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Myanmar not yet safe for refugee return: UN
Conditions for Rohingya refugees to safely return to Myanmar from Bangladesh are not in place, the UN said Friday, a...
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Bangladesh police arrest 15 Rohingyas from Jamaat leader’s apartment
Bangladesh police have started rounding up Rohingyas who are not in designated camps and are sheltered elsewhere. Recently, police arrested...
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India welcomes Myanmar-Bangladesh MOU on refugee repatriation
India on Thursday welcomed the MOU signed between Myanmar and Bangladesh to start the repatriation of Rohingya refugees. An Indian...
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Bangladesh, Myanmar ink MOU on refugee repatriation
Bangladesh and Myanmar finally signed a deal on the refugee issue on Thursday without a deadline on repatriation but with...
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Pope to meet Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh next week
Pope Francis will meet Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar in Dhaka when he visits the Bangladeshi capital next week, a...
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US toughens stance on Myanmar, condemns ‘ethnic cleansing’
The United States on Wednesday toughened its stance on Myanmar, accusing the country's security forces of perpetrating "horrendous atrocities" against...
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Myanmar rubbishes UNSC statement on Rohingya refugee crisis
Myanmar has rubbished a statement by the UN Security Council on the Rohingya refugee crisis, saying it could “seriously harm”...
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Massive epidemic anticipated in refugee camps on Bangladesh-Myanmar border
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) anticipates a 'massive epidemic" among Rohingya refugees who fled into Bangladesh from Myanmar's Rakhine state...
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China calls for ceasefire in Rakhine
China has called for a ceasefire in Myanmar's Rakhine State to enable Rohingya Muslim refugees to return from Bangladesh in...
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Myanmar must work with UN on Rakhine: US congressional delegation
The US congressional delegation now in Myanmar have called upon the country's leadership to work with the UN to facilitate...
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