National security adviser and chief adviser鈥檚 high representative for the Rohingya issue Khalilur Rahman said on Wednesday that the interim government was considering the United Nations鈥� proposal for channelling humanitarian aid to the Rakhine state of Myanmar through Bangladesh so that more people did not rush to聽 Bangladesh amid food crisis there...
National security adviser Khalilur Rahman on Wednesday said Bangladesh is maintaining contacts with the Arakan Army due to practical necessity.
THE foreign affairs adviser鈥檚 statement of on April 27 to the media on humanitarian channel sparked debates and discussions across political, security and academic domains. The adviser said, 鈥楢ccording to the United Nations鈥� proposal, Bangladesh has agreed in principle to allow a humanitarian corridor to Rakhine. It will be a humanitarian passage. However, we have...
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...
The EU on Wednesday voiced shock at a deadly air strike on a school in central Myanmar, warning the 鈥榩erpetrators must be held accountable for this atrocity鈥�...
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...
Myanmar鈥檚 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鈥檚 Bazar.
Myanmar鈥檚 junta chief met China鈥檚 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.
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.
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.
Thirty four members of Myanmar鈥檚 military and Border Guard Police (BGP), who had taken refuge in Bangladesh a few month back, were repatriated to Myanmar on Wednesday.
National security adviser and chief adviser鈥檚 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鈥檚 interest, no matter if anyone took it otherwise...
Myanmar鈥檚 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.
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...
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...
The United Nations decried Friday continuing deadly attacks by Myanmar鈥檚 military despite a ceasefire declared following a devastating earthquake that killed nearly 3,800 people.
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 鈥榟umanitarian passage鈥� to the...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday expressed concern over the interim government鈥檚 reported decision in principle to provide a humanitarian corridor for Myanmar鈥檚 Rakhine State..
Deeply concerned by the interim government鈥檚 approval of a humanitarian corridor from the Chittagong Hill Tracts to Myanmar鈥檚 Rakhine State, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party planned to launch initiatives with all political parties to resist the...
Myanmar authorities failed to auction off Aung San Suu Kyi鈥檚 lakeside mansion on Tuesday 鈥� the fourth time the sale of the jailed Nobel peace laureate鈥檚 property has attracted no bidders.
Theravada Buddhist monk organisation of Bangladesh, Parbatya Bhikshu Sangha Bangladesh, has recently extended a helping hand to the earthquake victims in Myanmar.
China has repatriated more than 900 citizens it suspects of working in internet scam centres in Myanmar鈥檚 borderlands, a Beijing ministry said.
A Myanmar ethnic minority armed group is preparing to hand a captured city back to the military in a Beijing-brokered deal, China鈥檚 foreign ministry said Tuesday, as residents reported junta troops already returning.
Around 200 ethnic Karen people fled fighting in Myanmar and crossed the border into Thailand, Thai border officials said Saturday...
Malaysian prime minister and ASEAN chair Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday he had urged Myanmar鈥檚 junta leader to respect a post-earthquake ceasefire in backroom talks in Bangkok.
Two Myanmar towns on a lucrative trade route to Thailand have been besieged by fighting despite a truce declared after last month鈥檚 massive earthquake, residents said on Thursday...
The Border Guard Bangladesh on Wednesday brought 55 Bangladeshi fishermen back from Myanmar鈥檚 rebel armed group Arakan Army鈥檚 custody...
Heavy rains have lashed the Myanmar region stricken by last month鈥檚 earthquake, aid officials said Wednesday, drenching homeless survivors and bogging down relief efforts...
Bangladesh has completed humanitarian activities and rescue operations in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28.
Thousands marked the start of Myanmar鈥檚 water festival on Sunday in the ruins of last month鈥檚 earthquake, with the country鈥檚 most raucous holiday muted by the tragedy of the tremor.