Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh hold rallies marking the seventh anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar.
Bangladesh’s interim prime minister has also pledged to maintain the country’s important garment industry.
Medical charity MSF warns of urgent need to protect civilians caught up in escalating conflict in western Rakhine State.
Rights group warning comes as fighting between Myanmar’s military and Arakan Army traps Rohingya in western state.
Rohingya and ethnic Rakhine see dreams of education and work disappear as conflict escalates in long-troubled state.
Forced out of Myanmar, the mostly Muslim Rohingya are struggling to find a place to call home.
UN rights chief Volker Turk urges Bangladesh, other countries ‘to provide effective protection’ to the latest refugees.
Rohingya, targeted by the military in 2017, are caught in middle as Arakan Army and military battle in country’s west.
As New Delhi claims to help persecuted minorities in South Asia, mainly Muslim refugees from Myanmar face deportation.
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Latest report comes amid a surge in mostly Muslim Rohingya making dangerous sea journeys in search of safety.
Authorities in Aceh province have received several reports about dead bodies floating in nearby waters since Saturday.
A recent surge in violence by armed groups in Myanmar is causing upheaval and displacement among Rohingya once again.
Indonesian authorities rescue at least 69 Rohingya refugees who had been at sea for weeks.
Those rescued include 42 men, 18 women and nine children after boat capsized off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province.
