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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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UN warns Myanmar conflict blocking Rohingya return
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Argentina court urged to include Arakan Army atrocities in Rohingya genocide case
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US announces $30m for Rohingya refugee crisis
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a newly announced US $30 million contribution from the United States that will be used to provide food assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, according to a press release.
23 May 2018, 10:00 AM
UK urged to persuade int’l communities to share responsibilities of Rohingya refugees
A parliamentary body of the United Kingdom has called upon its government to strengthen its efforts to persuade the international community to share the responsibilities of the Rohingya refugees now being sheltered in Bangladesh.
23 May 2018, 06:13 AM
Rohingya insurgents killed Hindu villagers in Myanmar violence: Amnesty
Campaign group Amnesty International says it has gathered evidence that insurgents from a Rohingya Muslim armed group killed scores of Hindu civilians in August last year, amid a surge in violence in western Myanmar.
22 May 2018, 17:53 PM
Priyanka visits Rohingya refugee camps in Teknaf
Famous Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, also the Unicef goodwill ambassador for child rights, visits three Rohingya refugee camps in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar.
22 May 2018, 07:11 AM
New UN special envoy of secretary-general may visit Myanmar in June
Newly appointed United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Myanmar Christine Schraner might visit the country in June.
22 May 2018, 04:48 AM
106 cocaine capsules found in woman's stomach
Indian police use laxatives for several days to retrieve 106 cocaine capsules worth some $900,000 from the stomach of a Brazilian woman who tries to smuggle them into the country, officials said Monday.
21 May 2018, 14:53 PM
Nipah virus kills at least three in India
Deadly nipah virus carried mainly by fruit bats kills at least three people in southern India, sparking a statewide health alert.
21 May 2018, 11:31 AM
Rohingya refugees still highly vulnerable: Priyanka
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, the Unicef goodwill ambassador for child rights, says the Rohingyas staying in the refugee camps in Bangladesh are still highly vulnerable.
21 May 2018, 08:21 AM
Take concrete steps on Rohingya rights, US aid chief urges Myanmar
The US government's aid chief urges Myanmar to take "concrete steps" to guarantee the rights of Rohingya Muslims and to show sincerity in that endeavour in order to encourage hundreds of thousands who have fled the country to return.
21 May 2018, 04:21 AM
Rohingya crisis: Nasim urges commonwealth countries’ support
Health Minister Mohammad Nasim calls upon the commonwealth countries to mount pressure on Myanmar in a bid to put an end to the much-talked-about Rohingya repatriation crisis.
20 May 2018, 15:36 PM
Myanmar’s BGP asks Rohingyas at Tombru to leave no-man’s land
Border Guard Police (BGP) of Myanmar is asking Rohingya people who are staying on the no-man's land along the Tombru border point in Banbarban district since the refugee influx, to leave the area.
19 May 2018, 09:36 AM
‘1 lakh Rohingyas to be relocated to Bhasanchar within 2 months’
One lakh Rohingyas, who have taken shelter in Bangladesh amid persecution in Myanmar, will be relocated to Bhasanchar of Hatiya upazila in Noakhali within two months.
19 May 2018, 07:29 AM
Myanmar wants repatriation of 1,101 verified Rohingyas
Myanmar urges Bangladesh to start the repatriation of 1,101 verified Rohingyas out of 8,032 persons received from Bangladesh amid a very slow verification process of Rohingyas.
18 May 2018, 07:35 AM
Cash-stuffed designer handbags seized in raids on Malaysia's Najib
Dozens of designer handbags stuffed with cash and jewellery are seized during Malaysian police raids on luxury properties linked to ex-prime minister Najib Razak on Friday, as a corruption probe gathered pace.
18 May 2018, 04:52 AM
Myanmar cop denies planting documents
A Myanmar policeman told a court on Wednesday he met two Reuters reporters on the night of their arrest in December, but denied
17 May 2018, 18:25 PM
In Bangladesh, some 60 babies a day born in Rohingya camps: UN
Around 60 babies a day are being born in vast refugee camps in Bangladesh, sheltering hundreds of thousands of mainly Rohingya Muslims who have fled Myanmar, the United Nations children's agency UNICEF says.
17 May 2018, 04:23 AM
Rohingya Muslims face difficult Ramadan in refugee camps
The 12-year-old Rohingya refugee dream of Ramadan back in his own village -- fish to break the day's fast, gifts from his family and relaxing beneath the trees before evening prayers at the mosque.
16 May 2018, 07:36 AM
ADB considering grant support to help tackle Rohingya crisis
Asian Development Bank (ADB) is considering grant support to Bangladesh to help tackle Rohingya crisis.
15 May 2018, 13:54 PM
US criticizes China for shielding Myanmar from UN action
The United States indirectly criticises China for shielding Myanmar from strong UN Security Council action over a military crackdown against mainly Rohingya Muslims that the US and other countries have denounced as ethnic cleansing.
15 May 2018, 06:08 AM
Bangladesh facing multidimensional crisis for Rohingyas: CPD
Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, distinguished Fellow of Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD), says that Bangladesh plunged into multidimensional problems for Rohingya crisis affecting its economy and employment.
13 May 2018, 15:53 PM