Myo Yan Naung Thein had called for Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing to resign following the attack on border guard posts in Maungdaw by militants.
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Burma-Bangladesh meetings cancelled amid Rohingya crisis
As Burma’s army was stepping up an anti-insurgency operation in the country’s northwest in October, senior officers cancelled talks with their Bangladeshi counterparts, straining ties with a key potential ally…
Hundreds of Rohingyas flee to Bangladesh
Hundreds of Rohingya Muslims are fleeing to Bangladesh as the total number of dead from recent violence is confirmed by the army at more than 130.
9 Burmese police killed at B'desh border
Burma says at least nine police officers were killed and four were wounded in multiple assaults on border guard posts.
ADB says loan for B'desh railway will improve access to Burma
The Asian Development Bank says a US$1.5 billion loan to Bangladesh to build a railway line will bring trade and tourism to the country’s south and improve access to Burma.
Bangladesh PM vows to work with Suu Kyi on refugees
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh said on Tuesday that she hopes her country can finally resolve the decades-old issue of Rohingya refugees residing in her country now that Burma…