Rohingya Issue

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A picture of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi is seen as Myanmar migrants living in Thailand hold hands during a memorial in Bangkok on March 4, 2021 to honour those who died during demonstrations against the military coup in their homeland. (Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Karan Thapar | The tragedy of Suu Kyi: Almost Shakespearean

So, like Shakespeare’s tragic heroes, she may well ask if the price she paid for achieving her ambition was worth it?

05 Mar 2021 7:31 AM

In this Nov. 4, 2017, photo, Rohingya Muslim Nabi Hussain, 13, poses for a portrait with the yellow plastic drum he used as a flotation device while crossing the Naf river in Shar Porir Dwip, south Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Rohingya boy who can’t swim floats from Myanmar to Bangladesh on oil drum

In just a week, more than three dozen boys and young men used cooking oil drums like life rafts to swim across the mouth of the Naf River .

13 Nov 2017 1:15 PM

Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque said, 'Our position is very clear, the problem has been created in Myanmar and the solution has to be found in Myanmar.' (Photo: ANI)

Solution to Rohingya issue has to be found in Myanmar: B'desh foreign secy

The Foreign Minister said that the Bangladesh government wants Rohingyas to go back as soon as possible.

06 Oct 2017 6:51 PM

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a televised speech to the nation at the Myanmar International Convention Center in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (Photo: AP)

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of Oxford honour over Rohingya criticism

A cross-party motion was unanimously passed by the council on Tuesday, which said it was 'no longer appropriate' for her to hold the honour.

04 Oct 2017 4:55 PM

Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, walk towards a refugee camp in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, Thursday. (Photo: AP)

Myanmar 'makes proposal' to take back Rohingya refugees fled to Bangladesh

The Rohingya, a Muslim minority, do not qualify for Myanmar citizenship even though many have lived there for generations.

02 Oct 2017 2:34 PM

Nearly three weeks into a mass exodus of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar, thousands are still flooding across the border in search of help in Bangladesh. (Photo: AFP)

UN refuge agency says toll from Rohingya boat capsize likely to top 60

Witnesses and survivors previously said that the overturned vessel was just metres from the coast in rough waters.

29 Sep 2017 3:31 PM

More than half a million Rohingya Muslims have poured into Bangladesh in the last month (Photo: AFP)

19 dead in Rohingya boat sinking as UN chief tells Myanmar to end 'nightmare'

The billowing humanitarian crisis prompted the UN Security Council to hold its first meeting on Myanmar in eight years.

29 Sep 2017 12:45 PM

On Sunday, Myanmar's army said it had discovered two mud pits filled with 28 Hindu corpses (Photo:AFP)

Hindus recount massacre in Myanmar as mass graves unearthed

The military's sweeping reprisal has left hundreds dead and sent nearly half a million Rohingya refugees fleeing to Bangladesh.

27 Sep 2017 3:41 PM

17 more bodies found as Myanmar unearths mass Hindu graves

The vast majority -- more than 430,000 -- are Rohingya Muslims who have fled across the border to Bangladesh.

25 Sep 2017 7:02 PM

Mass grave unearthed: Myanmar troops search for more Hindu corpses

The vast majority -- more than 430,000 -- are Rohingya Muslims who fled across the border to Bangladesh.

25 Sep 2017 11:24 AM

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in slated to address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Saturday (Photo: EAM Twitter)

Not just Pak, Swaraj likely to corner China on JeM chief ban in UNGA address

Meanwhile, foreign minister Sushma Swaraj is also likely to clear the air about the India’s perspective on Rohingya issue.

23 Sep 2017 5:05 PM

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