Bangladesh

Bangladesh deploys 600,000 forces as vote violence rises

Dec 29, 2018 10:50

Bangladesh toughened security Saturday for an election expected to see Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina win a record fourth term but dominated by opposition claims that they have been shackled by a government clampdown.
Bangladesh faces violence as election campaign ends

Dec 28, 2018 09:06

Bangladesh's general election campaign ended Friday with more deadly violence and arrests of opposition activists which have raised international concern as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeks a record fourth term.
Two killed in clashes between opposite camps in Bangladesh

Dec 12, 2018 13:49

Two people have been killed and dozens of others injured in clashes between the campaign workers of the two main political parties in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh summons Myanmar’s envoy over minister’s remarks about Rohingya

Dec 06, 2018 09:36

Bangladesh has summoned Myanmar’s ambassador over controversial comments made by the Myanmarese religion minister about Dhaka and Rohingya Muslim refugees, and called for legal action against him.
20 Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution reach Indonesia

Dec 04, 2018 09:33

Twenty Rohingya Muslims on a boat have arrived at the northeastern shore of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, amid a fresh wave of refugee departures from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Bangladesh detains 10 Rohingya refugees heading for Malaysia

Nov 30, 2018 16:41

Bangladeshi police have arrested 10 Rohingya refugees before boarding a boat bound for Malaysia, an official says.
Myanmar seizes more Rohingya Muslims fleeing Rakhine

Nov 27, 2018 07:37

Myanmar’s authorities have intercepted a boat with 93 Rohingya Muslims who were fleeing apartheid conditions at internal displacement camps in Rakhine State and heading to Malaysia.
Rohingya say Bangladesh, aid agencies must stop collecting information for Myanmar

Nov 26, 2018 14:18

Rohingya refugees in southeast Bangladesh have staged a massive protest and strike, demanding that officials and aid agencies stop sharing their family information with Myanmar’s government.
UN calls for calm after Myanmar police shoot, wound Rohingya Muslims

Nov 19, 2018 12:55

The United Nations has called for calm after several members of persecuted Rohingya Muslims were shot and wounded at a camp in the western state of Rakhine.
Myanmar arrests 106 Rohingya Muslims fleeing towards Malaysia

Nov 16, 2018 13:18

Myanmar's immigration authorities have arrested 106 Rohingya Muslims who were fleeing towards Malaysia.