India’s interior ministry has recommended the immediate suspension of its free movement regime with Myanmar, Interior Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday.
Bangladesh-Myanmar cross-border trade halts as conflict escalates in Rakhine
Import of ginger, the primary import from Myanmar, has been halted for nearly two months now among other products …
Myanmar’s Conflict Takes Its Toll on Popular Coastal Resort Town
Ngapali Beach, in the southern part of Myanmar’s Rakhine State … the sense of security here has all but evaporated. One business owner summed up the anxiety, saying, “First they stop the fuel. Then …
Bangladesh Will Not Let in Any More Rohingya Refugees – Minister
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh said on Wednesday it will not allow any more Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to enter the country because supporting the huge numbers already there threatens its own …
Bangladesh to Myanmar: Take all measures to prevent casualties in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has called on Myanmar to take all measures to stop “any unacceptable situation” that might cause casualties in Bangladesh.Bangladesh accentuated its position not to allow any further …
Bangladesh’s Myanmar problem
Bangladesh’s Myanmar problem began decades back with Rohingyas getting stripped of citizenship in their country, but expanded to other areas such as drugs and the spill-over of their internal conflict …
Hard for Bangladesh ‘to take the hit of Myanmar’s violence anymore’: Top Bangladeshi diplomat
Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud told Anadolu on Tuesday that it will be hard for Bangladesh “to take the hit of Myanmar’s violence anymore.” The fallout from Myanmar’s internal conflict is severely affecting Bangladesh, as hundreds of …
9 UN Security Council members urge a halt to airstrikes by Myanmar’s military
Nine members of the United Nations Security Council have condemned “indiscriminate” airstrikes by Myanmar’s military against civilians.
Thailand confident aid effort will lead to Myanmar crisis dialogue
The ultimate goal was to bring the conflict under control and open up dialogue channels. “We don’t want to see a Myanmar that is destabilised further,” he said, adding the process must be “effective, …
For the first time, Myanmar forces flee into Bangladesh during fighting with an ethnic armed group
More than 100 members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police have fled their posts and taken shelter in Bangladesh to escape fighting between Myanmar security forces and an ethnic minority army, an official …