Myanmar

Bangladesh ‘uncertain’ about relocating Rohingya to remote island

Nov 04, 2019 09:47

The relocation of thousands of Rohingya Muslims from overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh to a remote, flood-prone island in the country is not certain to happen, Bangladeshi officials say.
Iran ready to help resolve Rohingya refugee crisis: President

Oct 27, 2019 03:27

President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the importance of efforts to resolve problems facing the Rohingya Muslims living in Bangladesh refugee camps and said the Islamic Republic is ready to help the South Asian country in this regard.
Rights body throws doubt on Dhaka’s plan to relocate Rohingya to remote island

Oct 25, 2019 16:26

An international rights group has disputed Bangladesh’s claims that thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees have agreed to a plan by the government to relocate them to a remote island that is prone to devastating natural disasters.
Bangladesh University suspends student after finding out she is Rohingya

Sep 09, 2019 03:20

A university in Bangladesh has suspended a female student following media reports that she belongs to the persecuted Rohingya community from neighboring Myanmar.
Rohingya mark 2 years since Myanmar army crackdown

Aug 25, 2019 04:19

Thousands of Ronhingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh have marked the second anniversary of the Myanmarese army’s deadly crackdown that displaced them.
Bangladesh police shoot dead two Rohingya Muslims in refugee camp

Aug 24, 2019 11:53

The Bangladeshi police say they have shot dead two Rohingya Muslims during a gunfight in a refugee camp, accusing the pair of killing a ruling party official.
Rohingya ‘would rather drink poison ’ than return to Myanmar

Aug 22, 2019 06:41

Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh, who have fled ethnic cleansing in neighboring Myanmar, say they fear torture and violence back home and would rather die than be repatriated.
More than 2,000 people displaced, 19 killed in Myanmar fighting

Aug 21, 2019 10:41

More than 2,000 people have been forced to flee from their homes, and 19 have been killed, since fighting broke out between government troops and ethnic insurgents in northern Myanmar last week, government officials said.
UN warns foreign firms against doing business with Myanmar army

Aug 05, 2019 14:13

The United Nations' investigators have urged foreign businesses and governments to sever ties with dozens of companies owned or controlled by Myanmar's military, which has carried out a campaign of ethnic cleansing, murder and rape of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State, noting that such firms could be complicit in international crimes.
UN says US sanctions on Myanmar over Rohingya massacre not enough

Jul 19, 2019 03:29

The UN special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar says US sanctions imposed this week on Myanmar's military leaders over Rohingya Muslims should have been tougher and applied to more generals.