Myanmar

More than refugees: How Rohingya youth are reclaiming their story

The Rohingya crisis is often told only through numbers, camps and decades of statelessness. But a generation raised in exile is now speaking for itself, using social media to document their lives, organise across borders and demand recognition as a people with history and rights, not just refugees waiting to be counted.
9 September 2026

How Bollywood turns to the Seven Sisters amid India’s geopolitical shift

From tensions with China and the Myanmar war to Bangladesh’s changing rhetoric, the Northeast’s growing strategic importance is finding a place in Bollywood
30 August 2026

Nine years on, the Rohingya still don't have a safe road home

August 25 was observed as the “Ninth Anniversary of Rohingya Genocide Day” in the camps of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh.
29 August 2026

Myanmar rights crisis hits new low, Rohingya among worst affected: UN

Report paints a picture of torture, forced labour, criminal economies and environmental destruction across the country
25 August 2026

The Rohingya cannot be left waiting for history to change

Nine years ago, Bangladesh opened its doors to the largest influx of Rohingya refugees amid one of the gravest episodes of ethnic persecution in recent history.
25 August 2026

Create conditions for safe return of Rohingya

Myanmar must fix its questionable verification process.
16 August 2026

Yaba, crystal meth become the new narco currency

The Daily Star explores the trafficking routes, the threats and the impacts of drug abuse. The second instalment looks at how drugs are used as a currency for illicit cross-border trade.
2 August 2026

Can the new Rohingya committee move repatriation beyond promises?

The formation of a national committee on the Rohingya crisis, headed by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, is an important political signal.
21 July 2026

Bangladesh's next strategic test isn't choosing sides

Once again, Bangladesh finds itself amid South Asia’s geopolitical discourse.
10 July 2026

Why Bangladesh can’t ignore Myanmar’s diplomatic comeback

In geopolitics, the symbolism of a first foreign visit rarely deceives.
5 July 2026

Girl hit by stray bullet from Myanmar dies at NINS

The nine-year-old died after battling her injuries for 27 days
7 February 2026

Myanmar’s hollow election: Rohingyas’ fate and Bangladesh’s geopolitical stake

For Bangladesh, the geopolitical stakes are profound and multifaceted.
24 December 2025

Bangladesh to host Nepal as Myanmar 'refuse' to play in Dhaka

The Bangladesh national football team will play a FIFA friendly against Nepal on November 13, confirmed BFF competitions committee chairman Golam Gauss, after Myanmar’s refusal to play in Dhaka forced cancellation of Bangladesh’s scheduled friendly against Afghanistan.
29 October 2025

Bangladesh to host Afghanistan in November FIFA window

Bangladesh will play a friendly match against Afghanistan at home as part of their preparation for November’s AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers home fixture against India.
21 October 2025

Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown -- using Musk's Starlink

Myanmar's fraud factories are still in business and bigger than ever, says an AFP investigation
14 October 2025

Evolving Myanmar situation calls for a new Rohingya policy

Should Bangladesh rethink its Rohingya policy and strategy?
4 September 2025

Jamaat for independent Muslim state in Myanmar’s Arakan

The proposal was placed during meeting with CPC delegation
28 April 2025

Rains add to challenge for Myanmar quake relief, toll at 3,471

Aid agencies have warned the combination of the unseasonable rains and extreme heat could cause outbreaks of disease
6 April 2025

Myanmar village air strike kills at least 12, says local official

The Friday afternoon strike hit the village of Letpanhla around 60 kilometres (40 miles) north of the country's second biggest city of Mandalay.
16 March 2025

Complicity in Rohingya genocide cannot go unpunished

Rohingya in Myanmar face denial of rights, atrocities, and forced displacement since 1962.
12 March 2025