Myanmar
Attack on BGB: Youth ‘linked to’ Arakan army held
Police detain a youth who is allegedly linked to the Myanmar rebel group Arakan Army from Rangamati after yesterday’s attack on Border Guards Bangladesh.
27 August 2015
Operation against Myanmar separatists tomorrow
A joint force of Bangladesh Army and Border Guard Bangladesh will launch an 'all-out' operation tomorrow on Thanchi border in Bandarban to flush out the Myanmar separatist group that fired on a BGB team this morning.
26 August 2015
125 Bangladeshis brought back from Myanmar
A total of 125 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims, who were rescued by Myanmar authorities, return home.
25 August 2015
Malaysia finds mass graves of 24 suspected human trafficking victims
Malaysian authorities have found mass graves containing the remains of more than 20 people believed to be human trafficking victims near the border with Thailand, police said.
23 August 2015
2 ‘Bangladeshis’ among 6 held for ‘terror link’ in India
Hyderabad police arrests six people, including two alleged Bangladeshi nationals, for their suspected links with terror groups and human trafficking.
14 August 2015
Myanmar ruling party chief sacked in power struggle with president (video)
Myanmar's powerful ruling party chief Shwe Mann has been ousted from his post, party members said on Thursday.
13 August 2015
159 Bangladeshi brought back from Myanmar
A total of 159 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims, who were rescued by Myanmar’s Navy, are brought back to Bangladesh.
10 August 2015
159 Bangladeshis to be repatriated ‘later’
A total of 159 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims, who were rescued by Myanmar’s Navy, cannot be brought back to Bangladesh today.
5 August 2015
Komen triggers heavy rains killing 70 in India
The depression that resulted from cyclone Komen triggers heavy rain in northeastern and eastern states of India, killing at least 70 people in Manipur, West Bengal and Odisha.
2 August 2015
Myanmar floods: President declares state of emergency
Myanmar's President Thein Sein declares a state of emergency in four regions after heavy floods left 27 people dead.
1 August 2015
159 trafficking victims to be repatriated from Myanmar Aug 5
A total of 159 Bangladeshi trafficking victims who were scheduled to be brought back home from Myanmar yesterday, will be repatriated on August 5 due to rough weather in the sea.
31 July 2015
Myanmar frees 6,966 prisoners ahead of polls
Myanmar pardons and releases 6,966 prisoners, including 210 foreigners, the government says.
30 July 2015
159 more to return from Myanmar tomorrow
159 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims, who were rescued by Myanmar’s Navy, are scheduled to return home tomorrow.
29 July 2015
Thailand indicts 72 people over human trafficking
Thai prosecutors have indicted 72 people, including politicians and an army general, over the trafficking of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
24 July 2015
Myanmar jails 153 Chinese illegal loggers for life
A court in northern Myanmar sentences 153 Chinese nationals to life in prison for illegal logging.
23 July 2015
155 trafficking victims brought back from Myanmar
Bangladesh border guards in a flag meeting with their Myanmar counterpart to bring back 155 nationals rescued from the sea.
22 July 2015
2 Myanmar Army men rescued in Bandarban: BGB
Bangladesh army and border guards rescue two members of Myanmar Army on Bandarban border.
15 July 2015
102 boat migrants found by Myanmar navy
Myanmar's navy discovers over a hundred migrants stranded for weeks on a southern island.
14 July 2015
25 more trafficking victims return from Indonesia
Twenty five more Bangladeshi human trafficking victims have returned home from Indonesia, four months after they were rescued from the Andaman Sea.
13 July 2015
Myanmar president vows 'free, fair' polls
Myanmar's president reaffirms his vow to hold a "free and fair" election after the country set the date for what many hope will be the most democratic vote in a generation for the former junta-run nation.
9 July 2015