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A Rohingya refugee reacts while holding his dead son after crossing the Naf river from Myanmar into Bangladesh in Whaikhyang on Monday. AFP

Myanmar's tourism dreams on steady decline in lieu of Rohingya crisis

Ever since the bloodshed broke out in late August, tourism operators have witnessed a cascade of cancellations and...

29 Oct 2017 11:43 AM GMT

In this Sept. 25, 2017 file photo, Rohingya Muslim children, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, wait to receive handouts near Balukhali refugee camp, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Rohingya hacks to death Bangladeshi; locals outnumbered in some...

Police said the attack by the Rohingya man was linked to a family dispute.

29 Oct 2017 7:19 AM GMT

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives at Delhi airport. (Photo: AP)

Rohingya crisis: B'deshi oppn asks Sheikh Hasina to follow Indira...

The BNP is known for its hawkish stance on India as opposed to Hasina's ruling Awami League.

28 Oct 2017 3:00 PM GMT

Most live in desperate conditions with limited access to food, sanitation or health facilities and local officials fear a lack of family planning could stretch resources even further. (Photo: AFP)

Bangladesh may introduce sterilisation to curb Rohingya population

No official data is available on birth rates among the Rohingya, who are excluded from the census in Myanmar.

28 Oct 2017 9:20 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)

Rex Tillerson urges Myanmar's army chief to end violence in Rakhine

Tillerson expressed concern about the continuing humanitarian crisis and reported atrocities in Rakhine.'

27 Oct 2017 6:48 AM GMT

Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar (Photo: Twitter)

Rohingya issue needs realistic approach, says S Jaishankar

The Centre has directed the state to set up a task force to identify and deport illegally-staying foreign nationals.

26 Oct 2017 8:16 PM GMT

Sex workers share common traits: poverty, abusive family members and lack of funds make them vulnerable enough to be trafficked into the camps sex industry. (Representational | Photo: AFP)

Rising desperation, booming sex trade in Rohingya refugee camps

UN agencies say they have no figures on the numbers of sex workers in the camps to make public.

24 Oct 2017 5:38 AM GMT

More than 580,000 refugees have arrived in Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Amnesty: Myanmar security forces killed hundreds of men, women,...

In some villages, women and girls were raped or subjected to other sexual violence.

18 Oct 2017 7:58 AM GMT

A Rohingya refugee reacts while holding his dead son after crossing the Naf river from Myanmar into Bangladesh in Whaikhyang on Monday. AFP

Food, aid restricted, Rohingya refugees flee into Bangladesh

Wading through waste-deep water Rohingyas reached border fleeing Myanmar's Buthidaung region.

16 Oct 2017 10:02 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)

Boat carrying Rohingya Muslims capsizes, killing at least 12

Survivors of the capsizing told local officials that up to 65 people were on board and almost half of them were...

16 Oct 2017 5:44 AM GMT

The boat was carrying around 50 people when it sank on the estuary of the Naf river in the morning. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Boat carrying 50 Rohingyas sinks; 5 including 4 kids dead, dozens...

The boat was packed with Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar's Rakhine state for Bangladesh.

16 Oct 2017 3:26 AM GMT

Myanmars President Htin Kyaw and state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi speak during a photo session after the second anniversary of the signing of nationwide ceasefire agreementat the Myanmar International Convention Centre on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

14,000 lone children among Rohingya refugees: Official

The UN says 536,000 mainly Rohingya refugees have arrived from Myanmar's strife-torn Rakhine state since August 25, the...

16 Oct 2017 1:30 AM GMT