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India: Efforts Begin in West Bengal to Update National Register of Citizens 2018-09-18

List will not be used to deport people to Bangladesh, state’s chief minister vows.

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India: 4 Million Left Off Assam Citizens List 2018-07-30

Critics say the effort to update the list is aimed at eliminating minorities and Muslims.

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Bangladesh Rejects Domestic Calls to Grant Citizenship to Woman who Joined IS 2020-02-11

Born in Britain to Bangladeshi parents, Shamima Begum became radicalized and went to Syria when she was 15.

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Bangladesh: Opposition Pulls Out of City Polls, Citing Heavy Vote-Rigging 2015-04-28

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party also accuses the ruling Awami League of intimidating voters and candidates.

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India: 4 Civilians Killed By Police in Kashmir 2016-04-13

Protests erupted over allegations that a soldier tried to molest a schoolgirl.

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Bangladesh Disputes Comments by US Intelligence Head 2016-02-10

A minister and government spokesman rejects a statement by James R. Clapper.

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Bangladesh: Condemned HuJI Militants ‘Hint’ at Clemency Bid 2017-03-22

The group’s leader and two associates are facing execution over convictions on terror-related charges.

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India: West Bengal Police Make Arrests After Kolkata Overpass Collapse 2016-04-01

The construction firm has been charged with culpable homicide in the deadly disaster.

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‘Too Much Democracy’ Remark Stirs Debate in Bangladesh 2015-05-28

Unalloyed democracy is in the Bangladeshi people’s DNA, analysts say.

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Bangladesh: Suspected Islamists Kill Policeman 2015-11-04

Officer’s slaying is tied to killings of bloggers, foreigners and a publisher, minister says.

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Coronavirus Affects China-backed Projects in Bangladesh 2020-02-13

Thousands of Chinese who work on those projects are stuck in China because of related travel restrictions.

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Government Corruption Endemic in Bangladesh: Report 2016-06-29

People paid 88.2 million taka (U.S. $1.1 billion) in bribes to officials last year, Transparency International Bangladesh says.

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US Names India, Philippines Among Countries Most Hit by Terrorists in 2017 2018-09-19

State Department’s annual report assesses counter-terrorism trends worldwide.

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Bangladesh Supreme Court Orders Police to Change Arrest Practices 2016-05-24

All arresting officers must carry warrants and identify themselves, the justices rule.

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Bangladesh Court Upholds Death Sentences for Three HuJI Militants 2016-02-11

Trio was convicted for an attack on Britain’s envoy that left three people dead.

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Bangladesh Journalists Protest Order Limiting Courtroom Reporting 2019-05-17

Chief justice issued circular after media outlets aired news over an “abnormal order.”

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Bangladesh Cracks Down on Fake COVID Tests as Italy Turns Away its Nationals 2020-07-08

Police close hospitals, arrest staff for allegedly issuing false coronavirus test results.

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COVID-19 Cases in Bangladesh Top 100,000 2020-06-18

The coronavirus could remain for years, the country’s health director predicts.

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Bangladeshi Militants Take Advantage of COVID-19 Pandemic 2020-06-18

Ansar Al Islam and other groups go online to spread their extremist doctrine, police say.

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Bangladesh Official: Some Patients Denied COVID-19 Treatment 2020-03-18

Nation records its first coronavirus death as the number of cases increases to 14.

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First Rohingya Refugee in Bangladesh Tests Positive for COVID-19 2020-05-14

The infected person is a resident of the world largest refugee camp, officials said.

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As Shutdown Nears Ends, Bangladesh COVID-19 Cases Spike 2020-05-29

The country records more than 4,500 new infections over the last two days.

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India: Cow Vigilantes Allegedly Kill 2 Muslim Teens 2017-08-28

West Bengal investigators seek to identify mob that attacked Anwar Hussain and Hafizul Sheikh.

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Bangladesh Ends Controversial Criminal Roundup 2016-06-17

Week-long effort led to arrests of 194 militants among 11,000 criminals, authorities claim.

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Bangladesh: Nearly 8,200 Arrested in Nationwide Sweeps 2016-06-13

Close to 120 militants are taken in as part of anti-crime, anti-militant operation, police say.

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Bangladesh Questions Nepal Report on 2018 Plane Crash 2019-01-28

Nepalese committee blames pilot error while Bangladesh aviation official says air traffic controllers made mistakes.

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Citing Security Concerns, Australian Cricket Team Calls Off Bangladesh Tour 2015-10-01

Indefinite postponement comes amid warnings of terror threats and after an Italian’s murder in Dhaka.

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Bangladesh Plans to Boost Number of Courts Dealing with Cybercrimes 2016-01-21

Seventy percent of the victims of cybercrimes in Bangladesh are women and girls.

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Bangladesh Looks to Strengthen Cyber Security 2016-01-12

Officials consider amending ICT Act of 2006 and creating Digital Security Bill of 2016.

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Cyclone Adds to COVID-19 Anxiety in Bangladesh 2020-05-19

Nation has doubled the number of cyclone shelters to allow evacuees to maintain social distance, official says.

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