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The Daily Star Editorial

April 01, 2021

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Heading (āĻļিāĻ°োāĻ¨াāĻŽ) Violence in Myanmar continues to escalate

=āĻŽিā§ŸাāĻ¨āĻŽাāĻ°ে āĻ¸āĻšিংāĻ¸āĻ¤া āĻŦেā§œেāĻ‡ āĻšāĻ˛āĻ›ে; 

The world must unite against the military regime

=āĻ¸াāĻŽāĻ°িāĻ• āĻļাāĻ¸āĻ¨েāĻ° āĻŦিāĻ°ুāĻĻ্āĻ§ে āĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦāĻ•ে āĻāĻ• āĻšāĻ¤ে āĻšāĻŦে; 

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āĻĒ্āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽে āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻাāĻ°্āĻĨāĻ—ুāĻ˛ি āĻœেāĻ¨ে āĻ¨িāĻ‡

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ā§§। Violence in Myanmar-āĻŽিā§ŸাāĻ¨āĻŽাāĻ°ে āĻ¸āĻšিংāĻ¸āĻ¤া; 

ā§¨। continues to escalate-āĻŦেā§œেāĻ‡ āĻšāĻ˛āĻ›ে; 

ā§Š। The world must unite-āĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦāĻ•ে āĻāĻ•/āĻāĻ•্āĻ¯āĻŦāĻĻ্āĻ§ āĻšāĻ¤ে āĻšāĻŦে; 

ā§Ē। against the military regime-āĻ¸াāĻŽāĻ°িāĻ• āĻļাāĻ¸āĻ¨েāĻ° āĻŦিāĻ°ুāĻĻ্āĻ§ে; 

ā§Ģ। The situation in Myanmar-āĻŽিā§ŸাāĻ¨āĻŽাāĻ°েāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°িāĻ¸্āĻĨিāĻ¤ি; 

ā§Ŧ। has only gone from bad to worse-āĻļুāĻ§ু āĻ–াāĻ°াāĻĒ āĻĨেāĻ•ে āĻ–াāĻ°াāĻĒāĻ¤āĻ°েāĻ° āĻĻিāĻ•ে āĻšāĻ˛ে āĻ—েāĻ›ে; 

ā§­। since the military seized power -āĻ¸াāĻŽāĻ°িāĻ• āĻŦাāĻšিāĻ¨ীāĻ° āĻ•্āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤া āĻĻāĻ–āĻ˛েāĻ° (āĻĒāĻ°) āĻĨেāĻ•ে; 

ā§Ž। after refusing-āĻĒ্āĻ°āĻ¤্āĻ¯াāĻ–্āĻ¯াāĻ¨েāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°; 

ā§¯। to accept the results-āĻĢāĻ˛াāĻĢāĻ˛ āĻ—্āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āĻ°া; 

ā§§ā§Ļ। of the country's national elections-āĻĻেāĻļেāĻ° āĻœাāĻ¤ীā§Ÿ āĻ¨িāĻ°্āĻŦাāĻšāĻ¨েāĻ°; 

ā§§ā§§। in February-āĻĢেāĻŦ্āĻ°ুā§ŸাāĻ°িāĻ¤ে; 

ā§§ā§¨। On March 27-āĻŽাāĻ°্āĻš āĻŽাāĻ¸েāĻ° ā§¨ā§­ āĻ¤াāĻ°িāĻ–ে; 

ā§§ā§Š। while the Myanmar military junta-āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻŽিā§ŸাāĻ¨āĻŽাāĻ° āĻ¸াāĻŽāĻ°িāĻ• āĻœাāĻ¨্āĻ¤া; 

ā§§ā§Ē। celebrated its Armed Forces Day-āĻĻেāĻļেāĻ° āĻ¸āĻļāĻ¸্āĻ¤্āĻ° āĻŦাāĻšিāĻ¨ী āĻĻিāĻŦāĻ¸ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻ¯াāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°ে; 

ā§§ā§Ģ। the country also saw-āĻĻেāĻļ āĻĻেāĻ–āĻ˛ো/āĻĒ্āĻ°āĻ¤্āĻ¯āĻ•্āĻˇāĻ“ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ˛ো; 

