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Bangladesh: Hasina Begins Fourth Term as PM 2019-01-07

Longest-serving leader in Bangladesh history is called ‘Iron Lady’ for her authoritarian leadership style.

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India: Government Drafts Bill to Ban Controversial Muslim Divorce Practice 2017-12-15

If approved by parliament, triple talaq would carry a three-year prison sentence.

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Cancelled Talks Cast Shadow Over India-Pakistan Relations 2015-08-24

The collapse of the latest effort to improve relations between the two neighbors could lead to further escalation of violence along their common border, ...

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India, Pakistan Agree to Reschedule Peace Talks 2016-01-14

Decision comes even as Pakistan detains several alleged Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) members, including the outfit’s chief.

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Bangladeshi Minister Dismisses Threats in New IS Publication as ‘Hollow Warning’ 2016-10-06

Islamic State identifies the writer of an article as its fallen leader in Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh: 7 Face Charges in Killing of Italian Aid Worker 2016-06-28

Charged BNP official has fled, police official says.

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Bangladesh Court Indicts Seven in 2015 Killing of Italian Aid Worker 2016-10-25

A trial is under way against an opposition leader and six others.

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Bangladesh: 13 To Be Tried For Deadly Factory Blaze 2015-09-03

The fire at the Tazreen Fashions plant killed 112 garment workers nearly three years ago.

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India: Teachers Join to Fight Drug Menace in Kashmir 2016-05-20

Political instability, unemployment drive Kashmiri youth to rely on banned substances for solace, analysts suggest.

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Bangladesh: Hindu Schoolmaster Did Not Insult Islam, Education Minister Rules 2016-05-19

But an MP refuses to apologize for publicly humiliating educator Shymal Kanti Bhakta.

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Bangladesh: Suspect Charged in Professor’s Killing 2016-05-17

Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh member confessed, three others face charges for sheltering him, police say.

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India: Kashmiri Girl Says Police Coerced Her into False Statement about Attempted Molestation 2016-05-17

Officials are denying the latest allegation in a case contributing to tensions in Kashmir.

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India Catches Suspected Suicide Bomber 2016-02-26

JeM operative Mohammad Sadiq Gujjar, 18, was planning a suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir, police claim.

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India: Teen’s Killing Spurs Kashmir Protest 2017-03-09

Security forces shoot dead three suspected militants in two incidents.

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India: Brutal Rape, Killing of Teen Girl Sparks Outrage 2018-01-16

Several suspects are being questioned but no arrests so far, police say.

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In Counter-Terror Move, Dhaka Police Require Tenant Information from Landlords 2016-03-01

Police say move is needed to prevent militants from using rental units for criminal activity.

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Bangladesh Identifies Financier of Café Attack 2016-09-20

Money for terrorist act came to Bangladesh from the Middle East, officials claim.

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Bangladesh, Malaysia Join Saudi-Led Coalition Against Terrorism 2015-12-15

Indonesia has yet to issue a decision.

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Bangladesh Circulates List of 261 Missing People 2016-07-20

Some may now be linked to militant groups, the Rapid Action Battalion warns.

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Indian Police Arrest Suspected Al-Qaeda Operatives 2015-12-17

India also says it is willing to fight IS under the U.N. flag.

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Singapore Arrests Eight Suspected Extremists from Bangladesh 2016-05-03

The so-called Islamic State in Bangladesh planned to launch attacks back home, Singaporean officials say.

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Indian Police Plan Special Unit to Combat Lone-Wolf Terrorists 2018-01-19

Attacks in Nice, Berlin and London prompted discussion to create the force.

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7 Pakistan Nationals Linked to LeT Named Global Terrorists 2018-04-02

All are officials of the Milli Muslim League, deemed a “political front” for the outfit behind the Mumbai terror attacks.

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Bangladesh: Textbook Changes Violate Secular Rules, Critics Charge 2017-02-17

New books add Islamic writings sought by Hefazat-e-Islam and remove secular works.

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Rohingya Refugees Quietly Mark Third Anniversary of Rakhine Crackdown 2020-08-25

Thousands of refugees in Bangladesh, officials call on Myanmar authorities to allow them to repatriate safely.

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Bangladesh: Islamists Threaten To Kill Former Minister 2015-07-02

Some groups are outraged that Abdul Latif Siddiqui is out on bail, despite being charged for blasphemous speech.

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Bangladesh, Myanmar, China Call for ‘Working Group’ on Rohingya Issue 2019-09-24

Representatives from the three nations meet on sidelines of U.N. General Assembly meetings.

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Kashmir Police, Advocates Differ on Leading Boys Away from Crime 2016-01-01

For more than a year, police have counseled boys to stop throwing stones at officers.

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Bangladeshi Bloggers: Five Killings, No Convictions 2015-08-07

Suspects are seldom nabbed at the scene of the crime – even those committed in broad daylight.

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India: Muslim Student at Hindu School Tops State Exams 2016-06-10

Sarfaraz Hussain scored a staggering 590 out of 600 on Assam state’s board exams.

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