Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman on Tuesday informed the Jatiya Sangsad that the number of Rohingyas displaced from Myanmar and currently sheltered in Bangladesh stands at some 11.89 lakh. “According to the UNHCR report dated 13 April 2026, the current number of Rohingya community people displaced from Myanmar, a country bordering Bangladesh, is 11,89,213 (in Bangladesh),” […]
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Two-thirds of people facing food crises globally last year lived in just 10 countries, with a third of them in Sudan, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, a UN-backed yearly report said Friday. Conflict remained the main driver of acute food insecurity, according to the Global Report on Food Crises, based on data from […]
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While expanding offensives to retake territories lost to resistance forces across the country, the regime began training the 24th batch of military conscripts at the Myanmar military’s regional commands on Monday, according to the regime-backed People’s Militia Group. The military is believed to have drafted around 120,000 individuals since enforcing the long-dormant Conscription Law in […]
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The global energy crisis has hit Myanmar with rising fuel prices and shortages, but one economic expert warns that the military regime in Naypyidaw’s deeply entrenched financial policies are the true, lasting drivers of the country’s humanitarian disaster. Development economist Jared Bissinger spoke to DVB about how external shocks are colliding with the regime’s mismanagement, […]
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Four young civilians were killed and six others injured after military junta jet fighters carried out an airstrike in Letpadan Township, western Bago Region, despite no ongoing ground clashes, according to the Bago Region People’s Defence Team. At around 11:30 am on 22 April, two junta jet fighters dropped at least 10 bombs on Won […]
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A village administrator has reportedly been abducted by the Arakan Army (AA) in northern Maungdaw Township, raising alarm among local residents and triggering fresh displacement. According to local sources, Maung Myint Naing was taken at approximately 7:30 PM on April 21 from Kyet Yoe Pyin village. Residents said the information was also confirmed to wsnews24.com. […]
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In communities facing displacement and uncertainty, the fight against human trafficking often requires more than law enforcement—it demands hope, structure, and opportunity. For Obaidullah, a player of the Rohingya National Sepaktakraw Team, sports have become a powerful tool in that fight. In a recent interview with wsnews24.com, Obaidullah emphasized the vital role that sports can […]
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He said Dhaka is maintaining contact with all relevant parties to pursue a peaceful solution to the crisis. Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman has stressed reviving SAARC and strengthening regional cooperation, saying Bangladesh is committed to promoting peace and integration amid evolving global and regional challenges. In an interview with TRT World on the sidelines […]
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Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organization in Malaysia (MERHROM) says it is deeply saddened by the death of more than 250 Rohingya refugees who fled Cox’s Bazar Refugee Camps in Bangladesh. The following is a statement issued by MERHROM on 19 April: Ongoing Rohingya Genocide forced the remaining Rohingya in Myanmar fled to the neighboring […]
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In the wake of a violent crackdown by the Myanmar military against the Rohingya population in the Rakhine State of Myanmar starting on August 25, 2017, more than seven hundred thousand Rohingya people fled to Bangladesh for safety. Before the massive influx from Myanmar army’s August 2017’s genocidal campaign against the Rohingya, between 300,000 and […]
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