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Workers in Dhaka construct an elevated expressway, a project implemented by Chinese company Sinohydro, July 7, 2020.

Amid Pandemic, Bangladesh Asks China to Fund Additional Projects

Dhaka named nine projects including many linked to One Belt, One Road, analysts say.

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Rights Group Calls for Bangladesh to Dump Digital Security Act

The statement comes as journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol, others are locked up over social media posts.
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Myanmar Army Says it Has Convicted 3 Troops For 2017 Massacre of Rohingya

A report on a secret court-martial reveals few details on the convictions in the Gu Dar Pyin village killings.
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Bangladesh Moves Up in US Report on Human Trafficking

The Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia see no change in their status from 2019.
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Rohingya Refugee Children Fear Death from COVID-19, Survey Finds

Save the Children interviewed 223 kids at camps in southeastern Bangladesh about the coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19 Cases in Bangladesh Top 100,000

The coronavirus could remain for years, the country’s health director predicts.
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Bangladeshi Militants Take Advantage of COVID-19 Pandemic

Ansar Al Islam and other groups go online to spread their extremist doctrine, police say.
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Army of Nurses Helps Fight COVID-19 in Bangladesh

Bangladesh police turn to yoga to boost health during pandemic

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