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Put pressure on international community on Rohingya repatriation, demand civil society, NGOs
Civil Society members and NGOs demands the government should continue pressure on international community to repatriate Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.
19 June 2018, 09:55 AM
Rohingya refugees doubled last year: UN
Refugees from Myanmar more than doubled last year to 1.2 million, as a brutal army crackdown forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to pour across the border into Bangladesh, the UN says.
19 June 2018, 06:51 AM
‘Rohingya leader’ found dead in Ukhia camp
A Rohingya man has been found dead in Balukhali Rohingya camp, Ukhia, of Cox’s Bazar.
19 June 2018, 04:35 AM
Myanmar’s actions not credible, impartial: OHCHR
Myanmar has failed to meet minimal standards of credibility or impartiality, despite assurances that it will investigate allegations and prosecute alleged perpetrators in conflicts across the country including persecution of Rohingyas, alleges OHCHR.
18 June 2018, 10:02 AM
US endorses Myanmar and UN MoU on Rohingya return
The United States welcomes the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the UN and Myanmar government for the safe and voluntary return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.
18 June 2018, 08:20 AM
Jack Ma hails Mahathir for knowledge on technology
Alibaba Group founder and executive chairman Jack Ma meets with Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and comes away surprised at the Prime Minister's knowledge on technology.
18 June 2018, 05:36 AM
Rohingyas stage demo demanding safe, dignified repatriation
Rohingya Muslim refugees at Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar stage a demonstration demanding safe and dignified repatriation to Myanmar.
16 June 2018, 15:30 PM
UN, WB chiefs likely to visit Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim are likely to make a two-day official visit to Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh on July 1.
16 June 2018, 14:58 PM
SAHR condemns killing of journalist Bukhari
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) has strongly condemned the killing of journalist of Shujaat Bukhari who was shot dead in Srinagar two days ago.
16 June 2018, 07:36 AM
Rohingya crisis: Unicef calls for support in monsoon
Unicef has called out for further support for thousands of vulnerable Rohingya children during monsoon, which is expected to unleash full scale misery in the refugee camps.
14 June 2018, 08:54 AM
5 Rohingyas hurt in Ukhia lanslide
Five Rohingya refugees are hurt in a landslide triggered by torrential rain at a refugee camp in Ukhia upazila of Cox’s Bazar, an official says.
13 June 2018, 09:21 AM
17 killed in Uttar Pradesh road accident
At least 17 people are killed and 20 injured as a bus overturned after hitting a divider in Mainpuri district of northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh this morning, police say.
13 June 2018, 05:21 AM
Myanmar journalists mark six months in jail
Two Reuters journalists mark six months in custody for allegedly breaching a secrecy law while investigating atrocities against Rohingya Muslims, as calls grow for the "spurious" case to be dropped.
13 June 2018, 04:50 AM
Rain hits 11,000 Rohingya people: UNHCR
Torrential rains accompanied by storms hit Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar, causing 37 landslides and leaving one child dead and several people injured.
12 June 2018, 16:12 PM
India’s Odisha to install lightning forecast system
Authorities in the eastern Indian state of Odisha have decided to install lightning sensors so that people can be warned about possible lightning strike, an official says.
12 June 2018, 07:50 AM
Govt to issue special visa for relief workers in Rohingya camps: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assures of addressing the problems of issuing visa for foreign relief workers in Rohingya shelter camps in Bangladesh as Canada’s Special Envoy on Myanmar Bob Rae called on her at her hotel suite here.
12 June 2018, 04:48 AM
PM urges G7 leaders to take definite actions on Rohingya issue
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the G7 leaders to take definite actions to pursue Myanmar to implement the bilateral agreements with Bangladesh for safe and sustainable return of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas.
10 June 2018, 04:22 AM
Myanmar monks vow to defy FB ban
Myanmar's hardline monks will dodge bans on Facebook and keep using the social media giant to "tell the truth", they said yesterday,
8 June 2018, 18:51 PM
Myanmar, UN sign pact on initial steps for Rohingya return
Myanmar and UN agencies signed an agreement that might eventually lead to the return of some of the 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who fled brutal persecution by the country's security forces and are now crowded into makeshift camps in Bangladesh.
6 June 2018, 05:35 AM
International experts should help probe Myanmar abuses: UN
The UN Security Council is urging Myanmar's government to allow international investigators help probe allegations of human rights violations committed against Rohingya Muslims, saying it remains "gravely concerned" at their current plight.
6 June 2018, 04:35 AM