Myanmar

Emergency workers in Myanmar rescued a woman on Tuesday who had been trapped for more than 90 hours under the rubble of a building after a devastating earthquake that has killed at least 2,700 people. The...

On Tuesday, Myanmar will observe a minute of silence in remembrance of the victims of a devastating earthquake that has destroyed buildings as far away as Bangkok and killed over 2,000 people. Many people in Myanmar...

A powerful earthquake has killed more than 1,000 people in war-torn Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand and caused widespread damage. Here is what we know about relief efforts: China China sent an 82-person team of rescuers to...

With dispatching emergency relief aid, Bangladesh has promptly responded to the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Myanmar on March 28 last killing at least 1,644 people and injuring 3,408 others. Under the instructions of...

Home Advisor Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) has urged the international community to put pressure on Myanmar to repatriate Rohingya refugees, who are Myanmar citizens who were forcibly expelled. “Exert more international influence on Myanmar...

The junta in Myanmar, which is fighting to put a stop to extensive armed opposition following its 2021 coup, extended a period of emergency by six months on Friday. According to a statement from the junta’s...

The Arakan Army, a rebel organization that controls 80% of Rakhine state, is one of the groups accused of abusing Rohingyas, and the UN Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) will look into these claims. Today,...

Today, academics, security experts, and former diplomats urged cooperation with the Arakan Army (AA), which currently controls over 80 percent of Rakhine State, including the 271-kilometer border between Bangladesh and Myanmar. They were speaking at the...

Bangladesh has vowed to take all necessary measures to secure its 271-km border with Myanmar, as the Rakhine’s rebel group Arakan Army has taken control of the frontier from Myanmar’s junta after weeks of intense fighting....

Bangladesh has called on Myanmar to address the ongoing border and Rakhine issues, stressing that it cannot engage in negotiations with non-state actors, such as the Arakan Army, over control of the border. Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs...