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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 Sept 2017 12:30 PM IST

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 Sept 2017 3:41 PM IST

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 Sept 2017 6:03 PM IST

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 Sept 2017 2:15 PM IST

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 4:02 PM IST

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 3:14 PM IST

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 10:58 AM IST

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 12:50 PM IST