In accordance with the Aung San- Atlee Agreement, the constituent Assembly election produced an overwhelming majority for the AFPFL. In June, it met and began writing the new constitution. On July 19, while Assembly was in recess, Aung San and six members of the Executive Council were murdered. The Governor immediately called upon Thakin Nu to succeed the fallen hero, reorganize the government and complete the writing of a new basic law. The Burma Constituent Assembly’s decision was in favor of complete independence, and in mid October, Thakin Nu came to London to negotiate Burma’s secession from the British Commonwealth. The outcome was the signature on 17 October 1947, of the Nu-Atlee Agreement, recognizing the Republic of the Union of Burma as a fully independent state on a date to be fixed by the UK Parliament. The Nu-Atlee Agreement came into force on 4 January 1948, on the day of independence of Myanmar. In Article 1 of the Nu-Atlee Agreement, the ...
ADAM BEMMA Survivor: A Rohingya’s Journey is the title of Ziaur Rahman’s autobiography, to be published later this year. (Courtesy of Ziaur Rahman/File) The 2017 Rohingya humanitarian crisis caused by Myanmar is not only affecting Bangladesh, which has taken in 740,000 refugees, but it's also causing strife in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. Despite Myanmar’s alleged attempts at repatriation, Rohingya have stayed put in camps and cities fearing the security situation in their villages and towns of Rakhine state. More Rohingya are returning to the seas, retracing the migration route of the 2015 Rohingya refugee crisis from ports in Myanmar and Bangladesh across the Andaman Sea to the Strait of Malacca. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo mentioned the need to end the Rohingya refugee crisis and begin voluntary repatriation to Myanmar, at the recent 2019 ASEAN Summit in Bangkok. Survivor: A Rohingya’s Journey is the title o...
“Survivor: My life as a Rohingya refugee” Thanks to Allah, The Almighty who enabled me to publish my journey! Having to go through everything in refugee life without family and friend's support is very tough indeed. I was really lucky to have everyone in my life. Thank you so much to everyone for the thoughts, support and prayers even up until now. I truly appreciate everything!. I would like to thank Julia Sveshnikova , for spending a considerable amount of time correcting and editing my book. A special thanks from the bottom of my heart to Puan Sri Norma Hashim for sponsoring my book and for helping me in my vulnerable time. My book wouldn’t have been published without your support. It was possible only because you’ve helped me throughout the journey. Also, a special thank goes to Liza Nordeen of the Al Ikhlas Hope Society for your support, and Soewyba Flowers for sponsoring 100 copies and everyone else who helped with the publication of this book, giving a space for refugee ...