Bangladesh

Myanmar faces mounting pressure over Rohingya refugee exodus

YANGON: Pressure mounted on Myanmar on Tuesday to end violence that has sent more than… Read More

Dalai Lama says Buddha would have helped Myanmar’s Muslims

NEW DELHI: The Dalai Lama has spoken out for the first time about the Rohingya… Read More

UN says 313,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh

DHAKA: The number of Rohingya who have fled violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state to Bangladesh… Read More

Bangladesh’s Shakib seeks break from Tests

DHAKA: Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan, the world's leading all-rounder, has requested a six-month break from… Read More

Bangladesh minister speaks of ‘genocide’ in Myanmar’s Rakhine

DHAKA: Bangladesh's foreign minister said on Sunday that genocide was being waged in Myanmar's violence-racked… Read More

Myanmar’s ambassador summoned over violence against Rohingya

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office here on Saturday summoned Ambassador of Myanmar and lodged Pakistan’s strong protest… Read More

Rohingya insurgents declare temporary ceasefire amid humanitarian crisis

BANGKOK/COX‘S BAZAR: Rohingya insurgents declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire, starting on Sunday, to enable aid… Read More

Exodus of Rohingya to Bangladesh reaches 270,000: UNHCR

COX‘S BAZAR, Bangladesh: An estimated 270,000 Rohingya have sought refuge in Bangladesh over the past… Read More

Myanmar ‘to provide aid’ to displaced Rohingya inside country

YANGON: Camps will be set up to provide aid for displaced Muslims inside Rakhine state,… Read More

Thousands of Bangladesh Muslims protest Rohingya killings

DHAKA: Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Bangladesh on Friday to protest the… Read More

UN says 270,000 Myanmar refugees enter Bangladesh

DHAKA: Some 270,000 refugees have fled Myanmar's violence-wracked Rakhine state and entered Bangladesh in the… Read More

Security beefed up in Islamabad amid Rohingya protest

ISLAMABAD: A demonstration is being held in Aabpara area of the federal capital today to… Read More

Children, teenagers among wounded Rohingya in crammed Bangladesh hospital

CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH:  Mohammed Idrees, a 10-year-old Rohingya boy, does not remember how he landed at… Read More

Pictures show plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims

About 146,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled from violence in Myanmar bringing the total number of refugees… Read More

Children drown as Rohingya boats sink off Bangladesh

DHAKA: At least five children drowned when boats carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar… Read More

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi denounces terrorists, silent on Rohingya exodus

DHAKA/SHAMLAPUR: Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday blamed “terrorists” for “a huge iceberg of… Read More

Myanmar laying landmines near border ‘to stop Rohingya Muslims returning home’

DHAKA: Myanmar has been laying landmines across a section of its border with Bangladesh, said… Read More

Australian team bus hit by stone in Bangladesh

DHAKA: Australian Cricket team insisted Tuesday it is comfortable with security in Bangladesh following an… Read More

UN says 87,000 refugees arrive in Bangladesh from Myanmar

COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH: A total of 87,000 mostly Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh since… Read More

FO expresses deep concerns over HR violation of Rohingya Muslims

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Office on Sunday has urged Myanmar authorities to investigate reports of massacre… Read More