Myanmar-conflict

The United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany and 11 other countries along with the European Union have pledged to stand by Bangladesh in creating conditions for the safe, voluntary, dignified and sustainable repatriation of Rohingyas from Myanmar. The commitment was made in a statement posted Tuesday on the verified Facebook page of the Embassy of Japan in Dhaka on the ninth anniversary of Rohingya refugees seeking shelter in Bangladesh. The statement said nearly 1.2 million Rohingya refug...

A boat carrying a group of Rohingyas sank off the coast of Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar as they were attempting to enter Bangladesh from Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Thirteen passengers are missing, while at least 18 people have been rescued alive. The accident occurred at around 8 am Friday off Shah Porir Dwip in the upazila. Local residents handed over the rescued individuals to the Border Guard Bangladesh near the accident site, close to the West Para boat jetty in Shah Porir Dwip. Eyewitnesses...

Police have recovered three unidentified half-decomposed bodies from separate locations in the Bay of Bengal off Teknaf and St. Martin’s Island in Cox’s Bazar. The identities of the deceased could not be determined as the bodies had been floating in the sea for a long time. Police suspect the bodies may belong to people linked to the ongoing conflict in Myanmar. However, some locals have suggested that they may have been victims of a trawler sinking while traveling to Malaysia by sea or a...