Over 100 Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh from Burma since Wednesday, with the latest refugees saying army operations are continuing in troubled Rakhine State, raising doubts about plans to…
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Burma, Bangladesh agree to complete Rohingya return within two years
Bangladesh and Burma agreed on Tuesday to complete within two years the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled an army crackdown last year in Rakhine State.
ARSA says 10 found in Rakhine State grave were ‘innocent civilians’
Rohingya Muslim insurgents say 10 Rohingya found in a mass grave in Burma’s troubled Rakhine State last month were “innocent civilians,” and not members of their group.
Burma, Bangladesh to meet again amid doubts about Rohingya repatriation
Officials from Burma and Bangladesh meet on Monday to discuss how to implement a deal signed in November on the repatriation of more than 650,000 Rohingya who have fled Burma…
Rohingya insurgents ambush Burmese military truck, five wounded
Rohingya Muslim insurgents ambushed a military vehicle in Rakhine State, wounding five members of the security forces, Burmese state media and officials said, and the rebels claimed responsibility for the…
Burma, Bangladesh ink MoU on repatriation of refugees from Rakhine
Burma and Bangladesh have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concerning the repatriation of more than 600,000 refugees from Rakhine State’s Rohingya Muslim community who have fled the state’s north…