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Deal on Rohingya return likely today

Although some contentious issues remain unresolved, Bangladesh and Myanmar are likely to sign an agreement today on the return of Rohingyas to Rakhine.
22 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Violence still forcing them to flee home

Armed conflicts in Myanmar's Rakhine state have deescalated, but communal violence continues to force the Rohingyas to flee to Bangladesh, an official of Red Cross said.
22 November 2017, 18:00 PM

US terms violence against Rohingyas as ‘ethnic cleansing’

The United States declares the ongoing violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar to be “ethnic cleansing”, putting more pressure on the country’s military to halt a brutal crackdown that has sent more than 600,000 refugees flooding over the border to Bangladesh.
22 November 2017, 13:36 PM

Bangladesh, Myanmar likely to sign MoU on Rohingya repatriation Thursday

Bangladesh and Myanmar are expected to sign an 'Arrangement on Return of Displaced Persons from Rakhine State' in Naypyitaw on Thursday as some vital points are still to agree on.
22 November 2017, 13:26 PM

Bilateral talks with Myanmar going on for Rohingya repatriation: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says that the government has started bilateral discussions with Myanmar to repatriate the Rohingya refugees.
22 November 2017, 12:55 PM

Rohingya child happy with friends in Bangladesh

After her parents were forced to flee from Rakhine state of Myanmar, Noor has developed friendship with many similar to her age at a tiny village of Bangladesh.
22 November 2017, 07:25 AM

Unicef concerned over high level contamination of well water at Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar

Unicef has shown a deep concern over reports suggesting high levels of bacterial contamination (E.coli) from water drawn from wells inside the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar in Chittagong.
22 November 2017, 06:31 AM

How to keep blood sugar levels normal and stable

Diabetic patients will be relieved to know that they need not totally remove their favourite foods from their to-eat list. There are a few ways to achieve normal and stable blood sugar ­levels. Dietitian Poh Kai Ling explains how.
22 November 2017, 05:07 AM

Rohingya crisis: Dhaka-Naypyitaw talks begin

Bangladesh and Myanmar have begun their long-sought two-day talks with high hopes that it will yield outcomes to sign an MoU enabling both the countries to start the repatriation process of all the Rohingyas from Bangladesh to their homeland Myanmar.
22 November 2017, 04:42 AM

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi hopes to strike deal with Bangladesh this week on Rohingya repatriation

After glossing over the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis at 13th Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM), Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi hopes to strike a deal with Bangladesh by this week on the “safe and voluntary return” of Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh in the past three months.
21 November 2017, 07:04 AM

Amnesty accuses Myanmar of imposing ‘apartheid’ on Rohingyas

Myanmar’s suffocating control of its Rohingya population amounts to “apartheid”, Amnesty International says on Tuesday in a probe into the root causes of a crisis that has sent 620,000 refugees fleeing to Bangladesh.
21 November 2017, 05:11 AM

China draws 3-stage path for Myanmar, Bangladesh to resolve Rohingya crisis

China has proposed a three-phase plan for resolving the Rohingya crisis, starting with a ceasefire in Myanmar's Rakhine State so that refugees can return from Bangladesh, China's foreign ministry says ahead of meeting of European and Asian officials in Myanmar.
20 November 2017, 06:47 AM

Suu Kyi silent on Rohingya crisis at ASEM

Though silent about the protracted Rohingya crisis, State Counsellor and Union Minister of Foreign Affairs Aung San Suu Kyi calls for a new and stronger partnership among countries in Asia and Europe for the maintenance and promotion of peace and sustainable development through collective efforts.
20 November 2017, 04:46 AM

Resolving Rohingya Crisis: Europe stands by Bangladesh

Germany, Sweden and the European Union yesterday extended their strong support to Bangladesh on the Rohingya issue. They also highly appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her great humanitarian gesture of sheltering tens of thousands of forcibly displaced Rohingyas in Bangladesh, reports BSS.
19 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Japan will press for Rohingya repatriation

Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono says he will press Myanmar for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in Asean summit.
19 November 2017, 12:31 PM

US senators dub atrocities in Myanmar as 'war crime'

Visiting US Senators has dubbed as "war crimes" the atrocities inflicted on Rohingyas by Myanmar security forces as they called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a day after visiting them in their makeshift refuge in Cox's Bazar.
19 November 2017, 11:40 AM

Canadian int’l development minister to visit Bangladesh Nov 21-23

Marie-Claude Bibeau, Canada’s Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, is to visit Bangladesh from November 21 to 23 to witness first-hand the devastating impact of the Rohingya refugee crisis and discuss with Bangladesh government its efforts to address the crisis.
19 November 2017, 06:07 AM

Neighbours must have good ties, Myanmar tells Bangladesh

When Bangladesh is seeking genuine efforts from Myanmar to resolve the Rohingya crisis with growing international pressure on it on the issue, Myanmar’s Union Minister for Information Dr Pe Myint has laid emphasis on maintaining good relations as neighbours.
19 November 2017, 04:40 AM

UNHCR concerned over Rohingyas' desperate attempts to flee Myanmar

As more than 30 makeshift rafts carrying over 1,000 Rohingyas arrived in Bangladesh in the past 10 days, the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it is concerned at the growing number of people resorting to desperate means to flee Myanmar.
18 November 2017, 11:43 AM

Rohingya crisis: US fact finding body visits Ukhia camp

A US delegation on a fact finding mission visits the Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhia upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
18 November 2017, 08:01 AM