
16 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Hate Speech: Twitter suspends Myanmar general’s account

Twitter has suspended the account of Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Myanmar, over allegations of propagating hate speech against the Rohingya community. Although the general had not been active on the platform for about a year now, the suspension is being deemed as a “massive victory”
16 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Dhaka seeks Beijing’s support over Rohingya issue

Bangladesh seeks China's strong support so that Myanmar moves in the right direction for resolving the Rohingya crisis.
16 May 2019, 14:44 PM

Norway, UNDP ink deal to foster harmony in Rohingya camps

The Norwegian government signs an agreement with UNDP for the period 2019-2021, aimed at fostering harmony in Rohingya camps and host communities in Cox’s Bazar.
16 May 2019, 13:45 PM

FRC lauds sanction call on Myanmar

An activist network for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh lauds calls for cutting off financial and other support of Myanmar’s military for their involvement in persecuting Rohingyas.
16 May 2019, 06:23 AM

Malaysian teen took own life after Instagram poll

A Malaysian teenager who posted an Instagram poll asking if she should live or die took her own life after a majority of respondents
15 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Thai king endorses junta-appointed senators

Scores of junta loyalists were endorsed as members of Thailand’s 250-strong senate yesterday, packing the upper house with allies likely
14 May 2019, 18:00 PM