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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun (left) and Bangladesh Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen speak to reporters at the Padma State Guesthouse in Dhaka, Oct. 15, 2020.

US, Others Announce Donor Conference to Aid Rohingya

Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s foreign minister and a visiting senior American official discuss efforts to aid the refugee group.

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Watchdog Report: Internet Freedom Declined in 2019 in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines

For a seventh straight year, Freedom House rates Thailand as “not free.”
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Bangladesh Cabinet Approves Death Penalty for Rape Convictions

The move follows days of protests against sexual assaults including one posted on social media.
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Ethnic Rakhine in Bangladesh Protest against Myanmar’s ‘Military Aggression’

Community leaders openly expressed support for the Arakan Army rebel group, which Myanmar outlawed as a terrorist organization.
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Rights Group Sees ‘Apartheid’ in Myanmar Holding Rohingya in Camps Since 2012

The Muslims were forced into displacement camps following communal clashes with Buddhists in 2012.
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Bangladesh Moves to Control Outbreak of Gang Violence at Rohingya Camps

At least eight people have been killed since Oct. 1 and hundreds of Rohingya families have fled the camps.
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Covid Surge May Be Linked to ‘Returnees’ from Bangladesh, Myanmar Says

In early days of the pandemic, some Rohingya who snuck into Myanmar tested positive for Covid-19.
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Bangladesh Student: ‘Free My Journalist Father’

Bangladeshi Volunteers Bury ‘Abandoned’ COVID-19 Dead

Army of Nurses Helps Fight COVID-19 in Bangladesh

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