Rohingya Crisis
Dhaka, Rome eye stronger economic partnership with intense ties through EU
Bangladesh and Italy have agreed to further strengthen economic partnership stressing the importance of an ever more intense cooperation between the European Union and Bangladesh in the areas of trade and development.
UN lauds Bangladesh decision to expand education for Rohingya children
The United Nations and humanitarian community have welcomed Bangladesh’s decision to expand access of education for Rohingya children and adolescents living in Cox’s Bazar camps.
Implement ICJ order immediately: UN rights office to Myanmar
The UN Human Rights Office has called on Myanmar to immediately and unconditionally implement the top UN court’s order in full, consistently with its obligations under the Charter and the Court’s Statute.
"The proceedings before the court are vitally important, opening up a path towards judicial determination of Myanmar’s possible responsibility as a state under the Genocide Convention for the acts of persecution and severe repression of the Rohingya," Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Liz Throssell said in a statement issued from Geneva on Friday.
ICJ Ruling: Bangladesh to engage with Myanmar’s friends with focus on repatriation
Giving an impression that one cannot proceed with business as usual, foreign affairs experts on Thursday felt the importance of engaging more deeply with Myanmar’s friends -- China, Japan, India and Russia -- taking advantage of the top UN court’s ruling on Myanmar without losing focus on the repatriation issue.
BNP hails ICJ verdict, thanks The Gambia
Hailing the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) order for provisional measures to protect Rohingyas from genocide in Rakhine State, BNP on Thursday thanked The Gambian government for filing the case against Muanmar.
Myanmar urged to protect Rohingya, comply with ICJ provisional measures
The government of Myanmar should immediately comply with the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) order for provisional measures to protect Rohingyas from genocide in Rakhine State, said Fortify Rights on Thursday.
Myanmar panel: Security forces likely committed war crimes
An independent commission established by Myanmar's government has concluded there are reasons to believe that security forces committed war crimes in counterinsurgency operations that led more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to neighboring Bangladesh.
Japan ready to help resolve Rohingya crisis, its envoy tells Hasina
Newly-appointed Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Naoki Ito on Monday said Japan is ready to extend any kind of assistance in resolving Rohingya crisis as the country wants a sustainable solution to the problem.
Malaysia seeks Asean's role to resolve Rohingya crisis
Malaysia has urged Asean to address the civil war in Myanmar’s Rakhine state to find a long-term solution to the Rohingya crisis that affects Bangladesh in many ways.
Wheels of international justice finally turning for Rohingyas: HRW
The wheels of international justice are finally turning as two international courts are now examining whether Myanmar committed genocide and who should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity, said Human Rights Watch.