Rohingya Muslim insurgents in Myanmar have declared a one-month unilateral ceasefire to ease the humanitarian crisis in northern Rakhine state.
Category: Int’l relations
Youth tortured dead by BSF in Lalmonirhat
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Malaysian Army to deploy field hospital for Rohingya refugees
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Demos protest atrocities against Rohingyas in Myanmar
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Bangladesh seeks safe zones to ease Rohingya crisis
Bangladesh has proposed creating “safe zones” run by aid groups for Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine state to stop hundreds of thousands of refugees crossing into its territory following a military crackdown. The plan, the latest in a string of…
Indian scentist sues her cook for posing as Brahmin
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China-Pak take swipe at Trump’s Afghan policy
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US deeply concerned over Myanmar situation
The United States has said it is working through the United Nations and other international organizations to assist tens of thousands of civilians who have fled to Bangladesh since August the 25th. “We are also communicating with Burma’s neighbors and…
Suu Kyi can’t be tripped of Nobel Prize – Nobel Institute
The organization that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize says the 1991 prize awarded to Myanmar’s Aung Sang Suu Kyi cannot be revoked. The Norwegian Nobel Institute on Friday said that neither the will of prize founder Alfred Nobel nor the…
BNP demands active diplomatic efforts to end Rohingya crisis
BNP on Friday demanded the government make active diplomatic efforts to force Myanmar to resolve the Rohingya crisis. “Our demand is very clear that the government gives food and shelter to Rohingyas and ensures their security and treatment. At the…
270000 Rohingyas enter Bangladesh
Amid a dramatic increase in the number of refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar’s Northern Rakhine state, UNHCR on Friday called for urgent action to address the root causes of the recent surge in violence. The UNHCR sought urgent action so…
WFP provides food to people fleeing Myanmar violence
Dhaka – WFP is distributing food to people fleeing into Bangladesh to escape violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. An estimated 146,000 people have streamed across the border into the district of Cox’s Bazar since 25 August.
Pressure Burma to stop Rohingya killings – SUJAN
Dhaka – Leaders of Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (SUJAN) on Thursday drew the attention of international community including the United Nations to continue pressure on Myanmar government to immediately stop the mass killing and persecution of Rohingya people in the Rakhine…
EU for de-escalation of tensions in Rakhine
The situation in Northern Rakhine State in Myanmar is extremely serious and has our full attention. Today, I was in touch with the Foreign Minister of Indonesia, Retno Marsudi, following her visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh, and through our European…
Journos see new fires burning Myanmar Rohingya village
Bangkok, Sep 7 (AP/UNB) — Journalists saw new fires burning Thursday in a Myanmar village that had been abandoned by Rohingya Muslims, and pages ripped from Islamic texts that were left on the ground. That intensifies doubts about government claims…
Govt on opportunistic role over Rohingya issue: BNP
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Turkish 1st Lady finds genocide in Rakhine State
Dhaka, Sept 7 – Visiting Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan on Thursday said what is happening in Myanmar’s Rakhine State is “tantamount to genocide” and solution to Rohingya crisis lies in Myanmar only.
Trying to protect all Rakhines: Suu Kyi
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Thursday her government was doing its best to protect everyone in the strife-torn state of Rakhine, as the estimated number of Rohingya Muslims who have fled to Bangladesh leapt by 18,000 in…
BNP slams India’s support to Suu Kyi on Rohingya issue
BNP on Thursday expressed surprise over India’s support to Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi’s repressive policy on Rohingya issue.“India claims to be one of the world’s main democratic countries, but they’ve extended their support to Aung San Suu Kyi’s nasty…
Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan in ccapital
Dhaka, Sept 7 – Turkey’s First Lady Emine Erdogan arrived here early Thursday to meet Rohingya Muslims who have fled persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.
‘Invest more to address root causes of hunger’
Addis Ababa 5 Sept– Speaking at the conclusion of a four-day visit to Ethiopia, including to the drought-stricken Somali region, the heads of the United Nations food agencies made a joint call for greater investment in long-term activities that strengthen…
Rohingya refugees now 150000: UN chief writes to UNSC
Nearly 150,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh in less than two weeks, after the United Nations chief warned there is a risk of ethnic cleansing that could destabilise the wider region. Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi blamed…