DHAKA: A leading trade union of the UK has suspended an award given to Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi due to her controversial role over the Rohingya crisis in her country. According to a report of the Guardian, the British daily newspaper, Unison, the country’s second largest

DHAKA: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered the payment of $15 million aid for the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, fleeing from Myanmar as a result of genocide and torture, reports Arab News. The announcement came in a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) following a meeting

DHAKA: The global leaders and diplomats from several countries have expressed strong disappointment with the stance Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on the Rohingya issue. They freshly criticized Suu Kyi for her Tuesday’s address on Rohingya. BBC circulated a report in

DHAKA: New Zealand was rocked by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake which struck southwest of Invercargill, followed by a 5.1 magnitude quake northeast of Seddon, reports Mail Online. The quake caused 'moderate shaking'. Initial classifications called it a strong quake, hitting

DHAKA: A strong earthquake has struck central Mexico, killing more than 140 people, reports BBC. The 7.1 magnitude quake toppled dozens of buildings in the capital, Mexico City, including a school where children are reported to be trapped. There has also been widespread damage in

DHAKA: A strong earthquake has struck central Mexico, killing more than 140 people, reports BBC. The 7.1 magnitude quake toppled dozens of buildings in the capital, Mexico City, including a school where children are reported to be trapped. There has also been widespread damage in

DHAKA: Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s address on the Rohingya issue is hypocritical and questionable, as her speech has raised more questions than answers. The New York-based satellite television news channel- CNN reported on Tuesday (September 19). Myanmar's

DHAKA: Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi said in a nationally televised address that her country does not fear the scrutiny of the international community, in wake of the Rohingya crisis, reports CNN. On Tuesday’s national speech, the de facto Myanmar leader ignored harsh

DHAKA: Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to address her country on Rohingya issue Tuesday (September 19), reports BBC.  The Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been heavily criticised for her near silence as more than 400,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh amid

DHAKA: Canada's foreign affairs minister said they are planning to send ambassador into the area of heaviest conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, to report first-hand on the situation, reports The Canadian Press. Besides, Canadian government is intending to speak up on behalf of

DHAKA: Canada's foreign affairs minister said they are planning to send ambassador into the area of heaviest conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, to report first-hand on the situation, reports The Canadian Press. Besides, Canadian government is intending to speak up on behalf of

DHAKA: Myanmar's army chief commented that the Rohingya Muslims have no roots in his country, in wake of the harsh criticism across the world following immense persecution upon the minorities, reports AFP. Besides, he urged his countrymen to unite over the "issue" of the Rohingya.

DHAKA: United Nations chief said that Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has "a last chance" to halt the army offensive that has forced hundreds of thousands of the mainly Muslim Rohingya to flee abroad. Antonio Guterres told the BBC that unless she acted now, "the tragedy will be

FRANCE: Hundreds of thousands of protesters in France condemned the ongoing persecution upon Rohingya people in Myanmar by the country’s army led by its government. Some 30-50 organizations took part in the demonstration, at the Humanity ground before Eiffel Tower Saturday (September

More than half of the Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar in the past three weeks are children, including hundreds who traveled without family members, putting them at particular risk in cramped, muddy camps in Bangladesh, aid workers say. The New York Times and different other

DHAKA: The world’s oldest person Violet Mosse-Brown died at the Fairfield Medical Centre in Jamaica on Friday (September 15) after a brief illness, reports The Gleaner of Jamaica. Brown, who was born on March 10, 1900, became the world’s senior senior citizen in April following the

DHAKA: Russia, in a statement, indicated that they think the ongoing Rohingya crisis an internal issue of Myanmar and therefore they are not willing to intervene there as it may deeper interreligious discord, reports Russian news agency TASS. "It is essential to remember that the wish

DHAKA: Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday (Sep 15) dismissed an appeal from former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif against his disqualification from the premiership over corruption allegations tied to the Panama Papers leak. The Supreme Court removed Mr Sharif in late July following an

Several people have been injured in an explosion at a London train station around 8:20am on Friday morning (local time). A number of commuters have suffered facial burns after a white container inside a bag exploded towards the rear of the train, reports several international media.

DHAKA: Amnesty International said it uncovered evidence of an “orchestrated campaign of systematic burnings” by Myanmar security forces targeting dozens of Rohingya villages over the past three weeks, reports AP. The human rights group is releasing a new analysis of video,