Tens of thousands of Rohingyas, who are staying either in the open or in makeshift tents by the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf highway, hardly have any drinking water and sanitation facilities.

The unanim-ously adopted press statement of the UN Security Council (UNSC) condemning violence in Myanmar at the closed-door meeting on Wednesday is encouraging but unlikely to deter the Myanmar government from continuing its heinous acts of ethnic cleansing.

In the backdrops of Rohingya crisis, Al Jazeera has portrayed the flow of weapons to Myanmar from different parts of the world. According to the graphic, most of Myanmar's military imports come from China, Russia, India, Israel and Ukraine.

Six-year-old Hizbullah tightly grips his grandmother Shiriluk's hand.

The forebears of Rohingya refugees Mohammad Alam and Mohammad Ali were Myanmar citizens. The two even voted in the 2010 general elections.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here today for New York to attend the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Twelve Rohingya refugees are found in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj, around 600 kilometres from Cox's Bazar camps.

In an effort to find a long-term solution to the Rohingya crisis, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will make a formal proposal at the

Although it came quite late in the series of events, the UN Security Council statement Wednesday just reminded the world how terrible

Samir Uddin, who rushed to help the distressed throughout his life, has now grown so old that he can't even move on his own. Until

As I was heading towards Shah Porir Dwip, the uninterrupted range of lush green mountains had an entrancing effect. Momentarily, I

It was an endless stream of Rohingyas crossing into Bangladesh from the strife-torn Rakhine State in Myanmar. Some had lost all their loved ones while others were lucky enough to escape with their family members.

Unicef trucks filled with emergency water, sanitation and hygiene supplies for thousands of Rohingya children are headed to Cox's Bazar, with a steady stream of supplies in the pipeline for the coming days and weeks.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres yesterday called on authorities in Myanmar to end violence against Rohingyas and acknowledged

A group of foreign diplomats yesterday acknowledged that the world community has to come forward in a big way in aid of the

Twelve Nobel laureates and 15 other eminent global citizens yesterday urged the UN Security Council to intervene immediately to end the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar's Rakhine state.

Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who faces global outrage over violence that has forced about 4,00,000 Rohingyas to flee

As the Rohingya crisis escalates into an unfolding tragedy, the United Nations yesterday appealed to the world to support the ongoing humanitarian efforts for the refugees “regardless of politics”.

Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi will address the crisis engulfing Rakhine state next week, in her first speech since scores were killed in violence that has sent nearly 380,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh and sullied her reputation as a defender of the oppressed.

The UN appeals to the international community to keep aside politics and support the ongoing humanitarian efforts to help Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar.