Daily Archives: August 17, 2017
Border patrol beefed up following increased Myanmar military presence in frontier
Border patrol beefed up following increased Myanmar military presence in frontier
“We have been preparing ourselves as history shows military presence in the Myanmar border means a possible inflow of Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh,”
An increased...
20 political parties urge govt to act on Rakhine issue
Twenty political parties on Monday met and signed an open letter calling on the government to use the country’s counter-terrorism law to stem the rising violence in Rakhine state.
“Why doesn’t the government use the...
Choppers, tanks for use in Mayu clearance operation
The Myanmar Army have decided to use choppers and tanks supported by Navy personnel for Mayu range clearance operation in western Arakan, where 59 people were killed and 33 went missing by the armed...
Taking initiatives for resolving Rohingya crisis
Mohammad Amjad Hossain
Myanmar has long been persecuting Rohingya Muslims. They have been rendered stateless.
Myanmar is a member of the United Nations (UN). Its leader U Thant was the third Secretary-General of the world body...
Bangladesh sees new influx of Rohingya Muslims
Hundreds of Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh in recent days, following a fresh military build-up in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine.
Rohingya community leaders said on Wednesday that at least 500 members had made...
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JMC councillors seek deportation of Rohingyas
Sharma claimed that the mayor, Chander Mohan Gupta, assured him that authorities will look into his demand soon.
BIVEK MATHUR
Jammu, Publish Date: Dec 16...
Can we stop xenophobia that led to genocide of the Rohingya?
By Habib Siddiqui
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines Xenophobia as – fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign....
We are from Myanmar, not Bangladesh, say Rohingyas refugees
According to Rohingya refugees, the form identified them as ‘Bengali Muslims; which was not true.
These two teams have been gathering information about people who...
Forcible repatriation of Rohingya dangerous
TEHRAN - Just a little more than a year ago, at least ten thousand Rohingya were killed in northern Rakhine state, at least 350...
US genocide resolution welcome, but Rohingya need more
US will not intercede, and Myanmar's neighbors see it through economic lens, so international coalition for Rohingya needed
LONDON
The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday overwhelmingly...