Kerala killings, Rohingyas likely to be discussed in RSS meet
About 350 delegates, including 11 zonal heads, of the RSS are participating in the meeting.
Oct 13, 2017, 17:14 PM IST
Myanmar's crackdown on Rohingya aimed at permanently expelling Muslims from their home: UN
Myanmar's "systematic" crackdown on the Rohingya is aimed at permanently expelling the minority Muslim community from their home in Rakhine state, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
Oct 11, 2017, 17:31 PM IST
Rohingya crisis has become regional catastrophe: Bangladesh
Bangladesh said on Tuesday that the Rohingya crisis was no longer Myanmar's internal issue and had become a "regional catastrophe" as it appealed to the international community to take "crucial decisions" to press Naypyitaw to take back about 500,000 refugees living in the country.
Oct 10, 2017, 18:38 PM IST
At least 12 Rohingya, mainly children, drown in latest boat disaster: Police
Bangladeshi police officer Mohammed Mainuddin told Reuters that 12 bodies - 10 children, one woman and a man - had been recovered.
Oct 09, 2017, 09:50 AM IST
Bangladesh carving out forest land to shelter desperate Rohingya
Hard-pressed to find space for a massive influx of Rohingya Muslim refugees, Bangladesh plans to chop down forest trees to extend a tent city sheltering destitute families fleeing ethnic violence in neighbouring Myanmar.
Oct 05, 2017, 18:40 PM IST
Bangladesh destroys boats ferrying Rohingya from Myanmar
SHAH PORIR DWIP, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Bangladeshi authorities have destroyed about 20 boats that ferried Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar, accusing smugglers of using the huge exodus
Oct 05, 2017, 06:34 AM IST
Myanmar makes proposal to take back Rohingya refugees
In a speech to the UN General Assembly last month, Bangladesh`s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina proposed creating UN-supervised safe zones inside Myanmar to protect them.
Oct 02, 2017, 16:27 PM IST
Rohingya migrants threat to India, can't be allowed to stay: RSS general secretary Bhaiyyaji Joshi
RSS general secretary Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi has said the Rohingya migrants escaping a military crackdown in Myanmar cannot be allowed to stay in India as they may pose a threat to the country's security.
Oct 02, 2017, 10:55 AM IST
At world's largest refugee settlement, Rohingyas face humanitarian 'nightmare'
Rashida Begum steers clear of the water pump near the reeking latrine shared by more than 100 families in a grim corner of Bangladesh that has grown into one of the world's largest refugee settlements in just weeks.
Sep 30, 2017, 10:12 AM IST
14 killed as Rohingya boat capsizes off Bangladesh
Afrozul Hoque Tutul, Additional Superintendent of Police of Cox`s Bazar district, told Xinhua news agency in the evening that 14 bodies had been recovered.
Sep 28, 2017, 19:53 PM IST
Bangladesh receives more relief supplies for Rohingyas from India
The Indian Naval ship INS Gorial carried the goods as part of 'Operation Insaniyat'.
Sep 28, 2017, 18:45 PM IST
163 killed last year in attacks by Rohingya Muslim militants in Rakhine: Myanmar govt
The comments by Myanmar govt officials came after the bodies of at least 45 Hindus were discovered in three mass graves earlier in the week
Sep 27, 2017, 15:33 PM IST
Rohingya in Bangladesh need massive assistance: UN
Bangladesh needs "massive international assistance" to shelter the 436,000 Rohingya, the head of the UN refugee agency has said.
Sep 24, 2017, 17:09 PM IST
Indian sends 1,000 tonnes relief material for Rohingyas
The material was loaded on Indian Naval Ship Gharial, which will deliver it to Chittagong in Bangladesh where thousands of Rohinya refugees have come in from Myanmar.
Sep 23, 2017, 21:21 PM IST
Bangladesh says Rohingya influx grinds to a halt
The UN says 429,000 Rohingya have sought refuge in Bangladesh since attacks by Ronhingya militants in Rakhine on August 25 sparked a major Myanmar military crackdown.
Sep 23, 2017, 17:57 PM IST
Myanmar army blames Rohingyas for explosion outside mosque in Rakhine
Myanmar's army chief on Saturday blamed Rohinyga militants for an explosion outside a mosque in Rakhine state, as a rights group accused the military of starting fires in the region to prevent refugees from returning. The unrest comes days after Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi declared troops had ceased "clearance operations" in the border area that have forced more than 430,000 Rohingya refugees to flee for Bangladesh in under a month.
Sep 23, 2017, 14:54 PM IST
West Bengal Child Rights Commission moves SC over Rohingya deportation
The West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) on Wednesday filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court against the central government's stand on the deportation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.
Sep 21, 2017, 00:02 AM IST
Bengal Shia cleric Shabbir Ali Azad Warsi threatens to overthrow central govt over deportation of Rohingya Muslims
Expressing solidarity with Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar, Shia cleric Maulana Shabbir Ali Azad Warsi threatened to overthrow the central government over their deportation.
Sep 19, 2017, 17:22 PM IST
Lawyer for detained Myanmar journalists denied access in Bangladesh
Bangladesh police said the pair were detained for engaging in journalistic work for a German magazine while on tourist visas. On Thursday, a court refused them bail.
Sep 18, 2017, 19:27 PM IST
Myanmar Army Chief urges unity over Rohingya `issue`
Myanmar`s Army Chief has urged the country to unite over the "issue" of the Rohingya.
Sep 18, 2017, 00:44 AM IST