Report on the 1978-79 Bangladesh refugee Relief operation

Oct 13, 2006 | Refugee

Report on the 1978-79 Bangladesh refugee Relief operation 1  Alan C. Lindquist I wish to thank the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, England, for the use of its facilities while researching and writing this report.  I also...

Bangladesh: Abuse of Burmese Refugee from Arakan

Oct 13, 2006 | Refugee

Introduction Beginning in late 1991, wide-scale atrocities committed by the Burmese military, including rape, forced labor, and religious persecution, triggered an exodus of ethnic Rohingya Muslims from the northwestern Burmese state of Arakan into Bangladesh.[1]...

Incidence of Hepatitis B high among Burmese migrants

Oct 12, 2006 | Latest

The incidence of Hepatitis B seems to be higher than other diseases among Burmese migrants living in India's northeastern State of Mizoram . This was revealed in a recently concluded blood sample test conducted by a humanitarian society. The blood tests conducted...