Bangladesh rescue team to fly to Myanmar today: ISPR
A rescue team from the Bangladesh armed forces is set to depart for Myanmar on a special flight on Sunday in response to the devastation caused by the recent earthquake in Myanmar.
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Fire service urges precautions against earthquakes
The Fire Service and Civil Defence on Saturday issued an official alert identifying country鈥檚 three regions as the most vulnerable ones to earthquakes and urged all concerned to take proactive measures after destructive quakes hit Myanmar and Thailand on Friday.
Myanmar, Thailand quake death toll rises to 1,654
The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand passed 1,600 on Saturday, as rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings in a desperate search for survivors.
Bangladesh citizens in quake-hit Myanmar, Thailand safe: officials
Bangladesh citizens now staying in Thailand and Myanmar have so far remained safe after a massive earthquake struck the two Southeast Asian countries on Friday, killing around 150 people.
Massive quake kills 144 in Myanmar, Thailand
A huge earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, killing nearly 150 people and injuring hundreds, with dozens trapped in collapsed buildings and the death toll expected to rise.
7.7 magnitude earthquake hits central Myanmar: USGS
A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, buckling roads in the capital Naypyidaw and with tremors felt in China and Thailand.
Professor Yunus calls on Asian leaders to support Rohingya return
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday called upon Asian leaders to offer their support for ensuring the repatriation of Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh to their homeland, Myanmar.
Bangladesh drawn against Myanmar, Bahrain in AFC Women鈥檚 Asian Cup Qualifiers
Bangladesh were drawn against Myanmar, Bahrain, and Turkmenistan in Group C of the forthcoming AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers as the draw was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday.
UNGA adopts resolution on Rohingya crisis
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution on the scope, modalities, format, and organisation of the high-level conference on the situation of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar under the sponsorship of Malaysia and Finland...
Myanmar clinic airstrike kills 11 including doctor
A Myanmar junta airstrike on a remote village medical clinic killed 11 people including a doctor and his wife, locals said...
Myanmar relief camps receive last WFP aid as cuts begin
Distraught Myanmar relief camp dwellers received final handouts from the World Food Programme on Wednesday as the UN agency begins halting aid to a million people in the country because funding has dried up...
18 trapped in Myanmar scam centre return
Eighteen Bangladeshi human trafficking victims returned home from Myanmar early Wednesday...
Rohingya armed groups kill 219 Rohingyas in Bangladesh camps in four years
Thailand-based human rights group Fortify Rights in a report said that Rohingya armed groups killed at least 219 Rohingyas in the camps in Bangladesh in four years between 2021 and 2024 as killings, abductions, torture and threats continue to plague the refugees sheltered in the Bangladesh camps...
26 Bangladeshi fishermen brought back from Arakan Army
The Border Guard Bangladesh on Saturday afternoon brought 26 Bangladeshi fishermen back from Myanmar鈥檚 Arakan Army鈥檚 custody...
Myanmar troops under armed attack flee across border: Thai military
A group of Myanmar soldiers fled across the Thai border on Friday after an assault by an ethnic armed group ousted them from their base, Thailand鈥檚 military said.
Funding shortfall forces food aid cut聽to 1m in Myanmar
The World Food Programme will be forced to cut off one million people in war-torn Myanmar from its vital food聽 aid because of 鈥榗ritical funding shortfalls鈥�, it said on Friday.
Gambia seeks Bangladesh support in pursuing genocide case against Myanmar
Gambian foreign minister Mamadou Tangara on Wednesday appraised chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus about the genocide case against Myanmar that his country instituted and was pursuing to bring justice for the much-persecuted Rohingya Muslims...
Election to be held by Jan: Myanmar junta chief
Myanmar鈥檚 junta chief said the country would hold an election in December or January, the first in the war-torn nation since the military staged a coup in 2021.
Myanmar Navy frees 56 Bangladeshi fishermen
Fifty-six fishermen who were detained by the members of Myanmar Navy released on Thursday...
Myanmar junta chief heads for meeting with Putin
Myanmar鈥檚 junta chief departed Monday for talks with president Vladimir Putin in Russia, a key ally and arms supplier for the isolated state struggling to quell violent opposition to military rule.
84 Indonesian from Myanmar scam centres return
Eighty-four Indonesians returned home overnight on two flights from Thailand, Indonesian officials said Saturday, the latest group of alleged scam workers to be repatriated from the region.
BGB opens Ukhiya battalion amid tension in Myanmar border
The Border Guard Bangladesh on Saturday launched its 64 Ukhiya Battalion in Cox鈥檚 Bazar amid rising tension between the Myanmar military junta and the Arakan Army along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border...
Arakan army returns 29 Bangladeshi fishermen
Twenty-nine Bangladeshi fishermen, who were taken by Myanmar鈥檚 Arakan army, were returned by the group after a week.
Myanmar hands over 84 Indonesian alleged scammers to Thailand
Myanmar handed over 84 Indonesians to Thailand on Thursday, local officials said, the latest group of alleged scam centre workers set to be repatriated from the region.
UN chief to visit Dhaka in mid-March
The United Nations Special Envoy on Myanmar, Julie Bishop, has said the UN secretary general Antonio Guterres would visit Bangladesh in mid-March and would meet the Rohingyas in camps in Cox鈥檚 Bazar.
Myanmar returns 300 more Chinese scam centre workers
Myanmar handed over 300 Chinese scam centre workers to be repatriated through Thailand on Friday, as authorities intensify a crackdown on the illegal operations....
Chinese workers from Myanmar scam centres heading home
Hundreds of Chinese workers were heading home on Thursday after being freed from online scam centres in Myanmar, as authorities crack down on the illegal operations...
Chinese minister meets Myanmar scam centre workers
A Chinese government minister met more than 1,000 alleged scam centre workers on the Thailand-Myanmar border on Monday, Thai media said, as the three countries vowed to crack down on the illicit compounds...
Catholic priest knifed to death in Myanmar
A Roman Catholic priest was knifed to death in his church in Myanmar by members of an anti-junta rebel group, an official and the head of the country鈥檚 bishops conference said.
Argentina court orders arrest of Myanmar officials
An Argentine court has issued arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar鈥檚 military junta and former officials, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, over alleged 鈥榞enocide and crimes against humanity鈥� targeting the Rohingya minority group.