Myanmar
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UN to investigate crimes by any group in Myanmar: IIMM
Jan 20, 2025The 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,... -
Dhaka needs to cope with new situation in Myanmar border, experts
Dec 29, 2024Today, 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 to do whatever good for border security with Myanmar: Spokesperson
Dec 24, 2024Bangladesh 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 urges Myanmar to resolve border issue
Dec 23, 2024Bangladesh 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... -
Myanmar ethnic rebels say captured junta western command
Dec 21, 2024It claimed that an ethnic rebel group from Myanmar had taken control of a military regional command in Rakhine state, dealing the junta a serious setback. After weeks of warfare, the Arakan Army (AA) stated in... -
No lasting peace in Myanmar without resolving Rohingya crisis: Touhid
Dec 21, 2024The Rohingya issue must be resolved for Myanmar to have long-term peace and stability, according to Foreign Affairs Advisor Md. Touhid Hossain today. According to a news release from the foreign ministry here, he made the... -
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar military leaders over Rohingya violence
Nov 27, 2024Prosecutor Karim AA Khan of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has made a significant development by requesting an arrest in connection with crimes against Rohingya. “After an extensive, independent and impartial investigation, my Office has concluded... -
Myanmar ethnic armed group says 11 killed in airstrike on teashop
Nov 13, 2024According to a spokesman for a local ethnic armed group, a military bombing in the northern Shan state town of Naungcho on Tuesday afternoon destroyed a teashop in Myanmar, killing eleven people. The attack, which occurred... -
Dhaka raises concerns to Myanmar over gunfire targeting fishermen
Nov 11, 2024Dhaka today raised deep concern to Myanmar over instances of gunfire targeting Bangladeshi fishermen amid the neighbouring country’s internal conflict, stressing the urgency of preventing further such occurrences. According to a press release from the foreign ministry, the meeting’s Foreign... -
Famine looming in Myanmar’s Rakhine state: UN
Nov 9, 2024The United Nations issued a warning on Thursday that hunger is imminent in Myanmar’s war-torn Rakhine state as the nation’s civil war limits trade and agricultural output. According to a recent UN Development Programme analysis, “Rakhine’s...
