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Third party absence from Bangladesh-Myanmar pact is worrisome: Analyst
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov 25 (ANI): An international analyst has expressed concern on the repatriation process of the Rohingya refugees saying that the absence of an international body to monitor the implementation is worrisome.
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Bangladesh, Myanmar begin talks on Rohingya crisis
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov 22 (ANI): Bangladesh and Myanmar on Wednesday began talks on starting the repatriation process of the Rohingya refugees.
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Rohingya issue: B'desh calls for pressure on Myanmar
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov 6 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the Commonwealth countries to force Myanmar to stop the persecution and take the Rohingya refugees back.
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Myanmar seeks to amend repatriation agreement with Bangladesh
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 2 (ANI): Myanmar is working towards bringing amendment of the 1993 agreement with Bangladesh that allows repatriation of the Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh, who fled to the neighbouring countries, in wake of clashes with the military.
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Bangladesh PM Hasina in Forbes' list of most powerful women
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov 2 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has emerged as the 30th most powerful woman, according to the Forbes' list of 100 most powerful women in the world this year.
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Khaleda says Bangladesh not doing enough for Rohingyas
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct 30 (ANI): The Bangladesh opposition leader and the Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Khaleda Zia, has accused the government of 'insufficient efforts' in extending assistance to Rohingya refugees, The Daily Star reported.
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U.K., Canada, Switzerland pledge to donate $33.5m for Rohingya refugees
Updated : 8 years, 5 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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Rohingya crisis: Myanmar, Bangladesh agree on border cooperation
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], October 24 (ANI): Myanmar and Bangladesh have signed two agreements on border cooperation to resolve the Rohingya refugee crisis.
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Khaleda to visit Rohingya refugee camps next week
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct 24 (ANI): Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia will visit Rohingyas' refugee camps in Cox Bazar next week.
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Swaraj meets B'desh PM discusses Rohingya crisis
Updated : 8 years, 5 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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U.S. expresses concern over Rohingya crisis
Updated : 8 years, 5 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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Thousands of Rohingya refugees waiting in no man's land to enter Banglades
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 17 (ANI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday said that at least 10,000 to 15000 Rohingya refugees are stranded near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.
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