Bangladesh

Death toll from Rohingya boat capsize likely to top 60: UN

GENEVA: The death toll from a boat which capsized off Bangladesh carrying Rohingya refugees is… Read More

Bangladesh needs longer-term plan for Rohingya: UN

GENEVA: The nearly half a million Rohingya refugees who have entered Bangladesh since August will… Read More

Du Plessis welcomes DRS rule change

JOHANNESBURG: South African captain Faf du Plessis on Wednesday welcomed a change to the decision… Read More

UN plans food aid for up to 700,000 Rohingya

COX’S BAZAR: The UN has drawn up a contingency plan to feed up to 700,000… Read More

UN hikes Rohingya exodus number to 480,000

NEW YORK: The United Nations on Tuesday drastically increased the estimated number of Rohingya Muslims… Read More

Bangladesh imposes mobile phone ban on Rohingya refugees

DHAKA: Bangladesh has banned telecommunication companies from selling mobile phone connections to Rohingya refugees, citing… Read More

Rohingya in Bangladesh need ‘massive’ assistance: UN

DHAKA: Bangladesh needs "massive international assistance" to feed and shelter the 436,000 Rohingya who have… Read More

Bangladesh treats thousands of Rohingya refugees for bullet, machete, landmine wounds

COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH: Bangladesh said on Thursday it had treated more than 2,350 Rohingya refugees… Read More

Bangladesh PM says Myanmar must take back Rohingya

NEW YORK: Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has issued a new call for Myanmar to… Read More

Abrar to auction BMW to provide aid to displaced Rohingya

Renowned singer and politician Abrar-ul-Haq will auction his BMW car to raise funds for the Rohingya refugees who… Read More

Bangladesh’s Rubel denied entry to South Africa

DHAKA: Pace bowler Rubel Hossain was prevented from boarding a flight to South Africa with… Read More

Wild elephants kill two Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

DHAKA: Wild elephants trampled two elderly Rohingya refugees to death Monday as they slept underneath… Read More

Thousands of Rohingya stranded in no man’s land

TOMBRU, BANGLADESH: For three weeks Dil Mohammad and his family have been stranded on a… Read More

Bangladesh PM seeks help for Rohingya crisis as exodus tops 400,000

DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina headed for the UN General Assembly on Saturday to… Read More

Dhaka protests Myanmar airspace violation amid Rohingya crisis

DHAKA: Dhaka on Friday protested violation of its airspace by Myanmar drones and helicopter, as… Read More

India calls Rohingya refugees ‘threat to national security’

NEW DELHI: The Indian government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that Rohingya refugees were… Read More

Euro MPs condemn violence against Rohingya in Myanmar

BRUSSELS: The European Parliament on Thursday demanded the Myanmar military immediately end violence against Rohingya… Read More

Bangladesh to sign 15-year LNG import deal with Qatar

DHAKA: Bangladesh will sign a 15-year deal with Qatar’s RasGas Co to import liquefied natural… Read More

Hundreds of Rohingya children arrive in Bangladesh alone

UKHIA, Bangladesh: The lost Rohingya boy made the journey from Myanmar alone, following strangers from… Read More

Bangladesh plans to move reluctant Rohingya to remote island

DHAKA: Thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled violence in Myanmar in search of refuge… Read More