Bangladeshi border guards conduct raids on illegal Rohingya

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have arrested more than 85 Rohingya and deported them to Burma after conducting raids from Jan.15-16, according to one local who didn’t want their name used. Since the sectarian violence in Arakan state broke out in June and October,...

Bangladesh dismisses Suu Kyi comments

The Bangladesh government has rejected comments by Myanmar (Burma) opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, suggesting stateless Muslim Rohingyas may be illegal Bangladeshi migrants. Myanmar has been rocked by two outbreaks of fighting between Buddhists and Rohingyas...

Dhaka willing to resolve Rohingya, border issues

CA tells Myanmar envoy Unb, Dhaka Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed has said Bangladesh is willing to resolve the issues of repatriation of the Rohingya refugees and maritime border demarcation with Myanmar through discussion. The head of the caretaker government...