Russia-Ukraine war refuses to die down with both sides digging their heels in. Israel has devastated Gaza after the October ...

The Myanmar civil war situation is a major cause of worry for both Bangladesh and India, with Dhaka expressing concern over ...

Dhaka is poised to change its traditional foreign policy, which has much to do with the public aspirations and the uprising ...

Domestic or internal power shifts in countries can alter bilateral relations with their neighbours. This is what is happening ...

Deposed premier Sheikh Hasina’s extradition is one of the several issues with India that Bangladesh would pursue while strong bilateral ties with Washington, Delhi and Beijing are priorities of the ...

Myanmar’s junta forces now control less than half the country after suffering major battlefield setbacks in 2024 – including ...

Soldiers have been fighting the Arakan Army/AA rebels in the area since mid-2019 and periods of active combat have been increasingly common in the last few months. Not a lot of casualties but enough ...

The report did not say whether the new census took into account the more than 700,000 ethnic Rohingya Muslims who fled to ...

Bangladesh has been maintaining communication with both the Myanmar government as well as the rebel group Arakan Army, which has taken full control of the Myanmar side of the shared 271 kilometres ...

Yangon: In a major move, Myanmar has launched its largest warship, the King Thalun, on December 24, coinciding with the ...

The Irrawaddy looks back at the key players that shaped Myanmar in 2024, a year in which the junta suffered serious military ...

They clung on through years of conflict in Myanmar but a surge of fighting has driven tens of thousands more Rohingya to flee ...