Myanmar
They will shoot us if we go back
The beautiful sunny August morning in the beach town meant very little to the hundreds of starving men, women and children in worn-out clothes near the borders.
They have fled their homes in Myanmar as security forces set their homes on fire, drive them away or simply shoot at them. Crossing the border to Bangladesh, they now want to find food and shelter.
28 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Bullet-hit Rohingya man dies at CMCH
One of the two Rohingyas, who sustained severe bullet injuries on Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar, succumbs to his injuries at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH).
26 August 2017, 07:29 AM
India to send back Rohingyas to Myanmar
India has said that Rohingyas living in Jammu and Kashmir states will be sent back to Myanmar.
25 August 2017, 18:00 PM
India to deport Rohingyas to Myanmar
India has said that Rohingya refugees living in Jammu and Kashmir states will be sent back to Myanmar
25 August 2017, 10:46 AM
Rohingyas start coming again
Rohingyas have again started entering Bangladesh following a recent army operation in the Rakhine State of Myanmar, sources in the bordering areas say.
16 August 2017, 18:00 PM
UN expert for restraint in security drives in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
A United Nations human rights expert has expressed deep concern over reports that an army battalion has flown into Rakhine State in western Myanmar to help local authorities boost security in the region.
12 August 2017, 12:43 PM
6 Buddhists killed in rising Rakhine violence
Suspected insurgents kill at least six members of a Buddhist ethnic minority in western Myanmar, the government and regional sources say, amid spiralling violence in troubled Rakhine state.
5 August 2017, 09:57 AM
Take back Rohingyas
Urging Myanmar to take back Rohingya populations from Bangladesh, visiting OIC Secretary General Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen yesterday said Myanmar should resolve the ongoing humanitarian crisis over the persecuted minorities.
4 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Persecution of Rohingyas
A statement, issued recently by a United Nations Special rapporteur, reconfirms once again the gross human rights violations in Myanmar.
25 July 2017, 18:00 PM
UN expert accuses Myanmar of acting like military govt
United Nations Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee accuses the government of Myanmar of policies reminiscent of the previous military government, and of presiding over a worsening security and human rights situation.
24 July 2017, 10:14 AM
UNHRC to investigate crimes against Rohingyas in Myanmar
The top United Nations human rights body agrees to send an international fact-finding mission to investigate widespread allegations of killings, rape and torture by security forces against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
25 March 2017, 07:56 AM
BD team to depart on Friday
Bangladesh team will depart for Myanmar on Friday to take part in the Asian Youth Boys' Volleyball Championship which will be held in Naypyidaw from 28 March to 5 April.
20 March 2017, 18:00 PM
6 Myanmar citizens among 8 held with Yaba tablets
Rapid Action Battalion in a drive detains eight people, including six Myanmar citizens, along with 6 lakh Yaba tablets in Patenga of Chittagong city early today.
19 March 2017, 05:51 AM
Karate and wooden guns: How new insurgent group stoked Myanmar crisis
The emergence of Harakah al Yaqin, the first Rohingya Muslim insurgent group to organise in Myanmar in decades, signals a dangerous new phase in a crisis that is increasingly attracting the attention of extremists in Pakistan and the Middle East.
10 March 2017, 15:26 PM
Thousands flee Myanmar army clashes with insurgents near China border
Thousands of people have fled clashes between the Myanmar military and ethnic rebels along the border with China, a Chinese official says.
8 March 2017, 07:09 AM
Activists reject Myanmar's new Rakhine body as Annan visits
A new body set up by Myanmar's government to investigate allegations of rights abuses against Rohingya in Rakhine lacks credibility, activists said Friday, as former UN chief Kofi Annan began a visit to the troubled state.
2 December 2016, 10:13 AM
Football: Malaysia cancels two matches with Myanmar over Rohingya crackdown
Malaysia's national soccer team has cancelled two friendly under-22 matches with Myanmar, in protest against the Southeast Asian nation's bloody crackdown on ethnic Rohingya Muslims, a team spokesman said on Thursday.
1 December 2016, 06:37 AM
Malaysia decides not to abandon soccer tournament over Myanmar Rohingya crackdown
Malaysia decided on Friday to carry on with a regional soccer tournament co-hosted by Myanmar, days after a Malaysian minister said it was considering pulling out in protest against Myanmar's bloody crackdown on ethnic Rohingya Muslims.
25 November 2016, 07:18 AM
Malaysia debates pulling out of ASEAN soccer cup over Myanmar's Rohingya crackdown
Malaysia is considering pulling its side out of a major regional soccer tournament co-hosted by Myanmar in protest over Myanmar's crackdown on ethnic Rohingya Muslims, a senior Malaysian official said on Wednesday.
23 November 2016, 09:18 AM
Earthquake jolts Bangladesh
A tremor jolts Dhaka and other parts of the country.
24 August 2016, 10:37 AM