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New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

Dozens of refugees were feared drowned

PIDIE, Indonesia -- At least 26 Rohingya Muslims have died in dire conditions during a month at sea while making a dangerous voyage from Burma that brought scores of others to safety in Indonesia, a U.N. agency said Tuesday, adding there will likely be more.

Following reports over the past weeks of dozens of Rohingya refugees being feared drowned after having jumped into the sea from their boats, it appears now that at least 46 have made it to Thailand this week. The Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Center reported on its Facebook page Sunday that some Thai fishermen had rescued…

What we know about the Rohingya refugee crisis at sea

PIDIE, INDONESIA (AP) – A second group in two days of weak and exhausted Rohingya Muslims landed on a beach in Indonesia’s northern most province of Aceh on Monday after weeks at sea, officials said. At least 185 men, women and children disembarked from a rickety wooden boat at dusk on Ujong Pie beach at […]

The United Nations says the possible sinking of a boat carrying Rohingya Muslims could make 2022 one of the deadliest at sea for the community.

By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - About 180 Rohingya Muslims fleeing desperate conditions in Bangladesh camps are presumed to have drowned at sea in rece...

PIDIE, Indonesia -- At least 26 Rohingya Muslims have died in dire conditions during a month at sea while making a dangerous voyage from Burma that brought scores of others to safety in Indonesia, a U.N. agency said Tuesday, adding there will likely be more.