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Bangladesh Court Gives Watchdog another Year Overseeing Safety at Garment Factories 2019-05-20

Group representing manufacturer praises decision because it will allow a transition to self-monitoring for safety.

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Bangladesh: Major Brands Pull Out of Garment Makers’ Summit 2017-02-22

Human Rights Watch called for action to protest layoffs of workers, arrests of activists.

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Bangladesh Garment Workers Face Long Workdays, Higher Living Cost 2019-08-15

Unions voice concern that pay raise given in December 2018 has not been effective.

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Bangladesh Police Arrest 27 Suspected Gays at Community Center 2017-05-19

Country’s sexual minorities complain of threats from militants and law-enforcement agencies.

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As Campaigning Ends, Bangladesh Polls Chief Promises Free and Fair Election 2018-12-28

Ruling party and opposition again trade accusations of violence against their respective candidates and supporters.

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Bangladesh: After Poll Drubbing, Opposition Refuses to Sit in Parliament 2018-12-31

Election Commission rejects calls for a revote, while government says polls were fair.

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Bicycles Open Educational Path to Poor Girls in Bangladesh 2016-03-08

Banks use corporate social responsibility funds for school project.

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Indian Forces Gun Down 3 Suspected LeT Militants in Kashmir 2017-03-15

An 8-year-old girl dies from a stray bullet near the encounter site, police said.

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India: Gorkha Separatists Suspend Darjeeling Shutdown 2017-08-31

Some members of the group, however, oppose the decision.

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Families of Kashmir’s Missing Thousands Demand Justice 2015-05-22

The newly formed state government says it needs more time to look into their grievances.

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Greenpeace India in Danger of Shutdown 2015-05-12

The NGO may have to leave India after the government freezes its bank accounts.

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Greenpeace India Wins Court Battle 2015-05-28

The environmental group says it will intensify its campaigns to protect forests, reduce air pollution, and boost solar power in India.

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Bangladesh: 2 Suspected Militants Killed in Blast 2016-04-04

Officials fear that militants could target the Pahela Boishakh cultural festival.

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India: 13 Arrested for Communal Clash in Gujarat State 2017-03-27

Violence broke out over the weekend between Hindu, Muslim villagers following tussle between students, police said.

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India: 12 Convicted for Plot to Kill Modi in '06 2016-07-28

Court upholds prosecution claim that arms were procured to target leaders accused of fanning 2002 Gujarat communal riots.

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India: 24 Sentenced for Killing 69 Muslims 2016-06-17

2002 Gujarat riot victims’ families plan to challenge prison terms as too lenient.

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Bangladeshi Forces Gun Down 8 Rohingya Criminal Suspects near Refugee Camps 2020-03-02

Police say the suspects were a drug dealer and members of a robbery gang.

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Bangladesh’s Central Bank to Shore Up Cybersecurity After $101 Million Heist 2016-03-11

Insiders may have passed on confidential information to hackers, sources tell BenarNews.

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Bangladesh Ready to Give ‘Technical Support’ in ICJ Rohingya Case 2019-12-09

Gambia is suing Myanmar over allegations of genocide against the Rohingya people.

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Bangladesh High Court Upholds Death Sentences for 2 in Blogger’s Murder 2017-04-02

Court also confirms prison terms for six others in killing of Ahmed Rajib Haider.

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Bangladesh Executes HuJI Militant Chief, 2 Aides 2017-04-12

Mufti Abdul Hannan fought the Soviets in Afghanistan before establishing the militant group back home.

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Bangladesh: From Many Religions, One Call to Eliminate Violence 2016-04-28

Attendees at country’s first-ever forum on religious harmony seek to prolong inter-faith dialogue.

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Bangladeshi PM Seeks Trials Against Newspaper Editors 2016-02-22

Editors of the country’s two largest papers are facing dozens of defamation cases.

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Bangladesh PM’s Moves Toward Powerful Muslim Group Raises Eyebrows 2017-04-21

Sheikh Hasina is trying to win votes ahead of elections in 2019, critics say.

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Bangladesh PM Promises Harsh Punishment for Student’s Killers 2019-10-09

Suspects who allegedly beat Abrar Fahad to death are aligned with Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League.

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Bangladesh PM: China’s Leaders Promise Help over Rohingya Repatriation 2019-07-08

Sheikh Hasina rejects U.S. lawmaker’s proposal for Dhaka to annex Myanmar’s Rakhine State.

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Bangladesh: Hasina Trip to China Expected to Focus on Economy, Rohingya 2019-06-26

The visit comes as police and power company officials investigate a deadly fight at construction site.

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India: 7 Killed in Attack by Suspected Separatists in Kashmir 2017-05-01

Five policemen and two bank guards accompanying a cash van are among the dead.

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Bangladesh Seeks Information about Possible North Korea Link to Cyber Heist 2017-03-24

CID, U.S. agencies continue probe over $81 million illegally transferred from central bank.

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Helicopter Wreckage Found in Nepal; All Aboard Presumed Dead 2015-05-15

The U.S. Marine UH-1Y was carrying six Americans and two Nepalese.

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