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Bangladesh: Photojournalist Arrested in Blogger’s Murder 2015-06-08

Meanwhile, police in Dhaka say they have arrested nine suspected extremists.

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Bangladesh Court Sentences Two to Die for Murder of Blogger Haider 2015-12-31

The overall convictions of eight defendants are the first among five slayings of secular bloggers since February 2013.

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Bangladesh: Latest Killing of Secular Writer Draws Global Condemnation 2016-04-07

Messages posted on victim’s Facebook page praise the murder.

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Bangladesh PM Condemns Blogger’s Murder 2015-08-10

But members of the country’s secular blogging community don’t feel safe and are trying to flee abroad.

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Bangladesh: Police Arrest Two in Blogger’s Murder 2015-08-14

Both suspects in the slaying of Niladri Chottopaddhya belong to the outlawed group Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), police say.

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Bangladesh Arrests Three More Suspects in Murders of Two Bloggers 2015-09-11

One suspect is the alleged acting chief of Ansarullah Bangla Team, police say.

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Bangladesh Arrests Three More Suspects in Blogger Murders 2015-08-18

One man, identified as a British citizen, is accused of masterminding the killings, while another allegedly took part in the machete attacks.

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Blogger Killings Land Bangladesh on Global Impunity Index 2015-10-09

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls Bangladesh out for failing to punish the killers.

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US Urged to Shelter Bangladeshi Writers in Wake of Blogger Killings 2015-12-22

Writers and publishers who fear for their lives have sought help relocating, activists say.

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For Secular Bangladeshi Writers, ‘Even Dreaming is a Battle Now’ 2017-10-27

Sobak Pakhi left Bangladesh while Ranadipam Basu stayed – both fear for their safety.

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Bangladesh Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Opposition Leader Zia 2016-03-30

Khaleda Zia and 27 other leaders of her party are accused of abetting arson.

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Bangladesh: BNP Official Remanded for 7 Days Over Alleged Israeli Link 2016-05-16

Aslam Chowdhury faces allegations that he sought Israeli aid in toppling the Awami League-led government.

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Bangladeshis Risk Lives in Quest for Better Prospects 2015-05-21

Illegal migration by sea has surged because job seekers find it hard to emigrate legally, one expert says.

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Bodies of 38 Indian Hostages Killed by IS in Iraq Come Home 2018-04-02

Skeletons of construction workers were exhumed in 2017, three years after their abduction in Mosul.

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North Korean H-Bomb Test Alarms Nations in South and Southeast Asia 2016-01-07

Pyongyang’s official news agency calls weapon “H-bomb of justice.”

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Bomber Dies in Blast Near Dhaka’s International Airport: Bangladesh Police 2017-03-24

IS claims responsibility for second bombing near airport in a week.

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New York Jury Finds Bangladesh Man Guilty in Subway Bombing 2018-11-06

Akayed Ullah and three others were injured when he set off improvised explosive device.

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Asian Leaders Show Solidarity with Sri Lanka, Deplore Easter Sunday Attacks 2019-04-22

The 8-year-old grandson of the cousin of Bangladesh’s Prime Minister was killed in Colombo blast.

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Bangladesh Book Fair Sellers Drop Works by Slain Writer 2016-02-02

Writers fear angering militants following year of attacks, one says.

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Bangladesh: Police Vow to Keep Blasphemous Books from Literary Festival 2017-02-02

Move draws criticism from writers and publishers.

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Hague Freedom Book Fair Showcases Works Banned in Bangladesh 2017-02-24

Bangladeshi publisher who survived attack praises symbolism against censorship during four-day literary festival in the Netherlands.

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Bangladesh Court Bans 2 Books, Orders Them Removed from Literary Festival 2020-02-26

Publisher who carried works by author Diarsi Arag says he is being treated as a scapegoat.

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Indo-Bangladesh Border: Clock Ticking Down to Historic Exchange of Enclaves 2015-07-31

At least 50,000 stateless people living in Bangladeshi and Indian pockets along the border will be offered citizenship through a territorial trade.

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Bangladesh Boosts Security on Myanmar Border After Deadly Attacks Along Frontier 2016-10-10

Eight Myanmar border guards died in attacks near the Bangladesh border on Sunday.

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Bangladesh Seals Border after Buddhists Flee Fighting in Myanmar 2019-02-06

About 160 people entered the country over the last three days, officials say.

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Bangladesh: Entire Cox’s Bazar Police Force Transferred after Ex-Army Major’s Killing 2020-09-25

They are to blame also for alleged extrajudicial killings of Rohingya refugees and rising lawlessness, critics say.

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3 Suspects Die in Anti-Terrorist Raid while Bangladesh Prepares for Pope’s Arrival 2017-11-28

Police arrest two suspected members of another extremist group in Dhaka.

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Bangladesh Complains to Myanmar About Border Incident 2016-05-13

Six shells were fired at a Bangladeshi outpost from across the border, Bangladesh says.

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Cross-Border Violence Escalates in Kashmir 2015-07-07

Initiation of a meaningful dialogue between India and Pakistan can only help ease tension along the boundary between them, an analyst says.

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Bangladesh Protests Movement of Myanmar Troops Near its Border 2020-09-14

Officials and residents said they have seen troops on civilian boats and in tents.

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