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Rohingya Refugees May Stay In Bangladesh ‘for Some Time’

Nearly half a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in squalid Bangladeshi camps face staying "for some more...

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Desperate Rohingya Seek New Escape Routes From Bangladesh

In squalid camps in Bangladesh, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled violence and persecution in...

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Bangladesh Rescues 24 More Cyclone Survivors From Sea

The Bangladesh navy said Friday it has rescued 24 more fishermen from the Bay of Bengal, bringing the total to 80 since...

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Indian Navy Plucks 27 Cyclone Survivors From Sea

An Indian navy ship has plucked 27 people from rough seas off Bangladesh, officials said Wednesday, a day after Cyclone...

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Refugees Face ‘acute Crisis’ In Cyclone-Hit Bangladesh

Aid workers warned Wednesday of an "acute crisis" in Bangladesh after a cyclone damaged or destroyed thousands of homes...

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Hundreds of Thousands Evacuated As Cyclone Hits Bangladesh

Cyclone Mora hit Bangladesh Tuesday packing winds of up to 117 kilometres per hour (73mph) after authorities evacuated...

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Sri Lanka Deploys More Troops As Flood Toll Climbs To 180

At least 180 people have now been confirmed dead in the worst flooding to hit Sri Lanka for 14 years. More than half a...

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Sri Lanka Deploys More Troops As Flood Toll Climbs To 177

Thousands of Sri Lankan troops battled Monday to get relief supplies to nearly half a million people displaced by the...

Sports

Christopher Opoku – A Football Journalist Par Excellence

Born in 1974, Opoku had been around some by his eighth birthday, having lived in at least two continents and three...

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Thousands of Rohingya Refugees Return To Myanmar Over Island Plan

Thousands of Rohingya who took refuge in Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar have returned home because of a...

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Bangladesh Starts Head Count For Rohingya Relocation

Bangladesh authorities have began a census of Rohingya refugees living in the country's southeast as part of a...

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UN Envoy Decries Violence Against Rohingya In Myanmar

Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar have told how government forces gang-raped women, slit people's throats...

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UN Envoy Visits Rohingya Camps In Bangladesh

UN human rights envoy Yanghee Lee was Tuesday visiting Rohingya refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh, where...

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Hundreds of Rohingya ‘return Home’ From Bangladesh

Hundreds of Rohingya who fled to Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar have returned home, community leaders said...

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Malaysian Aid Ship For Rohingya Arrives In Bangladesh

A Malaysian ship carrying aid for thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled a bloody army crackdown in Myanmar docked...

International

BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2016

A rundown of the 16 contenders who have been shortlisted for the 2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, to be...

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Myanmar Wants Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya

Myanmar is seeking the ethnic cleansing of the Muslim Rohingya minority from its territory, a senior UN official has...