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Israel blamed for arming Myanmar amid Rohingya Muslims tragedies

CAIRO, Sept. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Human rights groups criticized Israel for the continued sale of weaponry to the Myanmar junta amid violence against Rohingya Muslims, local media reported on Saturday, reports Xinhua. More than 100 tanks as well as boats and light weapons have been sold to the Myanmar government by Israeli arms companies, investigations […]

Scholastica advances with aid for Netrokona flood victims

DHAKA, Sept. 6 (NsNewsWire) — On Tuesday, 29th August 2017 several Scholastica students personally distributed aid to some 1500 flood affected people in Madan upazila of Netrokona District in the Division of Mymensingh. The initiative of the students of Scholastica Uttara Senior Campus helped in the collection and packaging of two tons of essential requirements […]

Stop Rohingya Genocide in Arakan

DHAKA, Sept. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Since 11 August, with the massive employment of army in northern Arakan/Rakhine State, the Myanmar authorities have resumed unprecedented campaign of genocide against Rohingya population, said a press release of Arakan Rohingya National Organizaiton received here Wednesday. From 25 August the human rights situation of Rohingya became worse afteran armed […]

Shelter urgently needed for Rohingya fleeing Myanmar violence

By Vivian Tan KUTUPALONG CAMP, Bangladesh – Barefoot and running for her life, Rohingya Dilara, 20, reached Bangladesh in recent days clutching her young son, her family torn apart by violence in Myanmar. “My husband was shot in the village. I escaped with my son and in-laws,” said Dilara, 20, as she trudged on mud-caked feet […]

Leaders vow to enhance voice of BRICS in int’l fora

XIAMEN, Sept. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Leaders vowed to further enhance the voice of BRICS in international fora, according to the Xiamen Declaration released Monday at the ninth BRICS summit, reports Xinhua. “We recommit our strong support for multilateralism and the central role of the UN in international affairs,” it said, adding that they commit to […]

Disease outbreaks, funding shortages compound suffering of South Asia flood survivors: IFRC

By Sheuli Akter DHAKA, Sept. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Hundreds of thousands of flood-affected people across Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan are struggling to survive in the aftermath of the worst flooding to hit the region in decades. Flood waters are receding in many areas but there are already shortages of critical supplies, with personal food […]

UNICEF scaling up its emergency response in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Sept. 4 (NsNewsWire) — UNICEF with partners are scaling up the emergency response in the flood-affected northern and central parts of Bangladesh. UNICEF is also providing urgent support in Cox’s Bazar district with the recent influx of Rohingya children and their families. Children are the hardest hit and require the support to survive and […]

Doklam standoff settlement a victory for Asia

Source:Global Times Published: 2017/8/30 0:03:39 India withdrew its troops to its own territory along the China-India border on Monday. The next day, it announced that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the BRICS summit in Xiamen, China in early September. Both China and India have indicated that they intend to leave the Doklam border […]

At least 20 Rohingya people dead after boat sinks off Bangladesh

DHAKA, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) — The death toll from a sunken boat packed with Rohingya people fleeing from Myanmar in a border river in southeastern Bangladesh rose to 20 on Thursday after another 14 bodies were retrieved, said a local police official. Chailau Marma, additional superintendent of police in Bangladesh‘s Cox’s Bazar district, some 292 […]