Rohingya
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Dalai Lama says, Lord Buddha would have helped Rohingya Muslims
Sep 11, 2017News Hour: In wake of violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state in which the Rohingya Muslims have been targetted, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday said that Lord Buddha “would have definitely helped” the Rohingyas” and he... -
US lauds Bangladesh role over Rohingya crisis
Sep 10, 2017News Hour: The United States has appreciated Bangladesh’s generosity in responding to the humanitarian crisis of Rohingya refugees. According to the United Nations, nearly 300,000 have fled from persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine state into Bangladesh since... -
Exodus of Rohingya to Bangladesh tops quarter of a million
Sep 8, 2017News Hour: An unprecedented surge of 270,000 Rohingya has sought refuge in Bangladesh over the past two weeks, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday, as it announced a dramatic jump in the total as new... -
Turkish First Lady at Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
Sep 7, 2017News Hour: Earlier in the day, Emine Erdogan arrived in Dhaka to meet Rohingya Muslims who have fled persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine State Turkey’s First Lady Emine Erdogan is visiting the Kutupalong Refugee camp in Ukhia upazila... -
Children drown as Rohingya boat sinks off Bangladesh
Sep 6, 2017News Hour: At least five children have drowned after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar sank early on Wednesday, Bangladeshi border guards have said. Authorities, according to the Associated Press, said the boat sank at... -
Suu Kyi under pressure as almost 125,000 Rohingya flee violence
Sep 5, 2017News Hour: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has come under pressure from countries with large Muslim populations including Bangladesh, Indonesia and Pakistan to halt violence against Rohingya Muslims after nearly 125,000 of them fled to... -
Rohingya exodus continues after 73,000 flee Myanmar
Sep 3, 2017News Hour: 75,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled violence in Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh, with aid officials warning relief camps are reaching full capacity as thousands continue to pour in every day. Vivian Tan, the regional spokeswoman for UNHCR, told Al Jazeera on... -
Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar near 40,000
Sep 1, 2017News Hour: Nearly 40,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh since violence erupted in Myanmar’s Rakhine state a week ago, the UN estimates. Scores of people are reported to have died since Rohingya militants attacked... -
Fears mount of Myanmar atrocities as fleeing Rohingya families drown
Sep 1, 2017News Hour: Two dozen corpses believed to be the bodies of Rohingya women and children have washed up on a Bangladesh riverbank as fears grow of atrocities committed by Myanmar forces against the Muslim minority across the border.... -
Bodies wash up on Bangladesh shore as Rohingya flee Myanmar
Sep 1, 2017News Hour: Bangladeshi border guards have recovered two dozen bodies from the country’s shore in the last two days, as tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims make desperate attempts to flee the worst violence involving the...
