President Trump’s moves to pause refugee resettlement, freeze foreign aid and suspend funds to promote democracy have added ...

The Supreme Court said it would consider possible relief for the refugees’ families after being informed about ‘where they ...

Ahmed Hussen, minister of International Development of Canada, also held a courtesy meeting today with Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka ...

The civil war ravaging the Asian country hides that it is the epicenter of heroin production, synthetic drug trafficking, and ...

Bangladesh has requested the United Nations to mobilise the international community with a view to ensuring that the planned international conference later this year adopts concrete measures for an ...

The law dates back to 1959, when it was created by General Ne Win, and was amended in November 2010 by then-dictator Than Shwe. It was, however, never enforced under Ne Win, Than Shwe, Thein Sein’s ...

Medley has shown people of all faiths the power of standing in solidarity with the oppressed not just from their own group or ...

In light of a new report, refugees in Bangladesh share harrowing tales of sexual assault, shootings by rebels and junta ...

Intense conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has worsened the plight of the Rohingya, a persecuted and stateless Muslim minority, pushing increasing numbers to flee by boat.

Four years after Myanmar’s military coup sparked gunfighting, torture, rape and arson in Rakhine state, young Rohingya men ...

To mark Saturday’s fourth anniversary of the military coup, The Irrawaddy breaks down the devastating impacts of junta rule ...

President Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze is putting US-backed programs across Asia in peril. But the new White House has made an exception for aid to at least one group: the Rohingya. Most live in ...