Misrepresented images continued to swirl on social media around the unrest in Myanmar's western Rakhine state that is riven with ethnic and religious divisions. Burmese Facebook posts in January shared a photo of a violent scuffle they falsely claimed shows militants attacking a rival rebel group that controls large parts of Rakhine.

About 5,000 internally displaced people have returned to the western Myanmar border town of Maungdaw after the insurgent group that captured it from the military finished securing the town, some of those going back told Radio Free Asia on Wednesday.

After videos of two violent killings went viral online, the Arakan Army in Myanmar has admitted its troops killed two prisoners of war.

A rickety wooden boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya Muslims landed Wednesday in Indonesia as the northernmost province of Aceh continued to receive the refugees fleeing persecution and political unr

The honeymoon period for Bangladesh`s interim government has come to an end, with political challenges set to intensify this

In its latest Watch List, published today (30 January), Bangladesh found its name alongside Moldova, Colombia, North Korea, Sudan, the Great Lakes, Ukraine, Syria, Israel-Palestine and Iran. Each year, ICG publishes an "EU Watchlist", identifying where the European Union and its member states can enhance prospects for peace.

The UN Secretary-General on Thursday said Myanmar’s military must relinquish power to allow a return to civilian rule through an inclusive democratic transition, as the country marks four years since the junta seized power.

Interim government officials say their U.S. counterparts delivered positive news despite President Donald Trump’s 90-day freeze order on foreign aid.

Pakistan's influence in Bangladesh has significantly increased after the fall of the Shiekh Hasina government in August.

Myanmar’s junta now only controls 21% of the country. Even if the regime can be ousted, there are increasing fears the country will split along ethnic lines.

It is important to note that the area bordering Bangladesh is now under the control of the Arakan Army. This is the first complete border of Myanmar to come under the control of a rebel group.

A ship carrying 22,000 tonnes of atap rice, imported from Myanmar, has anchored at the Chattogram Port. The rice consignment, imported on a government-to-government basis, is the second shipment of its kind under the current interim government, said the Ministry of Food in a media release on Wednesday.