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Centre to deploy nine new battalions in J-K: Rajnath
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jun 8 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that nine new battalions will be deployed in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Myanmar, UN ink deal to repatriate Rohingya
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar] June 7 (ANI): Myanmar and the United Nations agencies have inked an agreement which could facilitate repatriation of about 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees.
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Hasina to brief media about Kolkata visit today
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 30 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to brief the Bangladeshi media at a press conference about the outcomes of her recent visit to Kolkata.
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India should play key role in Rohingyas' repatriation, says Hasina
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Santiniketan (West Bengal) [India], May 25 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Friday that India should play an important role in ensuring the safe repatriation of the Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar.
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100,000 Rohingyas to be moved to Bhasanchar: Hasina
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 24 (ANI): Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on May 23 said around 100,000 displaced Rohingya refugees would be shifted to Bhasanchar Island in Noakhali till the time they are being repatriated.
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World needs to care for Rohingya refugees: Priyanka Chopra
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 22 (ANI): Actress Priyanka Chopra, who is also the global UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights, on Tuesday urged her fans and followers to care for and support the Rohingya refugees.
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Prince Harry, Meghan donate wedding flowers to hospices
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan, donated the flowers from outside the royal wedding to hospices and women's refugees.
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Bangladesh: Priyanka Chopra visits Rohingya refugee camps
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 21 (ANI): Actress Priyanka Chopra, who is also the global UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights, is in Dhaka visitng the Rohingya refugee camps.
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Rakhine crisis obstacle to democratic transition: Mark Green
Updated : 7 years, 10 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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Myanmar urges Bangladesh to begin repatriation of Rohingyas
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], May 21 (ANI): Out of the 8000 names submitted for repatriation by Dhaka a few months ago, Myanmar has urged Bangladesh to repatriate 2223 Rohingya refugees as soon as possible.
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Turkish agency organises Iftar for Rohingya refugees
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 20 (ANI): Owing to the holy month of Ramzan, a Turkish aid group organised Iftar for Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh.
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Myanmar's border police asks Rohingyas to leave no-man's land
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 19 (ANI): Myanmar's Border Guard Police (BGP) on Saturday asked the Rohingya refugees, living in a no-man's land along the Tombru border point in Bandarban district in Bangladesh, to leave the area.
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