An unprecedented court ruling leaves Myanmar and Aung San Suu Kyi in a tight spot. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Thursday that Myanmar is to undertake a
File photo: Unidentified men carry knives and slingshots as they walk past a burning house in Gawdu Tharya village near Maungdaw in Rakhine state, in northern Myanmar on September 7,
File photo: Unidentified men carry knives and slingshots as they walk past a burning house in Gawdu Tharya village near Maungdaw in Rakhine state, in northern Myanmar on September 7,
Bangladesh's high court has ordered the shutdown of 231 factories that have contributed to Dhaka's main river becoming one of the world's most polluted, a lawyer said Tuesday. The country
Bangladeshi women wearing masks stage a silent protest against rape in Dhaka on March 6, 2002. (REUTERS File Photo) DHAKA, January 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation): Bangladesh's government will set up a
A demonstrator carrying a placard on the Dhaka University campus during recent protests against the rape of a student. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ove Amid growing concerns among human rights organisations
At a recent dialogue between civil society members and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the newly appointed Chairperson, Nasima Begum, ndc, NHRC opined that there exists no legal bar
YANGON: Myanmar detained 173 Rohingya Muslims on a boat off the southern coast, authorities said on Tuesday, amid signs that more members of the minority group are making perilous sea
PATHEIN, Myanmar (Reuters) - Dozens of Rohingya Muslims appeared in a Myanmar court on Wednesday to face charges of travelling illegally after they were arrested while fleeing apartheid-like conditions in
A Rohingya child sits on the floor while his mother waits in a queue to collect aid supplies in Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh (File photo: Reuters) Yangon: