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Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin released from prison
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World
Xi, Modi agree to reduce border tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ends informal meetings with a promise to reduce border tensions after a high-altitude standoff in the Himalayas last year.
28 April 2018, 15:33 PM
Australia to help resolve Rohingya crisis, Turnbull tells Hasina
Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull assures Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of continuing support to Bangladesh for resolving the Rohingya crisis.
28 April 2018, 14:43 PM
Rohingya crisis: UNSC delegation in Cox’s Bazar
The high-level 15-member delegation of the UN Security Council reaches Cox's Bazar to see the brutalities that Rohingyas faced during the recent ethnic cleansing in Rakhine State of Myanmar.
28 April 2018, 11:20 AM
Rights group calls for UN Rohingya resolution ahead of Myanmar visit
Human Rights Watch calls on for Myanmar's Rohingya crisis to be referred to the International Criminal Court, days before a UN Security Council delegation is due to arrive in the country.
28 April 2018, 11:14 AM
Myanmar playing tricks on UN too
Myanmar has been playing tricks not only on Bangladesh but also on the United Nations Security Council over the repatriation of Rohingyas since September last year.
27 April 2018, 18:00 PM
UN council visits Myanmar as it eyes action on Rohingya crisis
The UN Security Council will pay a visit to Bangladesh and Myanmar beginning Saturday as it weighs next steps to address one of the world’s worst refugee crises, stemming from the forced exodus of Muslim Rohingya.
27 April 2018, 10:22 AM
EU readies more sanctions against Myanmar
The European Union will extend its arms embargo on Myanmar for another year this week and may then move to target more Yangon generals with fresh sanctions, EU diplomats and officials said.
26 April 2018, 09:40 AM
US team in refugee camps investigating atrocities against Rohingya
The US government is conducting an intensive examination of alleged atrocities against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, documenting accusations of murder, rape, beatings and other possible offenses in an investigation that could be used to prosecute Myanmar's military for crimes against humanity, US officials tell Reuters.
25 April 2018, 13:31 PM
UNSC team due on April 29
Bangladesh is to describe the brutalities that the Rohingyas faced in Rakhine State and steps taken by the government here to the UN Security Council delegation, which is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on April 29.
22 April 2018, 10:36 AM
Bangladesh govt took little steps to prosecute abuses, killings by security forces in 2017: US
The government of Bangladesh took limited measures to investigate and prosecute cases of abuse and killing by security forces in 2017, says a US report on Human Rights Practices.
21 April 2018, 04:24 AM
Monsoon worry for Rohingyas
With early rains falling on the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar, the fear of natural calamities has heightened among the refugees living in tiny shanties made of bamboo poles and tarpaulin in the district's Ukhia and Teknaf.
20 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Citing Rohingya massacre, Myanmar army chief urges soldiers to obey law
Myanmar army chief Min Aung Hlaing tells military personnel in the country that they must obey the law, citing as an example the sentencing of seven soldiers for a massacre of Rohingya Muslim men that was the subject of a Reuters investigation.
20 April 2018, 07:04 AM
Hundreds flee as quake strikes Indonesia
A shallow earthquake brought down hundreds of poorly built buildings in Indonesia, forcing more than 2,000 people to flee their homes,
19 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Trudeau hails PM for dealing with Rohingya crisis
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau highly appreciates Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina for her outstanding leadership in handling the protracted Rohingya crisis.
19 April 2018, 14:36 PM
Rohingyas, locals unite to prepare for monsoon in vulnerable camps
Rohingyas and local people in Teknaf in Cox's Bazar are racing to prepare for monsoon rains forecast to start as early as this week.
18 April 2018, 04:27 AM
'Race against the clock' to bolster Rohingya camps against rains
Mohammad Rafiq was sitting in the shade of a tree, on a break from working to make his refugee camp in Bangladesh safer from the upcoming monsoon, when the hill above suddenly collapsed.
16 April 2018, 04:11 AM
Home minister criticises Myanmar
Home Minister Ashaduzzaman Khan comes down heavily on Myanmar over the repatriation of one Rohingya family.
15 April 2018, 12:03 PM
Return of one Rohingya family: Myanmar's publicity stunt, say rights group
Myanmar's government says it has “repatriated” the first family of Rohingya refugees, among the 700,000 who fled a brutal crackdown, but the move was slammed by rights groups as a publicity stunt which ignored warnings over the security of returnees.
15 April 2018, 04:08 AM
Mahathir warns 'monster' PM will cheat to win
Malaysian ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad warned yesterday elections next month will be the dirtiest in the country's history due to
13 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Duterte issues public apology to Suu Kyi
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte issued a public apology to Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday, a week after
13 April 2018, 18:00 PM