Rohingya refugees
Myanmar’s tourism dreams on steady decline in lieu of Rohingya crisis
Ever since the bloodshed broke out in late August, tourism operators have witnessed a cascade of cancellations and rippling fear.
Rohingya hacks to death Bangladeshi; locals outnumbered in some villages
Police said the attack by the Rohingya man was linked to a family dispute.
Rohingya crisis: B’deshi oppn asks Sheikh Hasina to follow Indira Gandhi’s footsteps
The BNP is known for its hawkish stance on India as opposed to Hasina’s ruling Awami League.
Bangladesh may introduce sterilisation to curb Rohingya population
No official data is available on birth rates among the Rohingya, who are excluded from the census in Myanmar.
Rex Tillerson urges Myanmar’s army chief to end violence in Rakhine
Tillerson expressed ‘concern about the continuing humanitarian crisis and reported atrocities in Rakhine.’
Rohingya issue needs realistic approach, says S Jaishankar
The Centre has directed the state to set up a task force to identify and deport illegally-staying foreign nationals.
Rising desperation, booming sex trade in Rohingya refugee camps
UN agencies say they have no figures on the numbers of sex workers in the camps to make public.
Amnesty: Myanmar security forces killed hundreds of men, women, children
In some villages, women and girls were raped or subjected to other sexual violence.
Food, aid restricted, Rohingya refugees flee into Bangladesh
Wading through waste-deep water Rohingyas reached border fleeing Myanmar’s Buthidaung region.
Boat carrying Rohingya Muslims capsizes, killing at least 12
Survivors of the capsizing told local officials that up to 65 people were on board and almost half of them were children.