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GENERALS ACCUSED OF 'GENOCIDE'

A UN probe is calling for six members of Myanmar's military -- including its commander-in-chief -- to be investigated for 'genocide' against the Rohingya. Here is what we know about those the UN team has singled out as most responsible for the crimes.
18 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Restore Rohingya rights to citizenship

A group of UN investigators yesterday called on the Myanmar government to suspend the citizenship verification process based on the 1982 Citizenship Law and restore the citizenship rights of Rohingyas through a speedy administrative process.
18 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Experts air new concerns about UN response to Myanmar crisis

UN-backed investigators who examined a crackdown by Myanmar security forces that caused hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee to neighboring Bangladesh issue a searing critique of the United Nations’ own response to the human rights crisis.
18 September 2018, 08:20 AM

Germany to provide 1.1m euro for dev project in Cox’s Bazar

Germany is to provide 1.1 million euro for implementation of Support to Community Stabilisation and Resilience project in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox’s Bazar.
16 September 2018, 14:31 PM

How Britain is striving to end the Rohingya crisis

We know that strong foundations matter. Whether it is a nation or a new home. With the right foundations in place, we can build safely and securely. We can build with confidence for the future.
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Could've been handled better

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said that, with hindsight, her government could have better handled the situation in Rakhine state that led to the forced displacement of more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims.
13 September 2018, 18:00 PM

ICC's Rohingya decision offers 'real hope'

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has said the decision by the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) offers real hope for accountability for the crimes committed against Rohingyas in Myanmar.
13 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Myanmar must release Reuters journalists: MEPs

Conservative Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) backs overwhelming calls in the European Parliament for the immediate release of journalists arrested in Myanmar while investigating the Rohingya crisis.
13 September 2018, 12:13 PM

Suu Kyi defends court decision to jail Reuters journalists

Myanmar government leader Aung San Suu Kyi says two jailed Reuters journalists can appeal their seven-year sentence, and that their jailing had nothing to do with freedom of expression.
13 September 2018, 04:27 AM

UN gets access to Rakhine

The UN began work inside Myanmar's violence-torn northern Rakhine state yesterday, the first time its agencies have been granted permission to operate there since more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fled the area last year.
12 September 2018, 18:00 PM

No plan to take in Rohingyas permanently

Bangladesh has no plans to take in hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees permanently, Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque said yesterday, adding that they "belong" to Myanmar from where they fled.
12 September 2018, 18:00 PM

US senators urge Pompeo to press for Reuters journos release in Myanmar

Eleven Republican and Democratic US senators urge President Donald Trump's administration to "use all tools at your disposal," including imposing more economic sanctions, to ensure "the immediate, unconditional" release of two Reuters journalists imprisoned in Myanmar.
12 September 2018, 04:40 AM

Rohingya Refugees: Women face risk of abuse, health issues

Rohingya women living in Bangladesh are developing health problems, missing out on aid and are at the greater risk of abuse due to unsafe and unsuitable facilities in many parts of the refugee camps, Oxfam has warned.
11 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Collect evidence of Myanmar's crimes

The new UN human rights commissioner, Michelle Bachelet, yesterday called for an international mechanism to collect evidence of crimes committed by the Myanmar army against the Rohingya Muslims in order to pursue prosecutions.
10 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Take steps against Myanmar

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the international community to come up with specific effective steps to force Myanmar to take back their over one million forcibly displaced nationals living in Bangladesh as per the agreements signed between the two countries.
9 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Atrocities Against Rohingyas: Start probe now

UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng has urged International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to consider ICC's recommendation of opening an investigation into the atrocities against Rohingyas without delay.
9 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Progress in key areas a must

The United Nations says a substantial progress remains urgently needed in three key areas including addressing the root causes of the Rohingya crisis and a clear pathway to citizenship for Rohingyas who are eligible.
8 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Asean MPs welcome decision granting ICC jurisdiction over crimes against Rohingya

Regional lawmakers welcome the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) which ruled that it could exercise jurisdiction over the alleged crime of deportation of the Rohingya population, despite Myanmar not being a party to the Rome Statute.
7 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Myanmar govt to refuse media phone calls after ICC ruling

Myanmar's government spokesman will no longer answer phone calls from media, he said yesterday, one day after the International Criminal Court ruled it had jurisdiction to investigate crimes against the country's Rohingya Muslim community.
7 September 2018, 18:00 PM

73rd UN General Assembly: Dhaka to call for action on Rohingya issue

Bangladesh plans to raise the Rohingya issue in the upcoming 73rd UN General Assembly and urge the international community to unite and mount more pressure on Myanmar to resolve the lingering crisis.
7 September 2018, 18:00 PM