Shortage of family planning services may aggravate the health problems of Rohingya refugees, especially mothers and children suffering from malnutrition, say government officials and experts. Contraceptives are unpopular among Rohingyas largely for lack of education and awareness about family planning. Every Rohingya couple has six to seven children on average, say NGO officials at the refugee camps in Cox's Bazar.

In a fresh spike, around 5,000 Rohingya refugees entered Bangladesh in just one day.

Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi visited conflict-battered northern Rakhine State for the first time yesterday, reportedly meeting Rohingya Muslims who have faced an army crackdown that has seen hundreds of thousands of the minority flee.

United Nations Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees Volker Turk has urged the Myanmar government to ensure a safe environment and the protection of all communities in Rakhine State.

Three-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ranks 30th on the 2017 Power Women list of Forbes magazine. She was 36th last year and 59th in 2015.

Amid continuing influx of Rohingyas who have been fleeing persecution in Myanmar by security forces, the country’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, urges her people “not to quarrel”.

The United States has assured Bangladesh “both financial and diplomatic” support for the safe, sustainable and dignified repatriation of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals.

European Union (EU) Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides says EU wants “safe and dignified” return of Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar as he calls on foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali at his office.

In a refugee camp in Bangladesh crammed with makeshift bamboo shelters, Rohingya boys gather on one of the few remaining clear areas of ground for an energetic bout of chinlone -- a version of keepie-uppie that is one of the few pleasures they can still enjoy.

Rohingyas seeking refuge in Bangladesh are being exploited by various means, graft watchdog Transparency International Bangladesh has said. They are being charged money for building houses and are receiving less money while exchanging currency due to some opportunist quarters.

Myanmar comes up with a hilarious claim that Bangladesh is delaying the repatriation process of over 800,000 Rohingyas for international donations.

Thailand has revoked the passports of ousted premier Yingluck Shinawatra, who has yet to be seen in public since she slipped out of

Nine out of the 14 states and regions in Myanmar are contaminated with landmines, making it the world's third most

European Union Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides describes the Rohingya crisis as the fastest-growing crisis in the world saying the EU has decisively stepped up its aid to Rohingya communities.

Bangladesh will raise the Rohingya issue in the 63rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference starting tomorrow in Dhaka.

The United Nations names a new interim UN resident coordinator for Myanmar on Tuesday, appointing Knut Ostby of Norway to take over the humanitarian role at a time of growing strains with the Myanmar government over the handling of the Rohingya crisis.

In sunglasses and jumpsuits, a crew of European test astronauts is laying the groundwork for a Mars simulation in the barren expanse of the Omani desert, a terrestrial mission intended to pave the way to the red planet.

Four people die after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes at the Bay of Bengal.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has called upon international organisations and communities as well as the Bangladesh government to step up efforts to ensure Rohingyas' safe return to Myanmar.

Almost every Rohingya woman and girl, who fled the Rakhine State in Myanmar and took shelter in Bangladesh, is either a survivor of