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Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, stretch their arms out to receive packets of biscuits thrown at them as handouts. (Photo: AP)

Hindu American group condemns killing of Hindus in Myanmar, urges for...

The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) has urged for an open and transparent investigation into these killings.

28 Sep 2017 7:00 AM GMT

On Sunday, Myanmars army said it had discovered two mud pits filled with 28 Hindu corpses (Photo:AFP)

Hindus recount massacre in Myanmar as mass graves unearthed

The military's sweeping reprisal has left hundreds dead and sent nearly half a million Rohingya refugees fleeing to...

27 Sep 2017 10:11 AM GMT

Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, wait to receive handouts near Balukhali refugee camp, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Rohingya toll mounts over outbreak of disease as Bangladesh plans...

More than 200 Rohingya are being treated in Sadar Hospital, which has been inundated with patients.

26 Sep 2017 12:33 PM GMT

Members of Myanmars Muslim Rohingya minority sit in a boat to cross a canal at Shah Porir Deep, in Teknak, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

At least 100 Rohingyas dead in boat capsize as bodies wash ashore in...

The UN says at least 370,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled a Myanmar military crackdown in Rakhine since August 25.

13 Sep 2017 8:45 AM GMT

The NHRC recently issued a notice to the Centre over its plan to deport Rohingyas, who are residing in various parts of India. (Photo: AFP)

Myanmar blames Bangladesh for delay in repatriation of Rohingya...

Myanmar authorities are also accused of drawing out the process by agreeing to take back just 1,500 people a week.

23 Jan 2018 10:32 AM GMT

Most Rohingya refugees in the Bangladeshi camps also say they will not return to a state where their villages have been torched and where they allege atrocities by the army and ethnic Rakhine locals. (Photo: AFP)

Talks in Myanmar to 'settle issues' on Rohingya return

In December 2017, Bangladeshi officials said they had sent a list of 100,000 names to Myanmar for the first round of...

15 Jan 2018 9:44 AM GMT

In recent years Myanmar imposed debilitating restrictions on the Rohingya, a Muslim minority demonised as immigrants from Bangladesh. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Exiled Rohingyas reminisce about bittersweet past

In exile in Bangladesh, a bittersweet revival of Rohingya culture.

8 May 2019 5:28 AM GMT

At present, nearly one million Rohingyas are forced to take shelter in Bangladesh after Myanmars army, responding to attacks by an armed group, launched a brutal campaign against the Muslim minorities in the Rakhine state in 2017. (Photo: ANI)

Rohingya crisis can destabilise region if not solved: Bangladesh...

Rohingya, who belong to the Rakhine state in Myanmar, have been facing extreme persecution by authorities and majority...

16 Jun 2019 7:20 AM GMT