Myanmar News
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Japan to support smallholder farmers, Rohingya in Bangladesh; deal signed
The government of Japan and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) concluded an agreement on Monday which will provide...
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Netherlands for putting pressure on Myanmar to take Rohingyas back
Newly appointed Ambassador of the Netherlands to Bangladesh Hendrikus GJ Harry on Monday stressed the need for continued international pressure...
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Myanmar ambassador summoned over anti-Bangladesh remarks
Dhaka strongly protested Myanmar's recent anti-Bangladesh and racist remarks, saying such remarks are ‘unacceptable’ that has hurt the sentiment of...
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UN reports, 669 children killed, 39 maimed in Myanmar
The United Nations has said some 669 children were reported killed, 39 maimed in Myanmar and a large majority of...
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Myanmar ambassador summoned to protest at firing on border
Myanmar Ambassador U Lwin Oo was summoned by the foreign ministry to lodge protest against the “unprovoked†firing on the...
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PM stresses proper use of maritime resources
Proper utilisation of maritime resources available in South Asia can help the region achieve tremendous success in socio-economic development of...
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Myanmar partially amended map after Bangladesh’s protest: official
The foreign ministry said Myanmar amended partially overnight its newly drawn map tending to show Bangladesh’s St. Martin’s Island as...
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Dhaka protests Myanmar’s attempt to claim St. Martin's
The government has summoned the Myanmar ambassador in Dhaka U Lwin Oo over Myanmar’s attempt to claim a portion of...
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Urged global community to exert pressure on Myanmar: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that she has urged global leaders to exert pressure on Myanmar to take back the...
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Myanmar releases 75 more child soldiers: UNICEF
Myanmar’s military has released 75 child soldiers, a UN agency said, its first discharge this year as part of a...
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PM Hasina flies to Kathmandu
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Kathmandu on Thursday morning on a two-day official visit to Nepal to attend...
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Floods force thousands from homes in Myanmar
Floodwaters have forced thousands from their homes in southeast Myanmar, local police said Friday, as authorities and volunteers scrambled to...
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'Rohingyas express hope to return to Myanmar as citizens'
United Nations Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener has said the Rohingya crisis requires a political...
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Canadian special envoy to Myanmar to arrive Sunday
Canadian Prime Minister's special envoy to Myanmar Bob Rae will arrives in Dhaka on Sunday morning to further discuss the...
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UN special envoy to Myanmar to arrive Jul 12
UN Special Envoy on Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener will arrive Dhaka on July 12 on a three-day visit to see...
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Myanmar forces fire gunshots at Tambru boarder
COX’S BAZAR: Myanmar soldiers opened blank fire at the zero line along the Tambru border with Bangladesh at Naikkhyangchharhi under...