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Nearly 700,000 Rohingya have fled their villages into Bangladesh since the Myanmar militarys crackdown following Aug 25 attacks by Rohingya insurgents. (Photo: File/Representational)

UN official says Rohingya crisis has hallmarks of genocide'

Lee said that Myanmar's actions were amounting to crimes against humanity.'

1 Feb 2018 6:24 PM IST

Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, walk towards a refugee camp in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, Thursday. (Photo: AP)

7 Myanmar soldiers sentenced to 10 years for Rohingya massacre

The Rohingya men from the northern Rakhine village of Inn Din were buried in a mass grave in September 2017 after being...

11 April 2018 11:06 AM IST

The vessel carrying 56 people was intercepted by Malaysian maritime authorities near the northwestern island of Langkawi (Photo: AFP)

Dozens of Rohingyas reach Malaysian shores as Thailand closes doors

Many Rohingyas ended up in Muslim-majority Malaysia and Indonesia because Thailand stuck to a policy of not accepting...

3 April 2018 6:36 PM 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

The problem lies with Myanmar as they dont want to take back the Rohingyas by any means though Naypyidaw signed an agreement with Bangladesh promising to repatriate them, Dhaka Tribune quoted Hasina as saying on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Hasina accuses Myanmar of being hesitant in taking back Rohingyas

PM Hasina also expressed concerns about security factors involving Rohingyas as many were found to be engaged in...

10 Jun 2019 2:58 PM IST

Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina

B'desh PM to visit India in Oct; Teesta water sharing, Rohingya crisis...

Hasina's alliance, dominated by her party Awami League, won the general election with a thumping majority in December...

5 Aug 2019 9:55 AM 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)

Rohingyas in Bangladesh afraid as monsoon poses serious threat to...

'Our families would be killed. We constantly fear that rain could trigger a landslide,' says 53-yr-old Rohingya Muslim...

28 May 2018 2:17 PM IST

According to the media reports, many Rohingyas are stranded in India and Nepal after moving illegally from Bangladesh. (Photo: ANI)

Rohingya camp leader murdered by unknown assailants in Bangladesh

The deceased, whose throat was slit by attackers had been leader of C11 block since beginning of recent Rohingya crisis.

19 Jun 2018 2:21 PM IST

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/File)

Canada revokes Aung San Suu Kyi's honorary citizenship over Rohingya...

Suu Kyi's reputation has been tarnished by her refusal to call out atrocities against Rohingyas, which Ottawa recently...

28 Sept 2018 1:43 PM IST

Rohingya Muslims, who spent four days in the open after crossing over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, carry their belongings after they were allowed to proceed towards a refugee camp, at Palong Khali, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

UN has 'no right to interfere' says Myanmar army chief

No country, organisation or group has the 'right to interfere in and make decisions over sovereignty of a country',...

24 Sept 2018 2:17 PM IST

A Rohingya Muslim refugee child cries as she sits in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh, on Monday (Photo: AFP/ Representational)

US sanctions top Myanmar general for atrocities against Rohingyas

The Trump administration announced penalties against 13 people worldwide in all.

22 Dec 2017 1:15 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)

The pillage of an existence: Survivors of Rohingya massacre tell...

Rohingyas have lived in Myanmar for decades but, they are still seen as foreign invaders from Bangladesh who are intent...

21 Dec 2017 6:47 PM IST