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More than 48,000 babies will be born in B'desh in 2018
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Cox's Bazar [Bangladesh], Jan 5 (ANI): More than 48,000 babies will be born in Bangladesh within this year, according to an NGO, 'Save the Children'.
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UNGA urges Myanmar to end military action against Rohingyas
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 26 (ANI): The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has urged Myanmar to end the military campaign against Muslim Rohingyas.
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Rohingyas to return to Myanmar soon: Bangladesh Minister
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 25 (ANI): Bangladesh Health Minister Mohammed Nasim has said that Rohingya refugees will return to their homeland as soon as the international community and the UN pressurise Myanmar into repatriating them.
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Myanmar team to visit Bangladesh to discuss Rohingya issue
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec.18 (ANI): A six-member Myanmar delegation is arriving here on Monday for a meeting to set up the joint working group (JWG) to facilitate the repatriation of Rohingyas who fled violence in northern Rakhine State between August 25 and now.
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Rajnath cautions border states to be vigilant against Rohingya influx
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 08 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has appealed to the states sharing border with neighbouring Bangladesh to be vigilant against the influx of Rohingyas and illegal migrants through the India-Bangladesh border.
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UN human rights chief cites 'elements of genocide' in Myanmar's Rohingya c
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 5 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday condemned the brutal attacks at and decades-long discrimination against the Rohingyas, citing they could contain "elements of genocide."
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Pope uses word 'Rohingya' for first time in Dhaka
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 1 (ANI): Pope Francis puts the word 'Rohingyas' to use in public for the first time during his trip to Asia.
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Pope Francis celebrates Holy Mass in Bangladesh
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 1 (ANI): Pope Francis, who is on a three-day visit to Bangladesh, celebrated a Holy Mass, a prayer service on Friday at the Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka.
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We came in search of jobs, say Rohingyas held in Tripura
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], November 30 (ANI): Eight Rohingyas, including two women and four children, who were arrested in Khayerpur area on Wednesday said they reached Tripura in search of jobs.
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8 Rohingyas arrested in Tripura
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Nov.29 (ANI): At least eight Rohingyas including four minors have been arrested on Wednesday in Agartala in Tripura.
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UK Minister announces more fiscal support for Bangladesh, Rohingyas
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov 27 (ANI): The United Kingdom's International Development Secretary, Penny Mordaunt, pledged the support of her government to stranded Rohingya refugees and the Government of Bangladesh.
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'Rape alarm' to save Rohingya women from unwanted sexual advances
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov 26 (ANI): A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Bangladesh has distributed a device called the "rape alarm" to women in the Keruntali Rohingya camp of Teknaf to save them from unwanted sexual advances.
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