Myanmar junta extends ceasefire again after quake
Myanmar’s junta has extended a post-earthquake truce, after the expiry of a previous humanitarian ceasefire it was accused of flouting with a continued campaign of air strikes...
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Corridor issue seen as security risk
Politicians and experts have raised concerns that the proposed humanitarian corridor from Bangladesh to Myanmar’s Rakhine State may be a strategic distraction by the interim government from urgent domestic issues, including electoral reforms and..
427 Rohingyas may have drowned in two shipwrecks in May: UN
The United Nations said on Friday that it feared that 427 Rohingya, Myanmar’s persecuted Muslim minority, had perished at sea in two shipwrecks on May 9 and 10 off the Myanmar coast....
Student leaders slam govt’s humanitarian channel, Ctg port moves
Left-leaning student leaders on Thursday protested against the interim government’s moves to allow a humanitarian channel to the conflict-ridden Rakhine State of Myanmar and to hand over the Chattogram port to foreign operators...
Myanmar ex-general killed in attack
A retired Myanmar general who formerly served as ambassador to Cambodia was shot dead on Thursday, two military sources said, in an attack claimed by anti-coup fighters...
Bangladesh in the age of strategic hedging, social media warfare
IN SOUTH Asia, power rarely wears the mask of neutrality. It either comes cloaked in populist nationalism or camouflaged in a strategic alliance. Bangladesh, wedged between two troubling neighbours — India and Myanmar — is increasingly a frontline state, not just in terms of geographic vulnerability, but as a theatre for the contest between sovereignty and...
Humanitarian channel to Rakhine if all parties agree: Khalilur
National security adviser and chief adviser’s high representative for the Rohingya issue Khalilur Rahman said on Wednesday that the interim government was considering the United Nations’ proposal for channelling humanitarian aid to the Rakhine state of Myanmar through Bangladesh so that more people did not rush to Bangladesh amid food crisis there...
Bangladesh maintains contact with Arakan Army due to practical necessity: Khalilur
National security adviser Khalilur Rahman on Wednesday said Bangladesh is maintaining contacts with the Arakan Army due to practical necessity.
Humanitarian channel, its pull effect
THE foreign affairs adviser’s statement of on April 27 to the media on humanitarian channel sparked debates and discussions across political, security and academic domains. The adviser said, ‘According to the United Nations’ proposal, Bangladesh has agreed in principle to allow a humanitarian corridor to Rakhine. It will be a humanitarian passage. However, we have...
Can Myanmar turn disaster into dialogue?
THE recent earthquake in Myanmar has triggered a severe humanitarian crisis in the war-torn region bordering Bangladesh. The 7.9 magnitude earthquake that struck the Sagaing region of Myanmar on March 28 has resulted in the death of more than 5,000 people and the destruction of more than 120,000 houses as well as thousands of sites related to religion, schools...
EU demands accountability for Myanmar school strike
The EU on Wednesday voiced shock at a deadly air strike on a school in central Myanmar, warning the ‘perpetrators must be held accountable for this atrocity’...
Myanmar junta airstrike kills 22 at school
A Myanmar junta airstrike hit a school Monday killing 22 people, including 20 children, witnesses said, despite a purported humanitarian ceasefire called to help the nation recover from a devastating earthquake...
Arakan Army abducts 3 fishermen, shoot two others
Myanmar’s rebel armed group Arakan Army on Monday abducted three Bangladeshi fishermen, while injured two others by shooting them in separate incidents on the Naf River in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
Myanmar junta chief meets Xi for 1st time
Myanmar’s junta chief met China’s president for the first time since seizing power, state media reported Saturday, the highest-level meeting with a key ally for the internationally sanctioned military leader.
Hundreds flee across Thai border after attack on Myanmar military
More than 300 Myanmar people fled into Thailand to seek refuge following an assault on the military by ethnic armed groups, Thailand said Thursday, days after the junta extended a post-earthquake ceasefire.
China not involved in Rakhine corridor issue: envoy
Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Thursday said his country is not involved in the issue of humanitarian corridor through Bangladesh to the Rakhine State, initiated by the United Nations, to provide assistance to the conflict zone of Myanmar.
Myanmar military, BGP personnel repatriated from Bangladesh
Thirty four members of Myanmar’s military and Border Guard Police (BGP), who had taken refuge in Bangladesh a few month back, were repatriated to Myanmar on Wednesday.
Bangladesh to keep contact with Arakan Army: Khalilur
National security adviser and chief adviser’s high representative on Rohingya issue and priority matters Khalilur Rahman on Tuesday said that Bangladesh would keep in touch with anyone required for the country’s interest, no matter if anyone took it otherwise...
Myanmar junta calls new ceasefire after quake
Myanmar’s junta declared a new post-earthquake truce on Tuesday, days after the expiry of a previous humanitarian ceasefire it was accused of violating with a continued campaign of air strikes.
No decision on humanitarian corridor yet: Khalilur
National security adviser and high representative to the chief adviser Khalilur Rahman on Sunday said that the interim government had not discussed any humanitarian corridor to Rakhine state in Myanmar and no decision was made on the issue or no consensus was reached with any party...
Govt should consult all on Rakhine humanitarian channel
THE decision on a humanitarian channel that the United Nations weighs from Bangladesh to the Rakhine state of Myanmar to provide aid for the war-affected civilians there, mostly Rohingyas, is not for the interim government to make. This is, perhaps, not now for the government to make the decision either, especially when there is no parliament in place, as it involves...
200 killed in 243 Myanmar military attacks since quake: UN
The United Nations decried Friday continuing deadly attacks by Myanmar’s military despite a ceasefire declared following a devastating earthquake that killed nearly 3,800 people.
Bangladesh govt urged to assess risks for ‘humanitarian passage’ to Rakhine
Experts including academics, a former diplomat and a retired army officer have suggested that the government should consult political parties in the absence of parliament and assess risk factors before allowing a ‘humanitarian passage’ to the...
Decision on humanitarian corridor must come from parliament: Tarique
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday expressed concern over the interim government’s reported decision in principle to provide a humanitarian corridor for Myanmar’s Rakhine State..
BNP to unite parties against Myanmar ‘humanitarian corridor’
Deeply concerned by the interim government’s approval of a humanitarian corridor from the Chittagong Hill Tracts to Myanmar’s Rakhine State, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party planned to launch initiatives with all political parties to resist the...
Auction of Suu Kyi’s Myanmar mansion fails for 4th time
Myanmar authorities failed to auction off Aung San Suu Kyi’s lakeside mansion on Tuesday — the fourth time the sale of the jailed Nobel peace laureate’s property has attracted no bidders.
Parbatya Bhikshu Sangha stands beside earthquake victims in Myanmar
Theravada Buddhist monk organisation of Bangladesh, Parbatya Bhikshu Sangha Bangladesh, has recently extended a helping hand to the earthquake victims in Myanmar.
China repatriates 900 from Myanmar scam centres
China has repatriated more than 900 citizens it suspects of working in internet scam centres in Myanmar’s borderlands, a Beijing ministry said.
Myanmar rebels prepare to hand key city back to junta: China
A Myanmar ethnic minority armed group is preparing to hand a captured city back to the military in a Beijing-brokered deal, China’s foreign ministry said Tuesday, as residents reported junta troops already returning.
About 200 people flee Myanmar to Thailand
Around 200 ethnic Karen people fled fighting in Myanmar and crossed the border into Thailand, Thai border officials said Saturday...
