Rohingya are drowning at sea. Asia’s leaders are to blame | Rohingya
In early January, a boat with 185 Rohingya refugees washed ashore on the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province. They had
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Bangladesh
UN decries ‘alarming’ rise in Rohingya deaths at sea in 2022 | Rohingya News
More than 3,500 Rohingya refugees attempted sea crossing last year, fleeing their Myanmar homeland or Bangladesh. The UN has decried
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HRW accuses Bangladesh police unit of ‘rampant’ Rohingya abuse | Rohingya News
Rights group says the Armed Police Battalion is engaged in extortion, harassment and wrongful arrests of refugees it is tasked
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India urged to close airspace to Myanmar warplanes after attacks | Conflict News
Fortify Rights said Myanmar’s air force ‘dropped bombs on both sides of the Myanmar-India border’ in raids this week. India
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Global fashion brands exploiting Bangladesh workers: Study | Fashion Industry News
Study of 1,000 clothing factories found some fashion firms ‘engaged in unfair practices’, including H&M, Lidl and GAP. Major international
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Bangladesh opposition holds rally seeking PM Hasina’s resignation | Protests News
Thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s main opposition party have rallied across Bangladeshi cities to demand Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation
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Myanmar’s military honours anti-Muslim monk, frees prisoners | Rohingya News
Wirathu has long been known for his ultra-nationalist, anti-Muslim rhetoric, particularly against Myanmar’s Rohingya. An ultranationalist monk in Myanmar, who
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Bangladesh opens first metro line to ease Dhaka’s traffic | Infrastructure News
The country plans to extend the train network to more than 100 stations and six lines across the congested capital
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Second boat with 185 Rohingya arrives in Indonesia’s Aceh | Rohingya News
The boat came ashore in Ujong Pie village, a day after a wooden vessel with 57 Rohingya landed in another
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UN says 2022 among deadliest years for Rohingya at sea | Rohingya News
A boat carrying 180 Rohingya is missing at sea and presumed sunk, a UN agency says. The possible sinking of
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