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Five injured in attack by 'Rohingya miscreants' in Bangladesh
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 28 (ANI): Five people were injured after they were allegedly attacked by Rohingya miscreants in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar last night, The Daily Star reports.
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Little attention paid to Rohingyas ties with international terrorism: Expe
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): Little attention has been paid to Rohingyas ties with international terrorism despite media covering the mass exodus of the minority community following violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine State, says an expert.
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UN official expresses 'deep disappointment' in Aung San Suu Kyi
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], October 27 (ANI): Given the state of affairs in Myanmar's restive Rakhine state, the United Nations investigator of human rights abuses in the country expressed deep disappointment in Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi over her 'indifferent' response to the violence agai
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Tillerson calls on Myanmar army chief over Rohingya crisis
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [U.S.A.], October 27 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday morning urged Myanmar's army chief General Min Aung Hlaing to end the violence in the Rakhine state and allow the safe return of the Rohingya Muslims displaced during the crisis.
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India calls for 'realistic, sensitive' approach to handle Rohingya crisis
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 26 (ANI): India's Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Thursday asserted that the Rohingya crisis can be best addressed through practical measures and constructive conversations and also called for 'realistic, sensitive' approach to handle the situation.
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U.K., Canada, Switzerland pledge to donate $33.5m for Rohingya refugees
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 24 (ANI): The United Kingdom and Switzerland have pledged additional USD 24 million as assistance for the Rohingya refugees, who are fleeing to Bangladesh to escape the persecution of Myanmar's Rakhine State.
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US exploring sanctions on Myanmar
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [United States], Oct 24 (ANI): The United States is considering sanctions against Myanmar for its treatment of the Rohingya Muslims in restive Rakhine state.
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Swaraj meets B'desh PM discusses Rohingya crisis
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Ocotber 22 (ANI): India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to discuss the humanitarian crisis caused due to influx of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar's Rakhine State.
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Rakhine State's development lone solution to Rohingya crisis: Swaraj
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 22 (ANI): India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said that rapid socio-economic and infrastructure development of Myanmar's Rakhine State is the only long term solution to the Rohingya crisis.
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U.S. expresses concern over Rohingya crisis
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], October 18 (ANI): United States' Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday said that the U.S. was concerned about the mass exodus of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar's Rakhine region, and held the country's military leadership accountable for the humanitarian cris
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Brutal attacks on Rohingya meant to make their return almost impossible -
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Oct 12 (ANI): Brutal attacks against Rohingya in northern Rakhine State have been well-organised, coordinated and systematic, with the intent of not only driving the population out of Myanmar but preventing them from returning to their homes, a new UN report based on in
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3,000 Rohingya Muslims killed in Myanmar's Rakhine state since Aug 25: B'd
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct. 10 (ANI): Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Tuesday said a total of 3,000 Rohingya Muslims were killed since August 25, following the army operation in the Rakhine State of Myanmar.
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