Myanmar photographers released on bail in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Sep 23 (IBNS): Bangladesh authorities have release two Myanmar photographers covering the Rohingya crisis for German magazine, according to media reports on Saturday.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina meets Rohingya refugees
Dhaka, Sept 12 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday met Rohingya refugees who have currently fled Myanmar to take refuge in the neighbouring nation.
Bangladesh: Rohingya boat capsizes, 6 bodies recovered
Dhaka, Sept 6 (IBNS):A boat capsized in Naf river in Teknaf upazila of Bangladesh's Cox’s Bazar area, leaving at least six Rohingya refugees dead, media reports said on Wednesday.
Rohingya crisis: Malala slams Myanmar govt, urges fellow Nobel laureate Suu Kyi to take steps
London, Sep 4 (IBNS): Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has urged fellow recipient Aung San Suu Kyi to look into the ongoing Rohingya crisis in the latter's country, while slamming the Myanmar government for the lack of competence in handling the matter.
Pope Francis to visit Bangladesh this year
Dhaka, Aug 28 (IBNS): Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church will visit Bangladesh later this year, officials said.
Myanmar: Displaced Rohingya at risk of ‘re-victimization’ warns UN refugee agency
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News): The tens of thousands of members of Myanmar’s Rohingya community who fled inter-communal violence in north of the country and sought refuge in Bangladesh remain highly vulnerable and risk being “re-victimized even in exile†unless urgent action is taken, a senior United Nations refugee protection official has warned.
New York, Dec 19 (IBNS): The Myanmar security forces are responsible for unlawful killings, multiple rapes and the burning down of houses and entire villages in a campaign of violence against Rohingya people that may amount to crimes against humanity, Amnesty International reveals in a new report on Monday.