ā§§ā§Ŧ। one of the most brutal days-āĻ¸āĻŦāĻšেā§Ÿে āĻ¨ৃāĻļংāĻ¸ āĻĻিāĻ¨āĻ—ুāĻ˛িāĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸি; 

ā§§ā§­। of the ongoing crackdown-āĻšāĻ˛āĻŽাāĻ¨ āĻ˛āĻ•āĻĄাāĻ‰āĻ¨েāĻ°; 

ā§§ā§Ž। on pro-democracy protesters-āĻ—āĻŖāĻ¤āĻ¨্āĻ¤্āĻ°āĻĒāĻ¨্āĻĨি āĻŦিāĻ•্āĻˇোāĻ­āĻ•াāĻ°ীāĻĻেāĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ°; 

ā§§ā§¯। with 114 reported deaths-ā§§ā§§ā§ĒāĻœāĻ¨েāĻ° āĻ¨িāĻšāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸাāĻ° āĻ–āĻŦāĻ° āĻĒাāĻ“ā§Ÿা āĻ—েāĻ›ে; 

ā§¨ā§Ļ। This included -āĻāĻ°āĻŽāĻ§্āĻ¯ে āĻ°ā§ŸেāĻ›ে; 

ā§¨ā§§। many children-āĻ…āĻ¨েāĻ• āĻļিāĻļু; 

ā§¨ā§¨। including two 11-year-olds.-ā§§ā§§ āĻŦāĻ›āĻ° āĻŦā§ŸāĻ¸ী āĻĻুāĻ‡āĻœāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻš; 

ā§¨ā§Š। In less than two months-āĻĻুāĻ‡ āĻŽাāĻ¸েāĻ°āĻ“ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ¸āĻŽā§Ÿে; 

ā§¨ā§Ē। at least 25 children-āĻ…āĻ¨্āĻ¤āĻ¤ ā§¨ā§ĢāĻœāĻ¨ āĻļিāĻļু; 

ā§¨ā§Ģ। have allegedly been killed-āĻ¨িāĻšāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸাāĻ° āĻ…āĻ­িāĻ¯োāĻ— āĻ‰āĻ āĻ›ে; 

ā§¨ā§Ŧ। in the violence in Myanmar-āĻŽিā§ŸাāĻ¨āĻŽাāĻ°েāĻ° āĻ¸āĻšিংāĻ¸āĻ¤াā§Ÿ; 

ā§¨ā§­। according to the Unicef-āĻ‡āĻ‰āĻ¨িāĻ¸েāĻĢ āĻœাāĻ¨িā§ŸেāĻ›ে; 

ā§¨ā§Ž। Reports suggest that-āĻĒ্āĻ°āĻ¤িāĻŦেāĻĻāĻ¨āĻ—ুāĻ˛ো āĻœাāĻ¨িā§ŸেāĻ›ে āĻ¯ে; 

ā§¨ā§¯। over 500 people-āĻĒাঁāĻš āĻļāĻ¤াāĻ§িāĻ• āĻ˛োāĻ•;

ā§Šā§Ļ।  have lost their lives-āĻ¤াāĻĻেāĻ° āĻœীāĻŦāĻ¨ āĻšাāĻ°িā§ŸেāĻ›ে; 

ā§Šā§§। while protesting for their rights on the streets of Myanmar-āĻŽিā§ŸাāĻ¨āĻŽাāĻ°েāĻ° āĻ°াāĻ¸্āĻ¤াā§Ÿ āĻ¤াāĻĻেāĻ° āĻ…āĻ§িāĻ•াāĻ° āĻ†āĻ¨্āĻĻোāĻ˛āĻ¨েāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§Ÿ; 

ā§Šā§¨। Despite these horrible killings-āĻāĻ¸āĻŦ āĻ­ā§ŸাāĻŦāĻš/āĻŦীāĻ­ā§ŽāĻ¸ āĻšāĻ¤্āĻ¯াāĻ•াāĻŖ্āĻĄ āĻ¸āĻ¤্āĻ¤্āĻŦেāĻ“; 

ā§Šā§Š। the Myanmar military junta's disproportionate use of force-āĻŽিā§ŸাāĻ¨āĻŽাāĻ° āĻ¸াāĻŽāĻ°িāĻ• āĻœাāĻ¨্āĻ¤াāĻ° āĻļāĻ•্āĻ¤িāĻ° āĻāĻ˛োāĻŽেāĻ˛ো/āĻ¯াāĻš্āĻ›ে-āĻ¤াāĻ‡ āĻŦ্āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšাāĻ°; 

