Myanmar Army

The road to a new Myanmar

Myanmar is facing a structural metamorphosis, putting its South and Southeast Asian neighbours on alert.

Rohingya, Geopolitics and Myanmar: An Uncertain Future

Myanmar's geopolitical value is putting Bangladesh in a tight spot

Justice for the Rohingyas / Tempering expectations in the aftermath of ICJ’s decision

What does the recent ICJ decision regarding Myanmar mean for Rohingya refugees?

Is the military junta losing its ground in Myanmar?

Currently, the military junta is in deep trouble in Rakhine.

Why should Bangladesh pay for Myanmar's internal conflict?

Maj Gen ANM Muniruzzaman, ndc, psc (retd) spoke to us regarding the current tensions at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.

Myanmar mortar shelling: Dhaka asks diplomats for actions

Dhaka has briefed the foreign diplomats on the tense situation along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, seeking their cooperation to stop the violence that may destabilise the whole region.

ROHINGYA GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY / ‘Rohingya refugees need education to take control of their future’

Rohingya human rights activist Razia Sultana talks to Shuprova Tasneem from The Daily Star on Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day.

Myanmar army drops lawsuit against religious leader who complained to Trump of persecution

Myanmar’s army says it had dropped a criminal complaint against a religious leader who told US President Donald Trump the military was oppressing Christians, days after the United States voiced concern about the lawsuit.

Myanmar army urges civilian tip-offs on Arakan Army in Rakhine

The Tatmadaw requests people to give tip-offs about Arakan Army (AA) to respective administrative organizations and security organizations if the AA entered their towns, wards and villages to avoid further bloodshed in Rakhine State.

March 3, 2019
March 3, 2019

Bangladesh hands over ‘detained’ Myanmar army man

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) handed over a member of Myanmar Army to Myanmar today, 39 days after he was “detained” along the border in Bandarban on January 24, an official of the Bangladeshi paramilitary force has said.

January 19, 2019
January 19, 2019

Clashes in Rakhine State: Myanmar army kills 13 rebels

Myanmar's army has killed 13 rebel fighters in the western Rakhine State, a military spokesman said yesterday, as government troops battle to contain a new insurgency in the troubled region.

March 5, 2018
March 5, 2018

Myanmar Army takes position along border again

After a three-day interval, Myanmar Army again took position along Tambru border in Naikkhonchhari upazila of Bandarban district, creating panic among the Rohingyas who have taken shelter on no man's land.

March 2, 2018
March 2, 2018

Pull back right now

Myanmar yesterday deployed a huge contingent of its army with heavy weapons along the Tombru border with Bangladesh, creating panic among the Rohingyas on the adjacent no-man's land. Frightened, some of the refugees entered the Bangladesh territory.

December 15, 2017
December 15, 2017

Myanmar Army Crackdown: 6,700 Rohingyas killed in 1 month

At least 6,700 Rohingyas were killed in the first month of a Myanmar army crackdown on rebels in Rakhine State that began in late August, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said yesterday.

November 13, 2017
November 13, 2017

Myanmar replaces general in charge of Rakhine amid new reports of atrocities

Myanmar’s army replaces the general in charge of Rakhine state following a military crackdown that has driven more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims into neighbouring Bangladesh amid reports of mass rape, torture and other crimes against humanity.

October 13, 2017
October 13, 2017

Myanmar army doing no wrong!

The Myanmar army has now accused the world media of “exaggerating” the number of Rohingya refugees fleeing its brutal crackdown

September 12, 2015
September 12, 2015

Body of missing BGB man found in Sangu

A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) man, who went missing following a boat capsize incident in Sangu River on Thursday, is found dead in remote Tindu area of Bandarban.

July 15, 2015
July 15, 2015

2 Myanmar Army men rescued in Bandarban: BGB

Bangladesh army and border guards rescue two members of Myanmar Army on Bandarban border.

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