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UN: Myanmar Forces Used Megaphones to Threaten Rohingya 2017-10-11

“You do not belong here – go to Bangladesh,” Rohingya were ordered, according to interviews with refugees.

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Bangladesh: UN Asks for Nearly $1 Billion to Assist Rohingya, Host Communities 2018-03-16

Request is in addition to $434 million in emergency aid requested in October 2017.

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UN, Bangladesh Sign MoU on Rohingya Repatriation 2018-04-13

But conditions in Myanmar “are not yet conducive for returns to be safe, dignified, and sustainable,” UNHCR says.

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Dhaka Terror Attack: Bangladesh Government Seeks Information on Absent Students 2016-07-11

The Ministry of Education asks schools, universities to track and report on absenteeism.

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India: Uyghur Activist ‘Disappointed’ with Visa Revocation 2016-04-25

Cancellation comes after Beijing protests New Delhi’s move to grant Dolkun Isa permission to attend democracy conference.

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India: Protests Force Exiled Bangladeshi Author to Cancel Vacation 2017-07-31

Taslima Nasrin was turned away from Aurangabad airport in Maharashtra state.

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Bangladesh Faces Stark Shortage of Ventilators to Fight COVID-19, NGO Says 2020-04-06

Health minister says the nation of 165 million people has only about 1,475 ventilators.

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Bangladesh: BNP Leader Faces Verdict in Corruption Case 2018-01-26

A conviction could disqualify former PM Khaleda Zia from the next general election.

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Bangladesh: Human Rights Watch Focuses on Disabled Rohingya 2018-09-26

NGO, government officials discuss aid efforts following video release.

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Mysterious Slayings of Rape Suspects Grip Bangladesh 2019-02-05

Police are investigating killings of three men named in sexual assault complaints.

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Land, Citizenship Await Them in Myanmar, Bangladeshi Tribespeople Told 2018-04-23

Small numbers have migrated because of dire poverty in the southeastern region of Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh: Dhaka Elections Not Fair, Opposition Complains 2020-02-03

Groups allege ruling Awami League cast fake ballots and attacked journalists.

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Bangladesh Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Top Newspaperman 2020-01-16

Matiur Rahman and nine others are wanted for alleged negligence in connection with a teen’s death.

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Bangladesh: Police Recover Rocket Launchers, Assault Weapons from Canal 2017-06-02

Officials made a similar discovery nearly a year ago in Dhaka.

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Bangladesh Confirms Talks with US for Fighter Jets, Combat Helicopters 2019-10-30

U.S. State Department official: Two defense-related agreements would “reaffirm” common interests between Dhaka and Washington.

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Bangladesh: RAB Searches Rohingya Camps After Arresting 2 with Guns 2017-10-30

Hindu refugees describe being held at gunpoint in September by Muslims.

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Bangladesh Blocks Website after it Reported on Controversial Ad 2019-05-22

Journalism groups call for the return of portiboron.com, 53 other sites shuttered by the government.

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Bangladesh Blocks 35 Websites for Criticizing Government 2016-08-05

Sites, including mainstream media outlets, blocked for making “objectionable comments.”

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India: Award-Winning Activist Campaigns for Latrine Cleaners 2016-09-12

Bezwada Wilson’s effort to end manual emptying of human excreta has earned him Asia’s Ramon Magsaysay Award.

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Indian Woman Recruited Neo-JMB Militants, Bangladesh Police Allege 2020-07-17

Suspect Ayesha Jannat Mohona also helped raise fund for the pro-Islamic State faction, officials say.

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India: 3 Men Questioned For Rape, Killing of Dalit Woman 2016-05-03

The attack bears a gruesome similarity to a notorious rape-murder four years ago.

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India: Muslim Clerics Lash Out at Woman for Leading Gender-Mixed Prayers 2018-01-30

Jamida Beevi delivered a sermon before a congregation of men and women in Kerala.

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Bangladesh: Women Being Recruited For Terrorism, Police Say 2016-07-25

Members of militant group radicalized their spouses, officials say.

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Bangladesh: Feminists Urge Women to Attend Boishakh Festivities 2016-04-13

Meanwhile, authorities have increased security around Bengali new year amid criticism from Islamic groups.

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Fistula Afflicts Child Brides in Bangladesh 2019-08-29

A quarter of women who gave birth as children suffer from the post-natal condition, doctors say.

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Bangladeshi Women Launch ‘Resistance Movement’ Against Violence, Rape 2016-10-28

“Boys used to go to girls with flowers; now they go with pistols and machetes”: activist

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India: Court Reverses Ban on Women Entering Mumbai Shrine 2016-08-26

Rights groups hail ruling as a shot in the arm in fight against gender inequality.

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Kashmir Orders Probe Following Separatist Leader’s Inclusion in State-Sponsored Poster 2017-10-12

Image of veiled militant appears with photos of Mother Teresa, Indira Gandhi.

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Domestic Violence Rate in Bangladesh Alarms Ambassadors 2015-12-08

Nine envoys – all women – issue collective statement against gender-based violence.

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Bangladesh Officials Reject Al-Qaeda Claim in LGBT Activist’s Killing 2016-04-26

Spate of killings bring calls for stronger law enforcement efforts.

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