ā§Šā§Ē।  against its own people-āĻ¨িāĻœেāĻ° āĻĻেāĻļেāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨āĻ—āĻŖেāĻ° āĻŦিāĻ°ুāĻĻ্āĻ§ে; 

ā§Šā§Ģ। has only continued unabated-āĻ–াāĻ˛ি āĻ…āĻŦাāĻ§েāĻ‡ āĻšāĻ˛āĻ›ে; 

ā§Šā§Ŧ। Over the past few days-āĻŦিāĻ—āĻ¤ āĻ•ā§Ÿে āĻĻিāĻ¨ āĻ§āĻ°ে; 

ā§Šā§­। the military has even launched airstrikes-āĻ¸াāĻŽāĻ°িāĻ• āĻŦাāĻšিāĻ¨ী āĻŦিāĻŽাāĻ¨ āĻšাāĻŽāĻ˛াāĻ“ āĻšাāĻ˛িā§ŸেāĻ›ে; 

ā§Šā§Ž। against the ethnic Karen population-āĻ•াāĻ°েāĻ¨ āĻ¨ৃāĻ—োāĻˇ্āĻ ী āĻœāĻ¨āĻ—āĻ¨েāĻ° āĻŦিāĻ°ুāĻĻ্āĻ§ে; 

ā§Šā§¯।   in eastern Myanmar-āĻŽিā§ŸাāĻ¨āĻŽাāĻ°েāĻ° āĻĒূāĻ°্āĻŦেāĻ°; 

ā§Ēā§Ļ। breaking an existing ceasefire agreement-āĻŦিāĻĻ্āĻ¯āĻŽাāĻ¨ āĻ¯ুāĻĻ্āĻ§āĻŦিāĻ°āĻ¤ি āĻšুāĻ•্āĻ¤ি āĻ˛āĻ™্āĻ˜āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°ে; 

ā§Ēā§§। with the armed groups of that region-āĻ āĻāĻ˛াāĻ•াāĻ° āĻ¸āĻļāĻ¸্āĻ¤্āĻ° āĻ—োāĻˇ্āĻ ীāĻ° āĻ¸াāĻĨে; 

ā§Ēā§¨। As a result-āĻĢāĻ˛ে; 

ā§Ēā§Š। there is now a growing refugee crisis-āĻāĻ–āĻ¨ āĻļāĻ°āĻŖাāĻ°্āĻĨী āĻ¸ংāĻ•āĻŸ āĻŦেā§œে āĻ¯াāĻš্āĻ›ে;

ā§Ēā§Ē। on Thailand's borders-āĻĨাāĻ‡āĻ˛্āĻ¯াāĻ¨্āĻĄ āĻ¸ীāĻŽাāĻ¨্āĻ¤ে; 

ā§Ēā§Ģ। with thousands of ethnic Karen fleeing the bombardments-āĻ—োāĻ˛াāĻŦāĻ°্āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĨেāĻ•ে āĻŦাঁāĻšāĻ¤ে  āĻšাāĻœাāĻ° āĻšাāĻœাāĻ° āĻ•াāĻ°েāĻ¨ āĻ¨ৃāĻ—োāĻˇ্āĻ ী; 

ā§Ēā§Ŧ। It is clear now that-āĻāĻŸা āĻāĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ¸্āĻĒāĻˇ্āĻŸ āĻ¯ে; 

ā§Ēā§­। the civil conflict in Myanmar-āĻŽিā§ŸাāĻ¨āĻŽাāĻ°ে āĻŦেāĻ¸াāĻŽāĻ°িāĻ• āĻ¸ংāĻ˜াāĻ¤; 

ā§Ēā§Ž। will only continue to escalate-āĻļুāĻ§ু āĻŦেā§œেāĻ‡ āĻ¯াāĻŦে; 

ā§Ēā§¯। with different ethnic armed groups coming together-āĻŦিāĻ­িāĻ¨্āĻ¨ āĻ¨ৃāĻ—োāĻˇ্āĻ ীāĻ° āĻ¸āĻļāĻ¸্āĻ¤্āĻ° āĻ—োāĻˇ্āĻ ী āĻāĻ•্āĻ¯āĻŦāĻĻ্āĻ§ āĻšāĻš্āĻ›ে;

