Rakhine
On Myanmar's frontline, Rohingya fighters and junta face a common enemy
The fighting in Rakhine now is part of a wider rebellion against Myanmar's junta, three years after it ousted an elected civilian government in a coup, triggering nationwide protests that have morphed into an armed uprising.
Spectre of fresh Rohingya influx looms
The Myanmar military’s continuous air and ground assaults against the Arakan Army (AA) along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in the past few weeks have triggered fears of fresh entry of Rohingyas into the country.
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.
Opinion / Rakhine, Bangla, and English: Freedom in three languages
Growing up in a bicultural household, I was exposed to two languages, two cultures, as a child. I picked up both the languages as my mother tongue—Bangla and Rakhine. Eventually, a third language,
Return of Rohingyas: Rakhine situation not conducive yet
The present conditions in Rakhine are not conducive for safe and sustainable return of the Rohingya refugees, said the UN refugee agency yesterday.
Case for a UN Interim Administration in Rakhine
The situation has been further aggravated by the fact that host Bangladesh is itself a poor country, with a high population density, and that the country's southeast region is not the most geographically accessible area, with hilly terrains and lack of proper infrastructure.
Editorial / The cost of negligence
To say that the report on the Rakhine situation, submitted to the UN in May this year and which was bottled up by the UN, is shocking, would be an understatement. And even more so given the fact that the Horsey study was commissioned by the UN itself.
BANGLADESH AND THE ROHINGYA INFLUX / Misframed facts, prejudiced responses
Rohingyas of northern Arakan are facing yet another round of armed atrocities. Not only are they at the receiving end of indiscriminate use of bullets, bayonets and firing from helicopter gunships; their homes, hearths, livestock, crops and businesses are being consumed by bellowing fire deliberately lit by the Burmese security forces and their Rakhine cohorts.
6 Buddhists killed in rising Rakhine violence
Suspected insurgents kill at least six members of a Buddhist ethnic minority in western Myanmar, the government and regional sources say, amid spiralling violence in troubled Rakhine state.
Preserving hope
Rohingya from Rakhine State of Myanmar have been displaced for decades, which leads to hopelessness and frustration due to lack of political or socioeconomic prospects either in Bangladesh or back in Myanmar where they do not enjoy citizenship.
Minara's escape from Rakhine persecution
Minara paid for their passage with her wedding ring and after many days at sea, they reached Malaysia.
UNHCR: Release Roghingya refugees from detention
The Rohingya refugees who arrived in Malaysia after being stranded in the Bay of Bengal a year ago must be released from detention, says United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Six Rakhine students stop going to school
Six Rakhine students have stopped going to their school in Patuakhali after a teacher allegedly made a derogatory remark about their religion and asked other students not to befriend them.
Is everyone celebrating?
The NLD also faces a powerful local rival in the Arakan National Party (ANP) that has been accused of stoking anti Muslim sentiments and has even called for the deportation of the Rohingyas. The ANP won most of the 29 national level seats in Rakhine and has a decisive control of the state's regional assembly.
2 Rakhine students drown in Bay, 3 missing
Two college students of Rakhine community drown and three went missing in the Bay while observing ‘Borsha Boran Utshob’ in Cox’s Bazar.
US upgrades Malaysia in annual human trafficking report
The US is upgrading Malaysia from lowest tier on its list of worst human trafficking centres, a move that could smooth way for an ambitious US-led free-trade deal with the Southeast Asian nation and 11 other countries.
Beauty belies dark trade
The dense mangrove forest on both sides of the road to the Bang Ben bay through Laem Son National Park is indeed intriguing.
Women trafficking victims are sexually abused all the way
Afia (not her real name) was not accompanied by any of her family members, but she showed no signs of jitters. While many in the vessel turned pale in panic due to want of food and water in the perilous sea, the beautiful young girl held her nerves.
A trip down the path of horror
The four were in a hurry, had little time to bargain for the cricket bat's price. Most excited among them, Nur Alam pulled out his moneybag hurriedly, paid Tk 300 and almost snatched the bat from the salesman.