Armed Rohingya Group’s Leader Is Arrested in Bangladesh

Armed Rohingya Group’s Leader Is Arrested in Bangladesh

The leader of an armed group representing a persecuted Muslim minority from Myanmar was arrested in a raid in neighboring Bangladesh this week and charged under an antiterrorism law. Ataullah, an ethnic Rohingya and the commander of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, or ARSA, was arrested on Monday, the Bangladeshi police said in a statement. … Read more

Trump Foreign Aid Cuts Threaten Refugees’ Survival: ‘People Will Die’

Trump Foreign Aid Cuts Threaten Refugees’ Survival: ‘People Will Die’

More than a million people in the world’s largest refugee camp could soon be left with too little food for survival. In the camp in Bangladesh, United Nations officials said, food rations are set to fall in April to about 18 pounds of rice, two pounds of lentils, a liter of cooking oil and a … Read more