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Dozens killed in blast targeting train in Pakistan: official
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Gunshots at Philippine Senate as lawmaker wanted by ICC holds out
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Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin released from prison
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Two Singaporeans confirmed dead in Indonesia volcano eruption
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Voting underway in India's West Bengal and Tamil Nadu
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Fire in Malaysia's Sabah destroys 1,000 homes, thousands displaced
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Pakistan announces power cuts in bid to control energy prices
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US-Israel war on Iran
Myanmar junta chief elected president by pro-military MPs
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World
6.35 lakh Rohingya refugees, host community to get cholera vaccine
Over 6,35,000 Rohingyas refugees and Bangladesh host community will be vaccinated against cholera in a month-long campaign began yesterday at the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar and nearby areas.
9 December 2019, 09:38 AM
'Boycott Myanmar Campaign' launched
In a bid to force Myanmar to bear economic, cultural, diplomatic and political pressure globally, 30 human rights, academic and professional organizations of 10 countries jointly launch a campaign to boycott the south Asian country.
9 December 2019, 05:19 AM
Genocide case against Myanmar to be heard at highest UN court
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will head a team of lawyers to hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague next week to defend the country against accusations of genocide against the Rohingya Muslims.
6 December 2019, 08:10 AM
TIB wants transparency on UN role over Rohingyas crisis
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) wants transparency and accountability of the United Nations in management of the humanitarian crisis of Rohingyas.
5 December 2019, 07:22 AM
‘Difficult to say when situation to be conducive for Rohingya repatriation’
UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner Kelly T. Clements says it is difficult to say exactly when the environment will be conducive for Rohingya repatriation.
28 November 2019, 14:02 PM
Bangladesh had no alternative but to allow Rohingyas
Bangladesh had no alternative but to allow Rohingyas in the country when they faced atrocities in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque has said.
27 November 2019, 10:01 AM
Army chief’s Myanmar visit to be good for Bangladesh: FM
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen says the scheduled visit of the Army Chief to Myanmar will be good for Bangladesh and “open another line of negotiation” between the two countries over Rohingya repatriation.
27 November 2019, 08:24 AM
The fallen angel dances with the devil
Late last week, Burma announced that its de facto head, Aung San Suu Kyi, will appear before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to defend the country against allegations of genocide.
26 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Singapore invokes 'fake news' law for first time over Facebook post
Singapore political figure Brad Bowyer corrects a Facebook post questioning the independence of state investment firms following a government request, in the first use of the country's new "fake news" law.
26 November 2019, 05:37 AM
Work on barbed-wire fencing around Rohingya camps begins: Army Chief
Mentioning that barbed-wire fences will be erected around Kutupalong and Nayapara Rohingya camps, Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed says initially work on installing boundary pillars over there has started.
24 November 2019, 12:01 PM
Ban Ki-moon seeks political solution to Rohingya crisis
Former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon calls for political solution to the Rohingya crisis allowing them to return to their places of origin in Rakhine state "freely and safely".
23 November 2019, 07:52 AM
ICC fears of ‘state policy’ to attack Rohingyas: Prosecutor
International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has said the ICC judges feared that Myanmar may have ‘state policy’ to attack its minority Rohingya population in Rakhine.
23 November 2019, 04:49 AM
Attendance will be factor in cabinet reshuffle: Dr Mahathir
Malaysian MPs who do not attend enough Dewan Rakyat sittings will get a talking to by the country's Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad himself.
21 November 2019, 07:15 AM
Myanmar town offers glimmer of hope for Muslims enduring 'apartheid'
Htoo Maung sits down to lunch, sharing a bowl of traditional noodle soup with old friends, an ordinary act that has become extraordinary in Myanmar's Rakhine state -- because he is Muslim, and they are Buddhist.
21 November 2019, 05:08 AM
‘Reconciliation critical for resolving Rohingya crisis’
Bangladesh has said it believes reconciliation can be a critical enabler for resolving the Rohingya humanitarian crisis, the brunt of which they are bearing.
20 November 2019, 08:16 AM
Pakistan's ailing ex-PM Sharif flown by air ambulance to London
Pakistan's ailing ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif left by air ambulance for London, where he is due to receive medical treatment after battling the government for permission to travel, his doctor and close aides say.
19 November 2019, 09:00 AM
UN court to hear Myanmar genocide case next month
Gambia will open its case against Myanmar before the UN's top court in December accusing the mainly Buddhist state of genocide against its Rohingya Muslims, the tribunal says.
19 November 2019, 04:49 AM
Myanmar not out of ICC, ICJ jurisdiction: Shahriar Alam
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam says the Myanmar government is not out of the jurisdiction of International Court of Justice (ICJ) and International Criminal Court (ICC).
18 November 2019, 09:56 AM
SKorean President Moon Jae-in writes about ASEAN before ‘ASEAN-Korea Commemorative Summit’
South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in writes about Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Korea following a three-day long “2019 ASEAN-Korea Commemorative Summit” which will be held in Busan of Korea next week.
17 November 2019, 18:03 PM
Dhaka needs to utilise growing global pressure on Myanmar: Experts
Like Myanmar, its friends will also feel the “pressure” amid significant development on “legal front” that Bangladesh needs to utilise prudently to keep up the growing global pressure on Myanmar until a solution to Rohingya crisis is found, say foreign affairs analysts.
16 November 2019, 10:38 AM