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Last week, in continuance of initiative to send relief packages to Rohingya immigrants in Bangladesh, India sent INS Gharial loaded with 21,000 units of relief material to help its neighbouring nation evolve from the ongoing crisis. (Photo: AP)

With no report of attacks, Rohingya insurgent ceasefire ends in...

The government offensive in the north of Rakhine State has sent some 520,000 Rohingya civilians fleeing to Bangladesh.

10 Oct 2017 5:15 AM GMT

Newly arrived Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar and some Bangladeshi sympathizers walk across a makeshift bridge continuing their journey in to camp for refugees in Teknaf, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Rohingya militants say ceasefire to end on Oct 9, open to peace if...

The armed group tipped northern Rakhine into crisis when it ambushed police posts on August 25.

7 Oct 2017 7:30 AM GMT

Last week, in continuance of initiative to send relief packages to Rohingya immigrants in Bangladesh, India sent INS Gharial loaded with 21,000 units of relief material to help its neighbouring nation evolve from the ongoing crisis. (Photo: AP)

B'desh destroys boats, jail captains for smuggling Rohingyas, illegal...

More than half a million Rohingya have fled ethnic bloodshed in Rakhine since late August.

5 Oct 2017 10:33 AM GMT

Secretary of state Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday the United States held Myanmars military leadership responsible for its crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority. (Photo: AFP)

UN strongly condemns violence in Myanmar forcing Rohingyas to flee

The presidential statement calls on Myanmar's govt to ensure no further excessive use of military force in Rakhine...

7 Nov 2017 8:06 AM GMT

A Rohingya refugee carries two children in buckets as they arrive at Shah Porir Dwip in Teknaf, Bangladesh, on Saturday. Nearly 300,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmars Rakhine state into Bangladesh in the 15 days since new violence erupted, the United Nations said on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

Facebook bans Rohingya militant group, designates it as 'dangerous...

Facebook spokeswoman said that the move was in line with its policy of prohibiting violent groups from its site.

21 Sep 2017 6:59 AM GMT

The video criticises Myanmars State Counsellor and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and takes a dig at her for being chosen for Nobel Peace Prize. (Photo: AP)

Kashmiri band 'Emcee Ame' composes song in solidarity with Rohingyas

Suu Kyi on Monday while breaking her silence on the issue said that Myanmar 'does not fear international scrutiny.'

19 Sep 2017 10:13 AM GMT

Nobel laureate Suu Kyi has been decried overseas for failing to condemn the generals, with whom she is in a delicate power-sharing arrangement. (Photo: AP)

Ready to verify Rohingya refugees status to aid return: Suu Kyi

Her refusal so far to defend the Rohingya over nearly a month of violence has baffled and enraged the international...

19 Sep 2017 3:17 AM GMT

Widespread allegations of rape have raised fears that Myanmars security forces are systematically using sexual violence against the stateless Rohingya. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

Myanmar leader Suu Kyi to address nation on Sept 19 over Rohingya...

Critics have called for her to be stripped of her Nobel prize for failing to do more to halt the strife.

14 Sep 2017 10:30 AM GMT

Meanwhile, a meeting of various religious organisations held in Srinagar on Tuesday called for observing Friday (September 8) as solidarity day with the Rohingya Muslims.

Boat carrying dozens of Rohingyas capsizes off Bangladesh, 5 children...

Myanmar leader Suu Kyi has come under pressure from countries with large Muslim populations including to stop violence...

6 Sep 2017 6:03 AM GMT

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Myanmar: 125,000 Rohingya refugees flee Bangladesh; Suu Kyi under...

The latest violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state began on Aug 25, when Rohingya insurgents attacked dozens of police posts...

5 Sep 2017 8:41 AM GMT

The 30-year-old went missing in May, according to media reports, and a crime of passion was suspected as she had been pregnant and married to another man at the time. (Photo: File/Representational)

Myanmar forces kill 6 suspecting rebel-links

Myanmar security forces shot dead at least six people in the perturbed western state of Rakhine for their links with...

3 May 2019 4:49 AM GMT

Houses are on fire in Gawdu Zara village, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar. Two soldiers who defected from Myanmars army and confessed on video to taking part in massacres, rape, and other crimes against the Muslim Rohingya minority are believed to be in the custody of the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands and should be prosecuted to obtain their evidence, a human rights organization said Tuesday. (AP)

UN council members urge halt to Myanmar-Arakan Army fighting

UN called on Myanmar to address the long-term causes of the crisis that led more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee...

12 Sep 2020 4:13 AM GMT