Rohingya Muslims being wiped off Myanmar’s map

For generations, Rohingya Muslims have called Myanmar home. Now, in what appears to be a systematic purge, they are, quite literally, being wiped off the map.
19 September 2017, 07:04 AM

Refugees reject Suu Kyi claim that some Rohingya safe

Rohingya Muslims who fled violence in Myanmar are rejecting leader Aung San Suu Kyi's claims that many members of their minority group are safe.
19 September 2017, 06:36 AM

Trudeau calls on Suu Kyi to condemn atrocities on Rohingyas

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls on Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi to publicly condemn the atrocities being committed against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state
19 September 2017, 06:09 AM

Highlights: Suu Kyi addresses nation on Rohingya crisis

Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in her first address to the nation since the recent Rohingya crisis, condemned all human rights violations and said anyone responsible for abuses in troubled Rakhine State would face the law. Here are the highlights of her televised address to the nation as reported by the Indian news portal.
19 September 2017, 04:59 AM

Myanmar's Suu Kyi condemns rights abuse, decries suffering in Rakhine

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi condemns any human rights violations in troubled Rakhine State and says anyone responsible would face the law, and that she feels deeply for the suffering of everyone caught up in the conflict there.
19 September 2017, 04:09 AM

Expect no help from Trump on Rohingyas fleeing Myanmar: Bangladesh PM Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in an exclusive interview with Reuters, says she spoke to US President Donald Trump about Rohingya Muslims flooding into her country from Myanmar, but she expects no help from him as he has made clear how he feels about refugees.
19 September 2017, 03:13 AM

All eyes on Suu Kyi as Myanmar leader breaks silence on Rohingya crisis

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is set to break her near-silence on communal violence scorching through Rakhine state, in a televised speech on a Rohingya refugee crisis that has shocked the world and prompted the UN to accuse the country's army of ethnic cleansing.
19 September 2017, 02:28 AM

Philippine troops retake IS-stronghold in Marawi

Philippine troops rescued a catholic priest held hostage for almost four months by Islamic State-linked rebels after an offensive that
18 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Rohingya crisis: South Korea urges international community to help Bangladesh

South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ahn Seong-doo calls upon the international community to help Bangladesh in addressing the Rohingya crisis.
18 September 2017, 14:58 PM

Dhaka to deal with Rohingya issue diplomatically: Inu

Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu says Bangladesh will deal with Myanmar through diplomatic channels to put a peaceful end to the Rohingya crisis.
18 September 2017, 10:22 AM

Modi inaugurates controversial Sardar Sarovar Dam

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the country's biggest dam, ignoring warnings from environment groups that hundreds of thousands of people will lose their livelihoods.
18 September 2017, 09:35 AM

Rohingyas are security threat, India govt tells SC

Indian government tells the Supreme Court that it has intelligence of links between some Rohingya Muslims and Pakistan’s ISI and terror group Islamic State, making them “a serious security threat to the country”.
18 September 2017, 08:40 AM

Militants can’t penetrate into Rohingyas: IGP

Bangladesh Police rules out any possibility of militant groups penetrating among the vulnerable population of Rohingya refugees sheltered.
18 September 2017, 08:27 AM

‘Leave, or we will kill you all’

Thousands of Rohingya Muslims in violence-racked northwest Myanmar are pleading with authorities for safe passage from two remote villages that are cut off by hostile Buddhists and running short of food.
18 September 2017, 04:23 AM

Govt wants peaceful solution to Rohingya crisis: Law minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq says the government wants the Rohingya crisis to be resolved in a peaceful manner and the foreign ministry is working to this effect.
17 September 2017, 15:03 PM

Angelina Jolie condemns Myanmar violence

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie condemns the violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and called on the country's government and its leader, Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi, to no longer remain silent.
17 September 2017, 13:57 PM

Save the Children fears death among Rohingyas due to lack of food

Save the Children fears death among the Rohingya refugees due to shortage of food, shelter, water and basic hygiene support in the makeshift camps in Cox's Bazar.
17 September 2017, 12:50 PM

Writ seeks specific refugee law in Bangladesh

A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to formulate a specific law regarding the refugees taking shelter in Bangladesh.
17 September 2017, 12:19 PM

High stakes in Myanmar as Suu Kyi to address Rohingya crisis

As Rakhine state burns and Rohingya flee, Aung San Suu Kyi prepares to address Myanmar on the crisis for the first time -- a high wire act seeking to soothe global outrage without baiting an army that is again showing its teeth.
17 September 2017, 10:38 AM

Switzerland to give $1m for Rohingyas

Switzerland has said it will contribute USD 1.25 million as emergency assistance for the Rohingya refugees and the flood affected people in Bangladesh.
17 September 2017, 09:59 AM