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About 20,000 rally in Bangladesh to condemn Myanmar's crackdown on Rohingya
Sep 18, 2017 13:01Thousands have staged a massive rally in Bangladesh to protest Myanmar’s violent crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim community that has forced the minority group to seek shelter in neighboring Bangladesh.
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Aid agencies call for harsh bans against Myanmar military
Sep 18, 2017 06:45Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for harsh international sanctions against the Myanmar military over its brutal “ethnic cleansing campaign” against the country’s Rohingya Muslims.
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UN says over 400,000 Rohingya have entered Bangladesh as Dhaka seeks help
Sep 16, 2017 12:35The United Nations says so far more than 400,000 desperate Rohingya Muslims have fled the violence in Myanmar and crossed into neighboring Bangladesh, as Dhaka pleads for global help to cope with the humanitarian crisis.
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Bangladesh protests Myanmar airspace violations
Sep 16, 2017 07:30Dhaka has protested the repeated violations of its airspace by Myanmar as tensions escalate between the two sides on the crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, which has triggered an exodus of refugees into Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh targets refugee boat operators as Rohingya crisis deepens
Sep 14, 2017 14:04Bangladesh targets refugee profiteers as some boat operators are exploiting persecuted Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar by demanding up to $100 for ferry trips.
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OIC leaders urge swift end to violence against Rohingya Muslims
Sep 10, 2017 14:33Senior leaders of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states have stressed the importance of taking swift action to put an immediate end to the ongoing brutal violence against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
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UN asks for aid to tackle Rohingya crisis unfolding in southern Bangladesh
Sep 10, 2017 14:24The United Nations has appealed for aid to tackle a humanitarian crisis unfolding in southern Bangladesh, where the number of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar has neared 300,000.
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Five children drown as Rohingya boats sink off Bangladesh
Sep 06, 2017 12:28At least five Rohingya Muslim children have drowned while on boats fleeing an escalation of violence in Myanmar, which has forced thousands of members of the persecuted minority to seek refuge across the border in neighboring Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh sends back 70 Rohingyas to Myanmar despite violence
Aug 27, 2017 07:59Security forces in Bangladesh have detained and sent back to Myanmar dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees who had made it across the border despite coming under fire by Myanmarese troops.
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South Asia floods affect 24 million: Red Cross
Aug 22, 2017 12:29More than 24 million people have been affected by some of the worst flooding to hit South Asia in decades, with large areas of land submerged in water, the Red Cross Tuesday.