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India: Family of Kashmiri on Death Row Hopes for Relief 2017-02-06

Alleged LeT operative Muzaffar Ahmad Rather has been condemned for waging war against India.

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Bangladesh Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence for Jamaat Chief 2016-01-06

Motiur Rhaman Nizami can now request a review of the court’s ruling.

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Bangladesh: 15 Sentenced to Death for Roles in 2 Massacres 2020-01-20

Ten militants and five former police face capital punishment for attacks in 1988 and 2001.

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Human Rights Advocate Questions Bangladeshi Woman’s Death Sentence 2015-11-12

Court rules that Oishee Rahman planned to kill her parents.

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Bangladesh: Court Upholds Death Sentences in Attack on British Diplomat 2016-12-07

Anwar Choudhury survived grenade blast at Sylhet shrine that killed three people in 2004.

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Bangladesh to Hang 19 Convicts for Grenade Attack at 2004 Rally 2018-10-10

Two former cabinet ministers sentenced to death; ex-PM Khaleda Zia’s son receives life sentence after trial in absentia.

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Bangladesh: RAB Officers Among 26 Sentenced to Die for 2014 Killings 2017-01-16

Politician hired elite police members to abduct and kill his rival.

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India: Gallows for 8 ‘Not Enough’ for Slain Student’s Kin 2016-04-20

Sourav Chowdhury was hacked to death in 2014 for crusading against illicit activities, family says.

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Bangladeshi Court Sentences 16 to Death for Student’s Fiery Killing 2019-10-24

Nusrat Jahan Rafi was doused with kerosene and burned after she accused her principal of sexual assault.

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Indian Court Sentences 3 Dalits to Death for Raping, Killing Teen 2017-11-29

The incident led to massive caste-based protests across Maharashtra state last year.

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Bangladesh: Hindu Leader Claims IS Hired Someone to Issue Threat 2016-06-24

Police searching for those responsible for death-threat letter sent to a Hindu mission in Dhaka.

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Bangladeshi Lawyer, LGBT Advocate Seeks Police Protection after Getting Death Threats 2017-11-15

Shahanur Islam Saikot suspects Muslim extremists are the source of threatening messages.

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Extrajudicial Killings Soared in 2018, Bangladesh NGO Reports 2019-01-11

Ain O Salish Kendra says 466 people were killed by police, compared with 162 in 2017.

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Bangladesh: Explosives Kill Up to 8 People in Suspected Militant Den 2017-03-30

Women and children along with suspected Neo-JMB members were in the house, police say.

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Bangladesh: 27 Deportees Return from United States 2016-04-06

Group flew into Dhaka airport early Wednesday.

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Bangladesh: Dhaka Becomes Pleasant as City Empties For Eid 2015-07-17

Overcrowding and epic traffic in the capital could bring disastrous consequences, unless immediate action is taken, experts warn.

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Rights Group Calls for Bangladesh to Dump Digital Security Act 2020-07-01

The statement comes as journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol, others are locked up over social media posts.

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Bangladesh Police Catch Suspect in Killing of Publisher 2016-08-24

Moinul Hasan Shamim allegedly led fatal attack on Faisal Arefin Dipan, officials claim.

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Top US Diplomat Discusses Security Concerns with Bangladeshi Officials 2016-05-04

Nisha Desai Biswal, assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian affairs, arrives in Dhaka.

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Human Rights Watch Slams Bangladesh Over Forced Disappearances 2017-07-06

“The government persists in this abhorrent practice with no regard for the rule of law,” HRW says in new report.

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Missing Bangladeshi Reappears; Politically Connected Family Blames Authorities 2019-06-21

A politician-uncle of Syed Iftekhar Alam Sourav accuses the security services of taking him.

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Opposition Spokesman Vanishes Amid Unrest in Bangladesh 2015-03-19

Plainclothes police picked him up from his hiding place on March 10, his wife alleges.

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Bangladesh: Machete Attackers Kill Doctor, Injure Teacher 2016-05-20

IS-claimed killing comes after police post reward for six suspects in similar attacks.

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Bangladesh: Domestic Workers Tell of Sexual Abuse in Saudi Arabia 2019-10-16

One-third of 111 women questioned in Dhaka said they were raped by Saudi employers.

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Leaked UN Memo: COVID-19 Could Kill 2 Million in Bangladesh 2020-03-30

Experts base worst-case scenario on population density and a weak health system that could be quickly overwhelmed.

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Bangladesh’s Escalated Anti-Drug Campaign Draws Fire from Rights Activists, Opposition 2018-05-23

Police say close to 50 suspects have been killed in gunfights since May 14.

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Bangladesh: 112 Drug Suspects Killed in Gunfights with Police in 2 Weeks 2018-05-29

Home minister says campaign will continue until the ‘drug menace comes under control.’

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Amnesty International Calls on Bangladesh to End Extrajudicial Killings 2019-11-04

On average, at least one person has died each day in Dhaka’s war on drugs, the human rights group says.

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Bangladesh Takes First Step Toward Upgrade to Developing Country Status 2018-03-01

Bangladesh has fulfilled U.N. criteria for leaving ranks of world’s poorest countries.

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Bangladesh Faces Income Disparity Despite Economic Success 2015-08-25

Known for disasters, exploding population and deep poverty, the South Asian nation is now on the list of the next level of emerging economies.

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