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Bangladesh Embarks on Building 560 Mosques with Saudi Financial Aid 2017-04-28

Government approves $1 billion project to construct spiritual centers in each town.

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Militant Blows Himself Up in Dhaka Hotel: Bangladesh Police 2017-08-15

Suspect planned to target crowd commemorating anniversary of assassination of country’s founding president, officials say.

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Bangladesh: Students Started an Enduring Movement Even as Street Protests End 2018-08-08

Thousands gathered to push for stricter laws after two students were killed by a bus.

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NGO: Myanmar Violence Killed At Least 6,700 Rohingya 2017-12-14

Many victims were shot and others were burned in homes during first month of a military crackdown, starting in late August, MSF reports.

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Bangladesh: Islamist Leader Loses Appeal, Execution Appears Imminent 2015-06-16

Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, a former government minister, can seek a presidential pardon but is unlikely to do so.

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India: Special Court Convicts 12 in ’06 Mumbai Bombings 2015-09-11

The coordinated blasts that targeted commuter trains marked India’s second deadliest terrorist attack.

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India: Court Sentences Five to Death For ’06 Mumbai Bombings 2015-09-30

Seven others get life sentences.

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Paris Attack Evokes Haunting Memories in Mumbai 2015-11-16

Experts believe 2008 attacks created blueprint for international terrorism.

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2 Indians Sentenced to Death for Mumbai Bombings in 1993 2017-09-07

Two others face life in prison for deadliest terror attack on Indian soil.

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Hindu Tailor Latest Victim of Machete Attacks in Bangladesh 2016-04-30

The United States has offered help in investigating recent attacks by suspected militants.

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Lynching of Muslims Sparks Anger in India 2016-03-21

Two cow herders were found hanged from a tree in Jharkhand.

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India: Woman Challenges Muslim Divorce Practice in Court 2016-04-27

Shayara Bano seeks ban on ‘triple talaq’ after her husband divorced her.

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Indian Women Ask PM to Change Muslim Personal Law 2015-12-02

A group seeks to end unilateral oral divorce, polygamy and temporary marriage contracts for Muslim women.

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India: Muslims Protest Hindu Activist’s Slur 2015-12-15

The practice of political parties in taking jabs at one another by targeting people’s religious sentiment is bad form, analysts say.

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In India, Muslim Minority Complains of Rampant Discrimination 2015-06-05

The case of a job applicant being told “we only hire non-Muslims” has stirred debate.

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India: Hindu Nationalists Stoke Fears of Muslim Population Growth 2015-09-01

Hindu numbers have dipped slightly while Muslim numbers have grown by 0.8 percent.

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Bangladesh Court Confirms Death Sentences for Soldiers in 2009 Mutiny 2017-11-27

Mutinous Bangladesh Rifles members killed 74 people, including 57 army officers.

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Visit to Myanmar’s Maungdaw Township Postponed For Diplomats, UN Officials 2017-09-28

Postponement comes as Security Council briefed about violence in Myanmar.

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Myanmar to Send Diplomatic Team to Bangladesh to Discuss Rohingya Refugees 2017-01-05

Planned December trip was postponed for security reasons.

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Nearly 70 Killed by Myanmar Security Forces to Date in Rakhine State 2016-11-15

Seven soldiers, including a military unit commander, were also killed along with 10 police officers.

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Prominent Myanmar Rights Lawyer Killed by Gunman at Yangon Airport 2017-01-30

Ko Ni was outspoken critic of anti-Muslim attitudes.

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Myanmar Diplomats to Begin Talks with Bangladesh over Rohingya Refugees 2017-01-10

Teams will meet through Friday to discuss relations, displaced persons.

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‘We Needed More Time to Verify People’: Myanmar’s Win Myat Aye 2018-04-06

Government official plans trip to Bangladesh later this month.

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European Union Calls on UN For International Probe of Rakhine Violence in Myanmar 2017-03-17

Myanmar government advisory commission issues its own interim report.

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Insurgent Attacks Were Meant to Block Rakhine Recommendations, Myanmar Says 2017-09-12

ARSA rebels attacked Myanmar police posts the day after a commission led by Kofi Annan published its report on Rakhine.

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Aung San Suu Kyi Addresses Diplomats on Rakhine State Crisis 2017-09-19

The state counselor doesn’t acknowledge the violence that Rohingya Muslims have endured at the hands of Myanmar’s military.

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Mass Graves of Slain Hindus Found in Myanmar’s Maungdaw Township 2017-09-25

Muslim militants arrested and killed about 100 residents from Kha Maung Seik village tract, community leader says.

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Rohingya Militant Group Ends Temporary Cease-fire in Myanmar’s Northern Rakhine 2017-10-09

Myanmar military rejects overture to discuss the further cessation of offensives for humanitarian purposes.

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Myanmar Pledges to Crack Down on Muslim Militant Group 2017-10-10

An official says the government expects the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army to strike again.

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Myanmar to Begin Taking Back Rohingya Refugees from Bangladesh in January: Minister 2017-12-13

Last month, Bangladesh and Myanmar signed an agreement for the voluntary repatriation of Rohingya Muslims who had fled violence in Rakhine state.

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