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Myanmar detains Rohingya refugees ‘voluntarily’ returning
May 28, 2018 07:52Myanmar has detained dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees it claims voluntarily crossed the border back into their home country from Bangladesh over the last four months, pending a decision to “pardon” them before resettlement.
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Rohingyas in Bangladesh face death in upcoming monsoons
May 27, 2018 08:02With the monsoon season approaching in Bangladesh, the lives of close to one million Rohingya Muslim refugees there are at stake as they are living in ill-equipped camps and dire humanitarian conditions.
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Bangladesh signs deal with China to set up coal-based power plant
May 08, 2018 01:01The state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and China Huadian Hongkong Company Limited (CHDHK) have signed an agreement to form a joint venture company to set up a coal-based power plant with a capacity of 1,320 megawatts, a senior BPDB official said on Monday.
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OIC foreign ministers discuss plight of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims
May 05, 2018 12:27Foreign ministers of Muslim countries have gathered in Bangladesh to discuss the plight of Myanmar's Rohingya refugees as a main theme of the 45th session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers.
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Rohingya in Bangladesh vulnerable to incoming monsoon
May 03, 2018 06:59Rohingya refugees are facing fresh turmoil as the monsoon season fast approaches in Bangladesh.
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Rohingya Muslims protest in Bangladeshi camp
Apr 29, 2018 06:10Rohingya Muslim refugees have staged a protest rally at a camp in Bangladesh, calling for United Nations (UN) protection on their potential return to Myanmar as well as citizenship.
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UN team in Bangladesh to discuss Rohingya crisis
Apr 28, 2018 14:36A delegation from the United Nations Security Council has arrived in Bangladesh to examine the situation surrounding thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled a brutal crackdown in their home country of Myanmar.
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Bangladesh seeks death sentence for methamphetamine traffickers
Apr 05, 2018 12:22Bangladesh wants to punish methamphetamine traffickers with the death penalty, officials say as authorities confront the growing popularity of the dangerous and addictive drug.
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Myanmar minister set to visit Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh
Apr 04, 2018 14:32A Myanmar minister will tour camps for Rohingya Muslim refugees in neighboring Bangladesh, the first such visit since a crackdown by Myanmar's military drove thousands of the persecuted Muslim minority over the border.
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Bangladesh begins relocating thousands of Rohingya before monsoon
Apr 01, 2018 14:44Bangladesh has begun relocating 100,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar’s Rakhine state to safer ground ahead of the monsoon season.