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Humanitarian access for Rohingyas limited in Rakhine: UN
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 23 (ANI): The United Nations has said that there was little progress in terms of humanitarian aid organisations entering Myanmar's strife-torn Rakhine state, where the Rohingyas are facing brutal discrimination by the security forces.
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Bangladesh: Rains wreak havoc at Rohingya camps
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 24 (ANI): Rains in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar have wreaked havoc at the Rohingya camps, leading to an increase in waterborne diseases and damaging infrastructure in the area.
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Rohingyas to celebrate first Eid in Bangladesh
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 15 (ANI): An estimated two-thirds of the 1.2 million Rohingya refugees are all set to celebrate their first Eid in Bangladesh.
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Fresh pressure on Myanmar over Rohingyas
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 12 (ANI): As Myanmar remains 'very slow' in creating conditions for the safe return of Rohingyas from Bangladesh, international pressure are mounting afresh on the country.
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Rohingya fighters killed Hindus in Myanmar: Amnesty International
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 23 (ANI): Amnesty International has said that it has evidence that Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) killed around 99 Hindu civilians in August 2017.
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Rakhine crisis obstacle to democratic transition: Mark Green
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], May 21 (ANI): The chief of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mark Green said that Rakhine State crisis is an obstacle to Myanmar's democratic transition while saying that it must be resolved soon.
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Rohingya Crisis: Dhaka expects move by OIC
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 4 (ANI): In the upcoming 45th session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dhaka expects that the Council of Foreign Ministers to exert pressure on Myanmar for a sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis.
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Myanmar Army killing Christians in Kachin
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Kachin [Myanmar], May 4 (ANI): Not long after Myanmar army carried out targeted killings of Rohingya Muslims in the Rakhine state, it has now been accused of committing atrocities against Christians in the northernmost state of the country, Kachin.
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Rohingya refugees falling prey to human traffickers
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 3 (ANI): Rohingya refugees, who fled to Bangladesh since late August last year to escape the inter-communal violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state, are facing another threat in the form of human trafficking.
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Rohingya crisis: UNSC seeks investigation into human rights abuses
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanamar], May 3 (ANI): The United Nation Security Council (UNSC) team has asked the Myanmar government to conduct a proper investigation into alleged human rights abuses in northern Rakhine State.
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Rohingya crisis: US to continue support to Bangladesh
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 30 (ANI): The United States has assured cooperation to Bangladesh on the issue of Rohingya crisis, the US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said.
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Bomb explosions hit Myanmar's Rakhine state
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], Feb 24 (ANI): A series of four bomb explosions occurred on Saturday in Sittwe, capital of Myanmar's western Rakhine state.
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