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Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 17, dozens still missing
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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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Myanmar's reclusive general turns jet-setter in quest for election backing
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91 people possibly still under collapsed Indonesian school: official
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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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‘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
India, Pakistan fail to finalise pilgrimage corridor agreement
India and Pakistan cannot finalise an agreement on a cross-border pilgrimage corridor owing to Islamabad’s insistence on twenty dollars service fee for Indian pilgrims during the third round of talks held in India’s Attari.
5 September 2019, 04:50 AM
Bangladesh seeks Japan’s support for Rohingya repatriation
Bangladesh has sought Japan’s support for repatriation of the Rohingyas to Myanmar and moving the refugees to Bhashan Char where the government has built shelters for one lakh Rohingya as parts of the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar.
4 September 2019, 15:15 PM
Pakistan FM phones Momen over Kashmir issue
Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi has held a phone conversation with his Bangladesh counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen to discuss the current situation in the Indian-occupied Kashmir (IOK).
4 September 2019, 06:25 AM
UN rights investigator on Myanmar lambasts Suu Kyi
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has washed her hands of the Rohingya crisis, a UN rights investigator says ahead of a meeting between South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and the tarnished democracy icon.
3 September 2019, 13:29 PM
Myanmar needs to take action for Rohingya repatriation: Miller
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller says Myanmar needs to take action so that Rohingyas can return to their homeland.
3 September 2019, 12:35 PM
Rights group skeptical that Myanmar’s military seeks justice
Plans announced by Myanmar’s military to prosecute soldiers for actions at a village where security forces reportedly killed as many as 400 members of the Muslim Rohingya minority draws skepticism from the New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch.
3 September 2019, 07:11 AM