DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladesh’s coral rich St. Martin Island is facing a food crisis as communication remains suspended due to intermittent firing from across the border with Burma, officials said. The small island of about 8 square kilometers is located in the northeastern part of the Bay of Bengal with natural beauty which makes [&hell...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Liz Throssell has called on Bangladesh and other nations to safeguard Rohingya refugees. This comes as there are ongoing clashes in Burma. Over a million Rohingya have sought refuge in Bangladesh; 45,000 have fled to the Naf River area near the border. Throssell says tens of thousands have been displaced...
Geneva, Switzerland — AFP The United Nations has warned that the escalating fighting in Burma’s Rakhine State has forced around 45,000 minority Muslim Rohingya to flee, amid allegations of killings and burnings of property. “Tens of thousands of civilians have been displaced in recent days by the fighting in Buthidaung and Ma...
Approximately 30 Rohingya individuals were killed in recent clashes between Burma’s military junta and Buddhist insurgents. The violence escalated last Friday after junta airstrikes struck Buthidaung township, killing 12 Rohingya civilians. Insurgents later bombed a school where Rohingya sought shelter, killing 18 more people. Approximately 20...