Dhaka, Jun 25 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged China to persuade Myanmar so that they take back their over one million Rohingya nationals from Bangladesh. The Prime Minister made the plea when Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh…
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Enable Rohingyas to return home: UNHCR asks Myanmar
Dhaka, May 25 (UNB) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has urged the Myanmar government to take action to enable the Rohingyas in Bangladesh and those displaced inside the country to return home safely. Grandi who concluded his…
Myanmar asked to give humanitarian access to conflict zones
Dhaka, May 10 (UNB) – The UN human rights body has called on the government of Myanmar to immediately grant humanitarian access to all conflict zones, including northern Rakhine State where restrictions on humanitarian access is exacerbating the suffering of…
Myanmar frees Reuters reporters jailed for Secrecy Act crime
Yangon, May 7 (AP/UNB) — Two Reuters journalists who were imprisoned for breaking Myanmar’s Official Secrets Act over reporting on security forces’ abuses of Rohingya Muslims were pardoned and released Tuesday. The convictions of Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe…
Myanmar not upholding deal over Rohingya repatriation: PM
Dhaka, Feb 25 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Myanmar is not working as per its commitment with Bangladesh on the repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland in Rakhine. The Prime Minister said this when US couple —…
Women’s Football coach Choton happy with facilities in Myanmar
Dhaka – Head Coach of Bangladesh Women’s Football team Golam Rabbani Choton, now in Myanmar to compete in Qualifying Round-2 of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championships, expressed his total satisfaction over local environment and facilities. Bangladesh U-16 Women’s team along…
Myanmar court rejects appeal of jailed Reuters reporters
A court in Myanmar on Friday rejected the appeal of two Reuters journalists convicted of violating the country’s Official Secrets Act during their reporting on the country’s crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, maintaining the seven-year prison terms they were sentenced to…
Create conditions for safe Rohingya return: UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has appealed to Myanmar to exert all efforts to create conditions for safe return of Rohingyas and address the root causes of the their displacement.
669 children killed, 39 maimed in Myanmar in 14 months: UN
The United Nations has said some 669 children were reported killed, 39 maimed in Myanmar and a large majority of them were Rohingyas.
Rohingyas staging demonstrations, unwilling to go back
Rohingyas in different camps are staging demonstrations expressing their unwillingness to return to their homeland although Bangladesh and Myanmar have completed all the necessary preparations to repatriate some 150 of them on Thursday afternoon.
Myanmar must show seriousness about Rohingya return from Bd
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday called on the government of Myanmar to show its seriousness in creating the conditions for return by addressing the root causes of the crisis in Rakhine state, particularly the systematic…
Amnesty withdraws award from Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
Amnesty International has withdrawn its highest honor from Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi in light of what it said was the Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s “shameful betrayal of the values she once stood for.”
Should do more to help prevent violence in Myanmar: Facebook
Facebook said Monday that an independent report it commissioned found the company hasn’t always done enough to prevent its platform from being used to spread hate speech that has fueled deadly violence in Myanmar.
Myanmar by-elections a test for Suu Kyi’s ruling party
Voters in several parts of Myanmar went to the polls Saturday in 13 by-elections seen as a test of support for leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her ruling party.
EU threatens to impose trade sanctions on Myanmar
The European Union (EU) has threatened to impose trade sanctions on Myanmar if it fails to address the concerns of the international community.
Myanmar, Bangladesh repatriation plan puts Rohingya at risk
The Myanmar and Bangladesh governments should immediately suspend the proposed repatriation of Rohingya refugees set for mid-November, Human Rights Watch said today. The expedited plan, announced on October 30, 2018, would return refugees to dire conditions in Myanmar where their…
Dhaka, Yangon to start Rohingya repatriation by mid-Nov
Bangladesh and Myanmar on Tuesday agreed to begin the repetition of the first batch of Rohingyas by mid-November and the number is yet to be finalised.
Move to begin 1st batch Rohingya repatriation before polls
Bangladesh and Myanmar will sit together on Tuesday to discuss the Rohingya repatriation issues as there is “intensive efforts” to begin the repatriation, at least completion of the first batch of verified Rohingya repatriation before the next national election, officials…
Pressure on Myanmar to take back Rohingyas, PM urges China
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged China to put pressure on Myanmar so that it takes back Rohingyas who were displaced from their homeland in Rakhine state.
Myanmar demonstrators condemn foreign intervention
Several thousand pro-military and nationalist demonstrators marched through Yangon on Sunday, voicing their support for Myanmar’s armed forces and government while condemning foreign involvement in the country’s affairs.
Japan urges Myanmar to conduct credible Rohingya probe
Tokyo, Oct 10 (AP/UNB) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Myanmar’s leader Tuesday that a credible investigation into alleged human rights violations against Rohingya Muslims is key to resolving tensions in the country’s Rakhine state.
China plans bullet train to Kolkata via Bangladesh, Myanmar
Dhaka, Sept 13 – Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Ma Zhanwu on Wednesday said his country was mooting a bullet train service between Kunming and Kolkata, traversing through Myanmar and Bangladesh, reports NDTV.
Myanmar jails Reuters journalists
A court in Myanmar has sentenced two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison for violating a state secrets act while investigating violence against Rohingyas. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were arrested last year while carrying official documents which…
Myanmar seeking donation to resolve Rohingya crisis
Dhaka, Sept 2 – Though Myanmar apparently delaying Rohingya repatriation process, it is seeking donation through its missions abroad to give what it says a helping hand in resolving the Rakhine State issue. “To donate even a little, donors are kindly…
Myanmar rejects UN report on genocide against Rohingya
Dhaka, Aug 29 – Myanmar on Wednesday rejected the findings of a UN investigation accusing its armed forces of genocide against the Rohingya.
Myanmar journalists’ verdict put off as judge ‘ill’
The ruling on two Reuters journalists detained in Myanmar on suspicion of violating a state secrets act had been expected on Monday. The judge had apparently become ill. The verdict in the case against two Reuters journalists on trial in…
North provided ballistic missiles to Myanmar: UN
North Korea earned nearly $200m (£141m) last year by exporting banned commodities in breach of international sanctions, a UN report says. The report by a panel of experts said several countries including China, Russia and Malaysia had failed to stop…
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…
UNHCR calls for urgent shelter for cyclone victims
Dhaka – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said urgent shelter is needed for those affected in Bangladesh and Myanmar by the cyclone Mora that swept across the Bay of Bengal earlier this week damaging thousands of homes…
Take back Rohingyas, President tells Myanmar envoy
Dhaka – President Abdul Hamid urged Myanmar on Thursday to take back Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh. He made the call when outgoing Myanmar Ambassador in Dhaka Myo Myint Than met him at Bangabhaban in the afternoon.