Armed with powerful guns and ammunition, Myanmar soldiers have been patrolling along the barbed wire barriers close to the Bangladeshi border. On Sunday, Maynmar soldiers were also spotted with heavy weapons stationed in bunkers close to the border (4 September). As soldiers were spotted patrolling in groups inside Myanmar along the zero-point
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Myanmar must not breach int’l law by shelling into Bangladesh
At least two mortar shells fired by Myanmar into Bangladeshi territory on September 3 in the morning were illegal under international law. The event occurred five days after Bangladeshi officials summoned Myanmar's ambassador in Dhaka and sent him a note verbale in protest over Myanmar's use of two deadly shells
Myanmar can’t violate its neighbour Bangladesh’s sovereignty
Despite strong protests, Myanmar continues to violate the border. A week after firing mortar shells on the Bangladesh border, the Myanmar forces again fired from warplanes on the Bangladesh border. Yesterday (On September 03), two shells fired by the Myanmar army exploded in Bangladesh territory near the zero line of
BNP for proactive role of Asian, western nations to fix Rohingya crisis
Stating that Rohingyas are becoming a big burden for Bangladesh, BNP on Thursday said the repartition of Myanmar's displaced citizens will not be possible without a proactive role of the international community, especially that of the influential Asian and western countries. Speaking at a press conference, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul
Five years of Rohingya crisis: Where is the solution?
Myanmar's violent ethnic cleansing program, which forcibly forced roughly a million Rohingya Muslims into Bangladeshi refugee camps, is going to mark its fifth anniversary upcoming August month. Myanmar's persecution of Rohingya Muslims is not new, with major waves of emigration recorded in 1978, 1992, and most recently in 2017. Some 30,000
UN envoy makes first visit to Myanmar
The Myanmar junta continues to wreak death & destruction
Myanmar has been embroiled in violence and civil unrest since the military ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup in February 2021. The initially widespread peaceful protests were crushed with deadly force by the military and police. The nonviolent opposition has since turned into armed resistance
‘I can’t forget her’- Myanmar’s soldiers admit atrocities
Soldiers in the Myanmar military have admitted to killing, torturing and raping civilians in exclusive interviews with the BBC. For the first time they have given detailed accounts of widespread human rights abuses they say they were ordered to conduct. "They ordered me to torture, loot and kill innocent people." Maung
UN court to rule on jurisdiction in Rohingya genocide
The United Nations' highest court is ruling Friday on whether to proceed with a landmark case that accuses Myanmar's rulers of genocide against the country's mainly Muslim Rohingya minority. The International Court of Justice is set to deliver its decision on Myanmar's claims that the Hague-based court does not have jurisdiction
