The deaths of three ethnic Rakhine men in Myanmar military custody and the secret cremation of their bodies has provoked outrage, as fears over military impunity increase in the intensifying conflict with Rakhine rebels. The Arakan Army (AA) is fighting for more autonomy for ethnic Rakhine Buddhists…

US President Donald Trump said yesterday he welcomes the roles of Russia and China in negotiating with North Korea over its nuclear arsenal. "I appreciate that Russia and China are helping us," he told reporters at the White House. Russian President Vladimir Putin held a first summit with…

Kim Jong Un has accused the US of acting in "bad faith" in talks on its nuclear arsenal, North Korean state media said yesterday as he left…

Bangladesh has said the international community, particularly the UN Security Council, cannot avoid the responsibility for a sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis through voluntary, safe and dignified return of the Rohingyas to their place of origin and bringing the perpetrators to justice. Permanent…

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain yesterday urged the Lions club authorities to provide legal aid to poor and financially troubled people, as the legal support provided to them by government and non-government organisations is inadequate. “Government and non-government organisations are providing…

At least 1,300 mainly Cuban migrants escaped Thursday from a detention center in southern Mexico after threatening to set fire to the facility to protest against overcrowding. The escape occurred at dinner time when several inmates mutinied at the center in Tapachula, in the southern state of Chiapas,…