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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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Bangladesh PM’s Son Says Editor Plotted to Kill Him 2016-04-18

U.S. Department of Justice did not comment on claims about probe.

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Gay Rights Activist, Another Man Hacked to Death in Bangladesh 2016-04-25

Xulhaz Mannan was editor of Roopbaan, a publication covering lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.

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Bangladesh: Editor’s Admission of Running Military-Fed Stories Triggers Debate 2016-02-05

Daily Star editor admits to “great mistake” in publishing unsubstantiated allegations against top politicians.

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India Embarks on Educational Push to Protect Youth from Radicalization 2016-01-18

The project, which aims to help Muslim youth find employment, follows a string of detentions of alleged Islamic State sympathizers.

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Four Die in Eid Holiday Attack in Bangladesh 2016-07-07

Two policemen are killed and nine others hurt in second terror attack in six days.

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Violence Dampens Spirit of Eid Holiday in South, Southeast Asia 2016-07-05

Terror attacks in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia mar final days of Ramadan 2016.

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Tensions, Uncertainty Grip Bangladesh on Eve of Polls 2018-12-26

The Dec. 30 election will take place amid a sharply diminished presence of poll monitors.

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Bangladesh to Hold General Election on Dec. 23 2018-11-08

Election Commission rejects opposition’s call to delay vote until February or March 2019.

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Bangladesh: Opposition Leader Blocked from Contesting Upcoming Election 2018-11-28

More than 3,000 candidates have turned in paperwork for 300 parliament seats as nomination period ends.

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Bangladesh: Seven Deaths Mar Union Parishad Polls 2016-03-22

Government officials allowed political party representation for first time.

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Bangladesh’s Newly Elected MPs to be Sworn in Jan. 3 2019-01-02

Opposition alliance has not decided whether it will seat its winning candidates or stay out.

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Bangladesh Election Officials Push Election Back to Dec. 30 2018-11-12

Deferment takes place a day after opposition alliance announced plan to field candidates.

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Protests Shut Down India’s Kashmir Region as Local Elections Near 2018-09-28

Separatists protest killings of five people, order shops to shutter.

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Sheikh Hasina: A Portrait of Power 2018-11-29

“Nobody can hold us back,” Bangladesh’s longest-serving leader declares in seeking a record fourth term.

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Critics Clamor For Repeal of India’s Special Powers Act 2015-06-10

It will be hard to curb insurgency unless the Indian government rescinds the emergency law, activist Irom Sharmila tells BenarNews.

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Rohingya Influx Brings ‘Environmental Catastrophe’: Bangladesh Officials 2017-10-30

Refugees have cut down 1 million trees for firewood and building camps, forest officer says.

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India: Four Members of Banned Group Arrested 2016-02-17

A woman is also taken into custody.

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Indian Police: Suspects Passed Secrets to Pakistan’s ISI 2015-11-30

Indian authorities say they dismantled two Pakistani spy rings.

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Mount Everest Avalanche Survivors Recall Sudden Silence, Grisly Aftermath 2015-04-29

Indian policewoman was among dozens of climbers at base camp when Nepal’s earthquake triggered a “tsunami of snow.”

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Deaths Trail in Wake of Indian Exam Scandal 2015-07-15

At least two dozen people connected to an investigation into widespread cheating have died mysteriously.

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