ā§Ģā§Ļ। to unite against the coup-āĻ•্āĻ¯ু/āĻ…āĻ­্āĻ¯ুāĻ¤্āĻĨাāĻ¨েāĻ° āĻŦিāĻ°ুāĻĻ্āĻ§ে āĻāĻ•āĻ¤্āĻ°িāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ে; 

ā§Ģā§§।  as reported by Reuters-āĻ°ā§ŸāĻŸাāĻ°্āĻ¸েāĻ° āĻ°িāĻĒোāĻ°্āĻŸ āĻĨেāĻ•ে āĻœাāĻ¨া āĻ¯াā§Ÿ; 

ā§Ģā§¨। It is high time for the international community-āĻ†āĻ¨্āĻ¤āĻ°্āĻœাāĻ¤িāĻ• āĻ¸āĻŽ্āĻĒ্āĻ°āĻĻাā§ŸেāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨্āĻ¯ āĻāĻ–āĻ¨āĻ‡ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ¯ুāĻ•্āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽā§Ÿ; 

ā§Ģā§Š।  to also come together and take a stand-āĻāĻ•āĻ¤্āĻ°িāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸাāĻ° āĻāĻŦং āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸্āĻĨাāĻ¨ āĻ¨েā§ŸাāĻ°; 

ā§Ģā§Ē। against the violent crackdown-āĻĒ্āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ্āĻĄ āĻ•āĻ োāĻ° āĻŦ্āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸্āĻĨাāĻ° āĻŦিāĻ°ুāĻĻ্āĻ§ে; 

ā§Ģā§Ģ। on civilians-āĻŦেāĻ¸াāĻŽāĻ°িāĻ• āĻ˛োāĻ•āĻœāĻ¨েāĻ° āĻ“āĻĒāĻ°; 

ā§Ģā§Ŧ। by the Myanmar military-āĻŽিā§ŸাāĻ¨āĻŽাāĻ° āĻ¸াāĻŽāĻ°িāĻ• āĻŦাāĻšিāĻ¨ীāĻ°; 

ā§Ģā§­। as well as their unlawful seizure of power-āĻāĻŦং āĻ¤াāĻĻেāĻ° āĻŦেāĻ†āĻ‡āĻ¨ি āĻ•্āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤া āĻĻāĻ–āĻ˛েāĻ° (āĻŦিāĻ°ুāĻĻ্āĻ§ে);

ā§Ģā§Ž। It is telling that-āĻŦāĻ˛া āĻšāĻš্āĻ›ে āĻ¯ে; 

ā§Ģā§¯।  only after being faced with a refugee crisis-āĻļুāĻ§ু āĻļāĻ°āĻŖাāĻ°্āĻĨী āĻ¸ংāĻ•āĻŸেāĻ° āĻŽুāĻ–োāĻŽুāĻ–ি āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸাāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°; 

ā§Ŧā§Ļ। did Thailand ask Myanmar-āĻĨাāĻ‡āĻ˛্āĻ¯াāĻ¨্āĻĄ āĻŽিā§ŸাāĻ¨āĻŽাāĻ°েāĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ° āĻ†āĻšāĻŦাāĻ¨ āĻœাāĻ¨াāĻ˛ো; 

ā§Ŧā§§।  to "reduce violence" there-āĻ¸েāĻ–াāĻ¨ে āĻ¸āĻšিংāĻ¸āĻ¤া āĻ•āĻŽাāĻ¤ে; 

ā§Ŧā§¨। So far-āĻāĻ–āĻ¨āĻ“ āĻĒāĻ°্āĻ¯āĻ¨্āĻ¤; 

ā§Ŧā§Š। the silence of the ASEAN countries-āĻ†āĻ¸িā§ŸাāĻ¨ āĻĻেāĻļāĻ—ুāĻ˛োāĻ° āĻ¨িāĻ°āĻŦāĻ¤া; 

ā§Ŧā§Ē। despite the violent actions-āĻ¸āĻšিংāĻ¸ āĻŦ্āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸্āĻĨা āĻ¸āĻ¤্āĻ¤্āĻŦেāĻ“; 

