Myanmar Navy frees 56 Bangladeshi fishermen
Fifty-six fishermen who were detained by the members of Myanmar Navy released on Thursday...
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Myanmar junta chief heads for meeting with Putin
Myanmar鈥檚 junta chief departed Monday for talks with president Vladimir Putin in Russia, a key ally and arms supplier for the isolated state struggling to quell violent opposition to military rule.
84 Indonesian from Myanmar scam centres return
Eighty-four Indonesians returned home overnight on two flights from Thailand, Indonesian officials said Saturday, the latest group of alleged scam workers to be repatriated from the region.
BGB opens Ukhiya battalion amid tension in Myanmar border
The Border Guard Bangladesh on Saturday launched its 64 Ukhiya Battalion in Cox鈥檚 Bazar amid rising tension between the Myanmar military junta and the Arakan Army along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border...
Arakan army returns 29 Bangladeshi fishermen
Twenty-nine Bangladeshi fishermen, who were taken by Myanmar鈥檚 Arakan army, were returned by the group after a week.
Myanmar hands over 84 Indonesian alleged scammers to Thailand
Myanmar handed over 84 Indonesians to Thailand on Thursday, local officials said, the latest group of alleged scam centre workers set to be repatriated from the region.
UN chief to visit Dhaka in mid-March
The United Nations Special Envoy on Myanmar, Julie Bishop, has said the UN secretary general Antonio Guterres would visit Bangladesh in mid-March and would meet the Rohingyas in camps in Cox鈥檚 Bazar.
Myanmar returns 300 more Chinese scam centre workers
Myanmar handed over 300 Chinese scam centre workers to be repatriated through Thailand on Friday, as authorities intensify a crackdown on the illegal operations....
Chinese workers from Myanmar scam centres heading home
Hundreds of Chinese workers were heading home on Thursday after being freed from online scam centres in Myanmar, as authorities crack down on the illegal operations...
Chinese minister meets Myanmar scam centre workers
A Chinese government minister met more than 1,000 alleged scam centre workers on the Thailand-Myanmar border on Monday, Thai media said, as the three countries vowed to crack down on the illicit compounds...
Catholic priest knifed to death in Myanmar
A Roman Catholic priest was knifed to death in his church in Myanmar by members of an anti-junta rebel group, an official and the head of the country鈥檚 bishops conference said.
Argentina court orders arrest of Myanmar officials
An Argentine court has issued arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar鈥檚 military junta and former officials, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, over alleged 鈥榞enocide and crimes against humanity鈥� targeting the Rohingya minority group.
Myanmar militia to deport 10,000 cyber scam workers
A Myanmar ethnic militia said on Saturday it was preparing to deport 10,000 people linked to cyber scams in the area it controls to Thailand as part of a crackdown on the illicit compounds.
Scam centre survivors tell of beatings, abuse in Myanmar
At a scam compound in Myanmar, Filipina worker Pieta had just days to romance strangers online and trick them into investing in a fake business -- failing which she would be beaten or tortured with electric shocks....
Arakan Army abducts four Bangladeshis from Naf
Myanmar-based armed rebel group Arakan Army allegedly abducted four Bangladeshi people at gunpoint while they were fishing at the estuary of the River Naf at Teknaf in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Tuesday.
Dhaka seeks concrete measures for sustainable resolution of Rohingya crisis
Bangladesh has requested secretary general Antonio Guterres to mobilise the international community with a view to ensuring that the planned international conference later this year adopt concrete measures for an early and sustainable resolution of the protracted issue...
Myanmar junta bans foreign travel of possible conscripts
Myanmar鈥檚 embattled junta has banned anyone eligible for military conscription from leaving the country without permission, as it seeks to shore up its forces fighting rebel groups opposed to its rule.
MYANMAR鈥橲 CRISIS: Regional threat, strategic response
MYANMAR鈥橲 ongoing civil war has reached a critical point, with the rise of ethnic armed organisations significantly altering the balance of power in the country. Among these groups, the Arakan Army has gained substantial control over Rakhine State, capturing key border areas near Bangladesh. This shift in power has further complicated the already...
Myanmar junta extends state of emergency
Myanmar鈥檚 junta extended a state of emergency by six months on Friday, four years after it seized power triggering a civil war that has claimed thousands of lives.
FOUR YEARS SINCE COUP: UN probe warns Myanmar violence may worsen
UN investigators said on Thursday that serious international crimes had been committed in the four years since Myanmar鈥檚 military coup, warning this would only worsen unless the perpetrators faced justice...
Indonesia lets 76 Rohingya refugees disembark for relocation
Dozens of Rohingya refugees who arrived by boat at a tourist beach in western Indonesia have been relocated to a temporary shelter after locals allowed their landing, an official said on Thursday....
Japan to continue development cooperation with Bangladesh
Japan on Thursday promised to continue its trade and development cooperation with Bangladesh and support the interim government of Professor Muhammad Yunus in its efforts to key transitions, said a press release.
22,000 tonnes of rice imported from Myanmar arrive in Bangladesh
A ship carrying 22,000 tonnes of atap rice, imported from Myanmar, has anchored at the Chattogram Port...
BRAC University holds lecture on crimes against humanity in Myanmar
The Centre for Peace and Justice, BRAC University has recently organised a public lecture titled Crimes Against Humanity in Myanmar: Challenges and Way Forward for IIMM on its campus in Dhaka...
Myanmar rebel group admits to beheadings
A Myanmar rebel group said on Friday its members beheaded two prisoners in a rare admission of deadly violence as it fights the ruling junta to maintain control of the country鈥檚 western borderlands.
Govt exploring multiple sources for rice import
Interim government鈥檚 food adviser Ali Imam Majumder said that the government was prioritising trade over politics, welcoming imports from neighbouring countries like India, Myanmar, and Pakistan due to their proximity and lower costs...
Myanmar junta air strike kills 28
A Myanmar junta air strike killed 28 people, including children, and wounded 25 at a temporary detention area in western Rakhine state, an ethnic minority armed group said on Sunday...
Arakan Army鈥檚 strategic mastery in Rakhine
THE Arakan Army on December 20, 2024 captured the headquarters of the Myanmar military鈥檚 western command in Ann town, marking a historic occasion for the organisation鈥檚 meteoric rise to power in Rakhine State controlling majority of the parts. The Arakan Army now controls 14 of 17 townships of Rakhine State, including Paletwa township in neighbouring Chin State...
22,000 tonnes of rice arrive from Myanmar
The Chattogram Port has received 22,000 tonnes of Atap rice from Myanmar, transported by the MV Golden Star vessel.
22,000 metric tonnes of Atap rice arrive from Myanmar
Chittagong Port has received 22,000 metric tonnes of Atap rice from Myanmar, transported by the MV Golden Star vessel.