Southeast Asia
Dhaka, Beijing discuss ways for early repatriation of Rohingyas
Bangladesh and China discusses ways for the “early repatriation” of Rohingyas, currently taking shelter in Cox’s Bazar district, to their place of origin in Rakhine state of Myanmar.
26 December 2019, 12:04 PM
Rakhine rebels say Myanmar official killed in fighting
Rebels in Myanmar's Rakhine region said a captured official from Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling party has died, two weeks after being taken for organising protests against genocide accusations faced by Myanmar at the World Court.
26 December 2019, 04:43 AM
Rohingya Repatriation: Russia urged to put pressure on Myanmar
Bangladesh has urged Russia to use its influence on Myanmar and put pressure so that Naypyidaw takes back its people currently living in Cox's Bazar camps.
23 December 2019, 07:45 AM
Afghanistan and Pakistan jolted by strong 6.1 quake: USGS
A strong earthquake rattled Afghanistan and Pakistan, the US Geological Survey says, forcing residents into the streets in Kabul and Islamabad.
20 December 2019, 12:42 PM
Locals not getting benefits of development projects in Cox’s Bazar for Rohingya influx: Speakers
Local people affected by the massive influx of the Rohingyas are not getting equitable benefits of the development projects undertaken in Cox’s Bazar, say development experts, government officials and aid agencies.
19 December 2019, 17:26 PM
An Ignoble Nobel Laureate
After his death in 1896, the will of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor of dynamite, established the Nobel Prize in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature and Peace.
17 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Former Pakistan military dictator Musharraf handed death sentence in high treason case
In a first in Pakistan's history, a three-member bench of the special court in Islamabad hands former military ruler Pervez Musharraf death sentence in the long-drawn high treason case against him.
17 December 2019, 07:36 AM
Half a million Rohingya children yet to see inside of classroom: Amnesty
The international community must not shirk its responsibility to the education of Rohingya children in Bangladesh Cox’s Bazar camps, Amnesty International says ahead of the first Global Refugee Forum.
15 December 2019, 15:09 PM
Suu Kyi’s visit to Dutch parliament cancelled
Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has cancelled her proposed visit to the Dutch parliament. The Dutch parliamentarians wanted to meet her to discuss the background of the genocide charges pressed by the Gambia.
14 December 2019, 12:32 PM
Hasina greets Johnson; seeks support for Rohingya repatriation
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina congratulates British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the impressive victory of his Conservative Party in the national election of the United Kingdom.
14 December 2019, 09:20 AM
Bangladesh should keep close watch on Rohingya repatriation
Bangladesh should keep close watch on the Rohingya repatriation process, Munshi Faiz, former ambassador and former head of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) has said.
14 December 2019, 05:22 AM
10 US senators criticise Suu Kyi for representing military’s interest
Ten US Senators have severely criticised Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi for representing the military’s interest before the International Court of Justice and defending the mass atrocities committed against the Rohingyas and other ethnic minorities.
12 December 2019, 19:01 PM
Myanmar asks UN court to ‘drop genocide case’
Myanmar urges the UN top court to drop the application for provisional measures in Rakhine by the Gambia from its list.
12 December 2019, 15:35 PM
Gambia slams Suu Kyi for silence over 'awful serial violations' of Rohingya women, girls
The Gambia criticises Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi for her "silence" over "awe serial violations" of Rohingya women and girls and defending Myanmar at the UN's top court.
12 December 2019, 13:40 PM
Rohingya genocide: Full transcript of last 2 days' hearing at ICJ
The hearings at an international court in a case filed by Gambia against Myanmar alleging genocide against the minority Rohingya population at the International Court of Justice in The Hague roles into the third and final day.
12 December 2019, 10:36 AM
Myanmar’s promise of Rohingya repatriation process a fraud: Gambia
The Gambia tells the UN’s highest court that Myanmar's promise of initiating repatriation process for the Rohingyas was a blatant fraud.
12 December 2019, 10:27 AM
Genocidal intent there for decades, experts say
Denial of Rohingya citizenship, systematic deprivation and violation of basic rights by the Myanmar authorities over the decades were not mentioned by any of the lawyers at the ICJ – making their arguments weak that there was no genocidal intent, analysts say.
11 December 2019, 16:58 PM
Gambia has 'failed' to explain genocidal intent: Myanmar
Myanmar's lawyer William Schabas claims that the Gambia has "failed" to explain genocidal intent in the crimes that took place in Rakhine state in 2017.
11 December 2019, 10:26 AM
Muslims not part of conflict in Rakhine: Suu Kyi
Refuting the allegation of the ongoing genocide against Rohingyas in Rakhine, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi tells the UN’s highest court that Muslims are not part of the conflict.
11 December 2019, 10:09 AM
Myanmar genocide hearing may put an end to horrific Rohingya abuse: ASEAN
It is saddening and still bewildering that Aung San Suu Kyi, a former democracy champion, sought to stall and subvert any genuine efforts to address accusations of serious human rights violations against the Rohingyas, says ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights.
11 December 2019, 09:02 AM