Myanmar

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...

It 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...

The 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...

Prosecutor 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...