ā§Ŧā§Ģ। of their neighbour-āĻ¤াāĻĻেāĻ° āĻĒ্āĻ°āĻ¤িāĻŦেāĻļি āĻ°াāĻˇ্āĻŸ্āĻ°েāĻ°; 

ā§Ŧā§Ŧ। has been only too conspicuous-āĻ¸ুāĻ¸্āĻĒāĻˇ্āĻŸāĻ“ āĻšā§ŸেāĻ›ে; 

ā§Ŧā§­। Although the UK and the US-āĻ¯āĻĻিāĻ“ āĻ¯ুāĻ•্āĻ¤āĻ°াāĻœ্āĻ¯ āĻ“ āĻ¯ুāĻ•্āĻ¤āĻ°াāĻˇ্āĻŸ্āĻ°; 

ā§Ŧā§Ž। finally decided to impose sanctions-āĻ…āĻŦāĻļেāĻˇে āĻ¨িāĻˇেāĻ§াāĻœ্āĻžা āĻ†āĻ°োāĻĒেāĻ° āĻ¸িāĻĻ্āĻ§াāĻ¨্āĻ¤ āĻ¨িāĻ˛/āĻ¨িā§ŸেāĻ›ে; 

ā§Ŧā§¯। on military businesses-āĻ¸াāĻŽāĻ°িāĻ• āĻ•āĻ°্āĻŽāĻ•াāĻŖ্āĻĄেāĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ°; 

ā§­ā§Ļ। the response from the international community-āĻ†āĻ¨্āĻ¤āĻ°্āĻœাāĻ¤িāĻ• āĻ¸āĻŽ্āĻĒ্āĻ°āĻĻাā§ŸেāĻ° āĻĒāĻ•্āĻˇ āĻĨেāĻ•ে āĻ¸াā§œাāĻĻাāĻ¨; 

ā§­ā§§। has also been painfully slow and inadequate-āĻšāĻ°āĻŽāĻ­াāĻŦে āĻ§ীāĻ° āĻāĻŦং āĻ…āĻĒāĻ°্āĻ¯াāĻĒ্āĻ¤āĻ“ āĻšā§ŸেāĻ›ে; 

ā§­ā§¨। with the special UN rapporteur on human rights-āĻŽাāĻ¨āĻŦাāĻ§িāĻ•াāĻ° āĻŦিāĻˇā§ŸāĻ• āĻœাāĻ¤িāĻ¸ংāĻ˜েāĻ° āĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦেāĻ° āĻĻূāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻ¤্āĻ¤্āĻŦেāĻ“; 

ā§­ā§Š। in Myanmar -āĻŽিā§ŸাāĻ¨āĻŽাāĻ°ে; 

ā§­ā§Ē। calling the global diplomatic response-āĻŦৈāĻļ্āĻŦিāĻ• āĻ•ূāĻŸāĻ¨ৈāĻ¤িāĻ• āĻ¸াā§œাāĻĻাāĻ¨ে āĻ†āĻšāĻŦাāĻ¨ (āĻ¸āĻ¤্āĻ¤্āĻŦেāĻ“); 

ā§­ā§Ģ। "out of step with the scale of the crisis"-āĻ¸ংāĻ•āĻŸেāĻ° āĻŽাāĻ¤্āĻ°াā§Ÿ āĻāĻ•āĻ‡ āĻ°āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ¨া āĻĨাāĻ•া; 

ā§­ā§Ŧ। out of step with-āĻ—োāĻˇ্āĻ ীāĻ° āĻ…āĻ¨্āĻ¯াāĻ¨্āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻĻāĻ¸্āĻ¯āĻĻেāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§্āĻ¯ে āĻāĻ•āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻ¨া āĻšāĻ“ā§Ÿা; āĻāĻ•āĻ‡ āĻ¸াāĻĨে āĻ¨া āĻšāĻ˛া;

ā§­ā§­। Although the UN Security Council yesterday-āĻ¯āĻĻিāĻ“ āĻ—āĻ¤āĻ•াāĻ˛ āĻœাāĻ¤িāĻ¸ংāĻ˜ āĻ¨িāĻ°াāĻĒāĻ¤্āĻ¤া āĻĒāĻ°িāĻˇāĻĻ; 

ā§­ā§Ž। finally convened an emergency meeting-āĻ…āĻŦāĻļেāĻˇে āĻœāĻ°ুāĻ°ি āĻ¸āĻ­া āĻ†āĻšāĻŦাāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°েāĻ›ে; 

