Accepting reality
Five years after Myanmar's military seized power and plunged the country into a prolonged civil conflict, a new reality is emerging across Asia.
At least four Rohingya migrants were killed after a boat carrying them capsized off the coast of Bangladesh close to…
IANS | Dhaka | October 31, 2017 2:05 pm
boat capsize(Representative Image/AFP)
At least four Rohingya migrants were killed after a boat carrying them capsized off the coast of Bangladesh close to its border with Myanmar, a police official said.
The boat carrying 33 migrants capsized in the morning, the official told Xinhua news agency. Three victims died in a hospital while one body was recovered from the sea.
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Nearly 200 Rohingya have drowned since August 29 in over two dozen boat capsizes while trying to flee from conflict-hit Myanmar.
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Five years after Myanmar's military seized power and plunged the country into a prolonged civil conflict, a new reality is emerging across Asia.
After the latest fatalities, the cumulative number of suspected and confirmed measles-related deaths in the South Asian country has reached 601 since March 15.
This comes after the Bangladeshi government had temporarily extended the closing tome to 10 p.m. during the Eid-ul-Azha celebrations.
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