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Bangladesh: Court Upholds Islamist’s Death Sentence

Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid to hang for crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan.

A key member of the political opposition pulls out in a dispute with an Islamic ally.

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

Thousands Flee as Mount Sinabung Erupts in Indonesia

Authorities issue highest-level alert for North Sumatra volcano.

Jats oppose the construction of a mosque next to a Hindu temple.

Meanwhile, the Australian prime minister refuses to confirm or deny that a navy ship paid money to a crew of people smugglers.

Defendant describes clandestine boat journey from Malaysia to Indonesia.

Australia hosts a summit on combatting the threat posed by the Islamic State and other extremist groups.

Initial probe shows no link between Thai Muslims students and extremist groups in Thailand or elsewhere, Thai officials say.

Swiss food giant and beverage giant Nestlé is a battling an Indian government recall on its money-making two-minute noodle line.

Families have lived in low-cost hotels in Medan for years – and not one has been granted asylum in a third country.

Extremists are calling on Rohingya to take up arms, but members of the ethnic group are showing no interest.

It will be hard to curb insurgency unless the Indian government rescinds the emergency law, activist Irom Sharmila tells BenarNews.

Six Mideast-bound jihadists from Malaysia and Australia have transited through Thailand, an official says.

Breaking Barriers On The Pitch

In Indonesia, girls are passionate about the Beautiful Game.

The new unit incorporates the best from the military’s three branches.

Earlier this year, Maoist insurgents killed 19 policemen in two attacks in neighboring Chhattisgarh.

Seventy-one bodies were found at one site and 35 at another location on Malaysia’s border with Thailand.

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

But the Teesta River water-sharing issue remains a major obstacle in bilateral relations, analysts say.

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

The development follows the arrests of four suspected militants and deployment of police to guard mobile transmission towers in sensitive areas.

Wayang, a centuries-old art form, predates Islam in Indonesia.

The two countries are set to sign a landmark agreement during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming trip to Dhaka.

The attack was the result of poor intelligence and a lack of coordination among security agencies, one observer says.

Army Lt. Gen. Manas Kongpaen is one of 84 suspects named in a police investigation into human trafficking, but 32 remain at-large.

Elsewhere in the restive Deep South, eight soldiers are injured in a bombing.

A little-known militant outfit, Lashkar-e-Islam, is wreaking havoc in Jammu & Kashmir.

The law, in force in Tripura for 18 years, allowed warrantless arrests.

Many have been identified as citizens of Bangladesh and will be sent back, government officials say.