Southeast Asia

Rohingya held with fake notes worth Tk 18 lakh in Cox’s Bazar

A Rohingya man was held with fake Bangladeshi currency worth Tk 18 lakh from Ukhia upazila in Cox’s Bazar last night.
15 September 2019, 05:04 AM

New EU funding helps WFP provide food assistance to Rohingyas

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of 2 million euro from the European Union (EU) for its emergency operation in Bangladesh.
13 September 2019, 06:06 AM

Pak FM sees risk of ‘accidental war’ over occupied Kashmir

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi warns that the situation in India-held Kashmir risks sparking an “accidental war”, and urges UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet to visit the troubled region.
12 September 2019, 04:41 AM

Myanmar failed to convince Rohingyas: FM

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen says Myanmar has failed to convince the Rohingyas to return to their own country from Bangladesh.
11 September 2019, 16:01 PM

Myanmar army drops lawsuit against religious leader who complained to Trump of persecution

Myanmar’s army says it had dropped a criminal complaint against a religious leader who told US President Donald Trump the military was oppressing Christians, days after the United States voiced concern about the lawsuit.
11 September 2019, 04:42 AM

14 Rohingyas detained in Chattogram

Fourteen Rohingya men, who fled from refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, are detained from Chattogram's Lohagara Upazila.
10 September 2019, 15:36 PM

‘Rohingya return to Myanmar depends on accountability of perpetrators’

The voluntary and sustainable return of the Rohingya refugees to Myanmar will depend partly on a process of accountability for those most responsible for the crimes that uprooted them from their homes, said the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM).
10 September 2019, 09:35 AM

3G, 4G services restricted in Ukhia-Teknaf until further notice

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission directs all the mobile phone operators to restrict 3G and 4G services in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox’s Bazar until further notice.
10 September 2019, 08:45 AM

HK tells US to stay out

Thousands of students yesterday formed human chains outside schools across Hong Kong to show solidarity to push for democratic reforms after violent weekend clashes in the semiautonomous Chinese territory.
9 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Malaysia turning to food crops as palm oil price falls

Malaysia is looking to diversify into food crops, in the face of fluctuating commodity prices and Western countries' hostility towards palm oil.
9 September 2019, 07:45 AM

Bangladesh should end restrictions on movement, internet access of Rohingyas: HRW

Human Rights Watch (HRW) suggests that the Bangladesh government should end restrictions on Rohingyas' freedom of movement and access to the internet and online communications.
7 September 2019, 15:04 PM

Bangladesh should end restrictions on movement, internet use of Rohingya refugees: HRW

Human Rights Watch today said the Bangladesh government should end restrictions on Rohingya refugees’ freedom of movement and access to the internet and online communications.
7 September 2019, 07:55 AM

More global focus needs to be on Rohingya repatriation: Japanese expert

The international community needs to focus more on repatriation of Rohingyas to their place of origin in Rakhine State instead of focusing only on their food, shelter and healthcare issues, says a Japanese South Asian affairs expert.
7 September 2019, 06:48 AM

US voices concern over Myanmar army's lawsuit against religious leader

The United States says it is deeply concerned about the Myanmar army's filing of a lawsuit against a religious leader who told President Donald Trump the military oppressed Christians in the Buddhist-majority country.
7 September 2019, 04:59 AM

India proud despite moon landing failure

Communication with the Chandrayaan 2 lander is lost seconds before it was supposed to touch down on the moon's surface, chief of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said.
6 September 2019, 22:02 PM

India's Chandrayaan-2 to land on moon tomorrow

A month and half after its launch, India’s second unmanned moon mission Chandrayaan-2 stands just hours away from its destination of landing where no country has gone before—the south pole of the lunar surface.
6 September 2019, 09:20 AM

3 Rohingyas held with Bangladeshi passport in Chattogram

Police claims to have detained three Rohingya people with Bangladesh passports from Kattali area of Chattogram city.
6 September 2019, 05:47 AM

China backs extradition bill withdrawal: HK leader

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said yesterday that China “understands, respects and supports” her government’s move to formally withdraw an extradition bill, part of measures she hoped would help the city “move forward” from months of unrest.
5 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Australia wants Rohingyas to return to Myanmar, its FM tells Hasina

Visiting Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne says Australia will continue to provide strong support to Bangladesh over Rohingya issue as they want the displaced people to return to their own country.
5 September 2019, 09:36 AM

Support Rohingya island relocation or leave the country: Bangladesh to UN

In an interview with a German media outlet, Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen says that the Bangladeshi government wants the United Nations aid agencies to support its plan to relocate 100,000 refugees to a remote island in the Bay of Bengal.
5 September 2019, 06:22 AM