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Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 14
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Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 13
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Conditions yet to be created in Myanmar for Rohingya repatriation: UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) makes it clear that conditions are not in place yet for the safe, secure and sustainable return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.
31 May 2018, 13:43 PM
Rohingya persecution: Lawyers request ICC probe
Lawyers have formally submitted a request to the International Criminal Court on Wednesday urging them to open a criminal investigation into continuing atrocities, including genocide, against the Rohingya people, reports The New York Times.
31 May 2018, 07:25 AM
Four-year hunt ends
Malaysia's new government has promised to release a long-awaited report into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 as a privately funded underwater search ended yesterday.
29 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Provide evidence of mass atrocities against Rohingyas to ICC, TIB to govt
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) urges the government to provide evidence of mass atrocities against Rohingyas to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
29 May 2018, 15:13 PM
Mahathir axes high-speed rail link with S’pore
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday said he was scrapping a project to build a high-speed railway to Singapore, in an ominous sign for the neighbours' famously fractious relationship.
28 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Rohingya crisis: Awami League seeks support of Russia, China, India
The ruling Awami League calls upon Russia, China and India to accelerate the safe and dignified repatriation of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas to their homeland in Rakhine state of Myanmar.
28 May 2018, 15:09 PM
2 Rohingyas among 6 drug peddlers held in Dhaka
Detectives arrest six persons including two Rohingyas on charge of supplying yaba tablets by ingesting them in capsule form.
28 May 2018, 09:14 AM
Myanmar president pardons 58 Rohingyas detained while returning from Bangladesh
Myanmar President U Win Myint pardons 58 displaced Rohingyas who are detained while attempting to re-enter the country from Bangladesh.
28 May 2018, 09:04 AM
Malaysians make record bust of crystal meth
Malaysia makes its largest ever seizure of crystal methamphetamine, officials said today, finding nearly 1.2 tonnes of the drug disguised as tea in a shipment from Myanmar, and arrested six suspected traffickers.
28 May 2018, 06:39 AM
Thai Princess Sirindhorn due tomorrow
Thailand's Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow on a four-day royal visit at the invitation of Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali.
27 May 2018, 07:12 AM
One family, 4 countries: Dispossession of the Rohingyas
It takes a few moments to sift through the years of chaos and dislocation before Rohingya refugee Robi Alam settles on the Muslim holiday of Eid-ul-Fitr, August 2012, as the last time he saw his seven brothers together in Myanmar.
26 May 2018, 06:20 AM
Indonesia toughens up anti-terror laws
Indonesia's parliament yesterday approved tougher anti-terrorism laws as it seeks to combat a surge in homegrown Islamist militancy,
25 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Taiwan FM resigns as Burkina cuts ties
Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu yesterday tendered his resignation after Burkina Faso announced it was breaking diplomatic ties with the island.
24 May 2018, 18:23 PM
Ex-PM quizzed again
Former Malaysian premier Najib Razak completed his statement to anti-graft agents yesterday, as the Southeast Asian country's new government revealed some $50 billion of liabilities adding to debt left behind by Najib's scandal-hit administration.
24 May 2018, 18:16 PM
Rohingya refugee camps at imminent risk of landslides: HRW
Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh camps are at imminent risk of landslides, according a statement of Human Rights Watch (HRW).
24 May 2018, 14:09 PM
Step up monetary support for Rohingya at refugee camps: UN
United Nations Under-Secretary General Dr Natalia Kanem pleads for increased support for the Rohingyas, who are facing a major challenge in the upcoming monsoon season when much of the refugee camps in Bangladesh could be flooded and see landslides.
24 May 2018, 13:49 PM
Comply with UN body’s request for report on rape of Rohingya women
Myanmar should comply with a United Nations committee’s request for information on the military’s responsibility for widespread rape of Rohingya women and girls in northern Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch and Fortify Rights said today.
24 May 2018, 06:09 AM
Open your hearts, treat Rohingya children as your own: Priyanka
Unicef Goodwill Ambassador and Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra says the world should learn from Bangladesh how to stand beside the distressed humanity.
24 May 2018, 05:45 AM
Canada to work for Rohingya women rights
Canada has adopted a fresh set of strategies to respond to Rohingya crisis, focusing on the needs of women and girls in the aspects of human rights and gender equality.
24 May 2018, 04:31 AM
1 lakh Rohingyas to be shifted to Bhasanchar soon: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says one lakh of the displaced Rohingya people, now living in Bangladesh, will be shifted to Bhasanchar Island in Noakhali soon for giving them shelter there until their repatriation.
23 May 2018, 12:33 PM