Bangkok, Sept 1 (AP/UNB)- Myanmar’s military says almost 400 people have died in recent violence in the western state of Rakhine triggered by attacks on security forces by insurgents from the Rohingya ethnic minority.
Category: Conflicts
27000 Rohingyas enter BD in week of violence
Dhaka, Aug 31 – Latest estimates from UN sources suggest more than 27,000 people have crossed into Bangladesh in the area around Cox’s Bazar since last Friday (Aug 25), while 20,000 more remain stranded in the No Man’s Land between…
Over 400 Hindus Rakhine refugees cross into BD
Cox’s Bazar, Aug 31 – Amid growing concern over the Rohingya influx into Bangladesh following a fresh spell of persecution in the Rakhine state of Myanmar, it’s been found that Hindu residents of the area have also been fleeing to…
Villages burning down and Rohingyas fleeing to BD
Attacks by insurgents. A brutal military crackdown. Thousands of villagers running for their lives. History is repeating itself in Myanmar less than a year after the emergence of a new Rohingya Muslim insurgency first threatened fragile efforts to bring peace…
Another Rohingya boat capsize in Naf: 17 bodies found
Dhaka, Aug 31 – Seventeen more bodies were recovered on Thursday morning from Naf River in Shah Porir Dwip area in Teknaf Upazila of Cox’s Bazar where a boat capsized in the river on Wednesday night.
SC bar concerned at Rohingya people’s plight
Dhaka – The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Wednesday expressed deep concern at the ongoing torture and murder in the Rakhine State of Myanmar.
18000 Rohingyas flee Myanmar into Bangladesh
The International Organization for Migration said Wednesday that 18,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled fresh violence in Myanmar and crossed into Bangladesh, with “hundreds and hundreds” stranded in no man’s land at the countries’ border. Sanjukta Sahany, a spokeswoman for the…
Syria: Talks should address ‘Disappeared’- HRW
Create Independent Body to Investigate Missing Persons Beirut, August 30 – International backers of negotiations to end the conflict in Syria should ensure that any transitional process includes a robust independent body to investigate thousands of “disappeared,” Human Rights Watch…
Pressure Myanmar from pushing its nationals into BD: PM
Dhaka, Aug 30 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the United States to mount pressure on Myanmar to stop pushing its nationals into Bangladesh.
Rohingya boat capsizes in Naf, 4 bodies spotted
Cox’s Bazar, Aug 30 – A boat, carrying around 25 Rohingyas, capsized in the Naf River adjacent to Shahparir Dwip in Teknaf upazila while intruding into Bangladesh territory early Wednesday.
UNSC ‘strongly condemns’ NKorea missile test
United Nations, Aug 30 (AP/UNB) — The U.N. Security Council strongly condemned North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday, reiterating demands that Pyongyang halts its ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs.
NKorea leader urges more missile launches on Pacific
Seoul, Aug 30 (AP/UNB) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for more weapons launches targeting the Pacific Ocean to advance his country’s ability to contain Guam, state media said Wednesday, a day after Pyongyang for the first time…
No fire or fury, but muted Trump response to NKorea missile
Washington, Aug 30 (AP/UNB) — So much for North Korea’s restraint. So much for President Donald Trump’s threats of “fire and fury.”
BNP blasts Govt for not sheltering fleeing Rohingyas
BNP on Tuesday alleged that the government is not providing shelter to the Rohingyas fleeing from violence-hit Myanmar to brand itself as an ‘anti-Muslim administration’ to the global community. “Thousands of Rohingyas had been provided with shelter, food, water and…
BD seeks US help to face Rohingya crisis
Bangladesh has sought continued US support to resolve Rohingya crisis as more Rohingyas fleeing violence to seek safety in Bangladesh. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali raised the issue during his meeting with visiting acting assistant secretary of US Department of…
Rakhine: Thousands flee to Bangladesh border
Thousands of people have fled their homes following two days of violence in a deepening crisis in the state of Rakhine in Myanmar.
North Korea fires missile over Japan in ‘unprecedented threat’
North Korea has fired a missile over northern Japan in a move Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called an “unprecedented” threat to his country.
China claims victory over India in Himalayan border row
China says India has withdrawn troops from a disputed Himalayan border area, ending a tense standoff lasting weeks. The foreign ministry in Beijing said it was pleased that “trespassing Indian personnel have all pulled back to the Indian side of…
Dhaka for joint anti-militancy drive along border with Myanmar
Bangladesh has raised a ‘serious objection’ to tagging Myanmar’s own terrorists as ‘Bengali terrorists’, and asked its envoy here to convey the message to Myanmar authorities. Bangladesh has also proposed to go for a joint operation against militants under any…
Myanmar Rakhine: Thousands flee to Bangladesh border
Thousands of people have fled their homes following two days of violence in a deepening crisis in the state of Rakhine in Myanmar. Members of the Muslim Rohingya minority escaped to the border with Bangladesh, but Bangladeshi border guards are…
Provide shelter to fleeing Rohingyas: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday called upon the government and law enforcement agencies to provide shelter and security to the Rohingya people who are fleeing their homeland Myanmar to save their lives following a fresh violence there. She also…
Pope laments “persecutions” of Myanmar Rohingya Muslims
Vatican City, Aug 28 (AP/UNB) — Pope Francis is decrying persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and praying they receive “full rights.”
Myanmar clashes leave 96 dead
Clashes in western Myanmar that began last week when insurgents launched attacks against police posts were continuing Sunday, with the government and advocates for the Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority trading charges of killing civilians, burning down homes and planting land…
Dhaka raises grave concern over fresh Rohingya influx
The Foreign Ministry on Saturday summoned the Myanmar envoy in Dhaka and expressed ‘serious concern’ over the recent happenings, including the fresh entry of Myanmar nationals into Bangladesh. Thousands of unarmed civilians, including women, children and elderly people from the…
North Korea fires three missiles into sea
North Korea has fired three short-range ballistic missiles, the US military says. They were launched from a site in the North Korean province of Gangwon and flew for about 250km (150 miles), officials in South Korea said.
Fresh violence kills 12 cops 77 Rohingyas in Rakhine
At least 89 people including a dozen security forces were killed as Rohingya militants besieged border posts in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar’s authorities said Friday. The state is bisected by religious hatred focused on the stateless Rohingya Muslim minority, who…
More Rohingyas flee to BD as Myanmar attacks kill 71
Myanmar’s government says attacks by ethnic Rohingya militants on security outposts in the western state of Rakhine have left 71 people dead. The office of the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, said Friday that 59 of the dead were…
Attacks on Myanmar police, border guards kill at least 12
Yangon, Aug 25 (AP/UNB) -Muslim militants armed with guns and machetes attacked Myanmar security forces at several police and border outposts overnight in a troubled northern state, with 12 deaths confirmed in the clashes so far, police said Friday.
Suspected ‘Neo JMB man’ killed in Kushtia ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Aug 25 – A suspected Neo JMB member was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Boalia in Daulatpur Upazila of Kushtia early Friday.
Commission seeks timeline for Burma citizenship varification
The Myanmar government needs to lay out a clear strategy and timeline for the citizenship verification process which should be transparent and efficient with a solid basis in the existing legislation, says an international commission. The Commission, led by former…