ā§­ā§¯। on the situation in Myanmar-āĻŽিā§ŸাāĻ¨āĻŽাāĻ°েāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°িāĻ¸্āĻĨিāĻ¤ি āĻ¨িā§Ÿে; 

ā§Žā§Ļ। we are yet to get any information on the deliberations-āĻ†āĻŽāĻ°া āĻ†āĻ˛াāĻĒ-āĻ†āĻ˛োāĻšāĻ¨াāĻ° āĻ•োāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻĨ্āĻ¯ āĻāĻ–āĻ¨āĻ“ āĻĒাā§ŸāĻ¨ি; 

ā§Žā§§। We hope-āĻ†āĻŽāĻ°া āĻ†āĻļাāĻ•āĻ°ি; 

ā§Žā§¨। the members of the council-āĻ¨িāĻ°াāĻĒāĻ¤্āĻ¤া āĻĒāĻ°িāĻˇāĻĻেāĻ° āĻ¸āĻĻāĻ¸্āĻ¯āĻ°া; 

ā§Žā§Š। will take the right decisions-āĻ¸āĻ িāĻ• āĻ¸িāĻĻ্āĻ§াāĻ¨্āĻ¤ āĻ¨িāĻŦেāĻ¨; 

ā§Žā§Ē। and inspire the world-āĻāĻŦং āĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦāĻ•ে āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸াāĻšিāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦেāĻ¨; 

ā§Žā§Ģ। to unite against the military regime in Myanmar-āĻŽিā§ŸাāĻ¨āĻŽাāĻ°েāĻ° āĻ¸াāĻŽāĻ°িāĻ• āĻļাāĻ¸āĻ¨েāĻ° āĻŦিāĻ°ুāĻĻ্āĻ§ে āĻāĻ•āĻ¤্āĻ°িāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸাāĻ°; 

ā§Žā§Ŧ। and support a return to democracy-āĻāĻŦং āĻ—āĻŖāĻ¤āĻ¨্āĻ¤্āĻ°ে āĻĢিāĻ°ে āĻ†āĻ¸াāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°্āĻĨāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°াāĻ°; 


*****āĻāĻŦাāĻ° āĻŽূāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻŽ্āĻĒাāĻĻāĻ•ীā§ŸāĻŸি āĻĒā§œি******

Violence in Myanmar continues to escalate

The world must unite against the military regime

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The situation in Myanmar has only gone from bad to worse since the military seized power after refusing to accept the results of the country's national elections in February. On March 27, while the Myanmar military junta celebrated its Armed Forces Day, the country also saw one of the most brutal days of the ongoing crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, with 114 reported deaths. This included many children, including two 11-year-olds. In less than two months, at least 25 children have allegedly been killed in the violence in Myanmar, according to the Unicef. Reports suggest that over 500 people have lost their lives while protesting for their rights on the streets of Myanmar.


Despite these horrible killings, the Myanmar military junta's disproportionate use of force against its own people has only continued unabated. Over the past few days, the military has even launched airstrikes against the ethnic Karen population in eastern Myanmar, breaking an existing ceasefire agreement with the armed groups of that region. As a result, there is now a growing refugee crisis on Thailand's borders, with thousands of ethnic Karen fleeing the bombardments. 

It is clear now that the civil conflict in Myanmar will only continue to escalate, with different ethnic armed groups coming together to unite against the coup, as reported by Reuters. It is high time for the international community to also come together and take a stand against the violent crackdown on civilians by the Myanmar military as well as their unlawful seizure of power.


It is telling that only after being faced with a refugee crisis did Thailand ask Myanmar to "reduce violence" there. So far, the silence of the ASEAN countries despite the violent actions of their neighbour has been only too conspicuous. Although the UK and the US finally decided to impose sanctions on military businesses, the response from the international community has also been painfully slow and inadequate, with the special UN rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar calling the global diplomatic response "out of step with the scale of the crisis".

💚Prepared by Noor E Alam Siddique


Although the UN Security Council yesterday finally convened an emergency meeting on the situation in Myanmar, we are yet to get any information on the deliberations. We hope the members of the council will take the right decisions and inspire the world to unite against the military regime in Myanmar and support a return to democracy.

Prepared by Noor E Alam Siddique

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