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International organizations have criticized the plan, saying Bhashan Char is vulnerable to cyclones and not inhabitable.

Dhaka broke its promise not to relocate refugees until humanitarian experts approved the move, Human Rights Watch says.

A first batch of refugees leaves for Bashan Char Island.

An ex-Bangladesh Water Development Board official says diversion of river’s waters could have disastrous consequences downstream.

Government will pay $240 million for power the plant generates over 20 years.

The bridge on the Padma River is expected to open for vehicular traffic in a year, officials say,

Washington urges Dhaka to allow United Nations to determine if island is habitable before relocation.

Don’s Team and CRAF members are accused of targeting activists, journalists and minorities.

At virtual summit, Sheikh Hasina also tells Narendra Modi of Dhaka’s interest in joining three-nation highway project.

The killing was premeditated and planned by a policeman involved in drug smuggling, charge sheet says.

United Nations says government still considering its request to assess conditions on Bhashan Char.

Yet, government says, it’s “ready to facilitate” United Nations in assessing livability of island where refugees are being relocated.

Separately, Malaysia detained 35 Rohingya who illegally entered from Indonesia, police say.

This could lead to a rise in infant and maternal mortality, health experts say.

The man arrested at a Texas airport in 2018 had smuggled 14 Bangladeshis across the U.S.-Mexico border.

This depends on the country’s drugs regulator authorizing emergency use of Sinovac Biotech’s vaccine.

The suspects killed in South Sulawesi had sent money to Indonesians who bombed a southern Philippine church two years ago.

Papuan rebels claim responsibility for attacks on aircraft in Intan Jaya and Mimika regencies.

“It’s still raw after all of these years later,” Australia’s prime minister says about the release of Abu Bakar Bashir.

A search is under way for the missing plane, Sriwijaya Air flight 182, in waters around the Thousand Islands off Jakarta.

The company also expects delivery delays after it suspended operations at 28 plants due to a huge coronavirus outbreak.

Muhyiddin Yassin is not entirely in the clear as his government tries to push through first bill.

Six factories are being investigated after raids uncovered cramped, uncomfortable accommodations for laborers.

Indian Islamic cleric and Rohingya leader transferred $200,000 from Kuala Lumpur, Indian reports say, citing intelligence sources.

A margin of three votes gave the unelected prime minister his first legislative win.

The RM 9 billion contract awarded to a local shipbuilder has been plagued with delays.

No damage done, but cyberattack attempts are ongoing, military chief says.

Investigation into Sime Darby Plantation Berhad found 11 indicators of forced labor, U.S. customs agency says.

Washington should have given company chance to disprove forced labor allegations, minister says.

But under a bilateral agreement, neither side can reveal how much Singapore will be compensated.