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Bangladeshi police officers check their mobile phones next to a prison van parked near a Dhaka court, Nov. 27, 2019.

‘Police Beat My Mother to Death,’ Son Alleges as Bangladeshi Minister Orders Probe

Housewife Yasmin Begum was third person to die in police custody in 2020, a human rights group says.

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In Phone Call, Bangladesh Party Makes Direct Appeal for Leader’s Release

Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party is trying a new approach to free Khaleda Zia.
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Bangladeshi Police: No Evidence to Prove Abduction of Christian Rohingya

Abducted man’s wife tells Human Rights Watch that her husband could have been killed.
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Publisher Arrested, Accused of Creating Fake News Sites in Bangladesh

A 2018 police complaint alleged that Noor Mohammad tarnished the government’s image and destabilized the country.
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Coronavirus Affects China-backed Projects in Bangladesh

Thousands of Chinese who work on those projects are stuck in China because of related travel restrictions.
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Bangladesh Rejects Domestic Calls to Grant Citizenship to Woman who Joined IS

Born in Britain to Bangladeshi parents, Shamima Begum became radicalized and went to Syria when she was 15.
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Rohingya Refugees Drown as Boat Capsizes off Bangladesh

Dozens missing, at least 15 bodies recovered after boat sank in Bay of Bengal, survivors and officials told BenarNews.
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Rohingya Refugees on ICJ Ruling: ‘We thank them all’

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