Ashamoni (center), the wife of Bangladeshi blogger Niladri Chottopaddhya, sobs at their home in suburban Dhaka following his murder there, Aug. 7, 2015.

Bangladesh Again Denies Al-Qaeda Presence

But AQIS affiliates were linked to slaying of intellectuals and activists between 2013 and 2018.

Rohingya refugees search for belongings they can salvage after a fire destroyed hundreds of houses at Nayapara refugee camp in Teknaf, Bangladesh, Jan. 14, 2021.

Huge Fire Leaves Thousands of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Camp Homeless

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The blaze destroyed at least 550 makeshift shelters at the Nayapara camp in Cox’s Bazar.

Rohingya refugees aboard a Bangladesh Navy ship are relocated to a flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal, Dec. 29, 2020.

Next Myanmar-Bangladesh-China Meeting on Rohingya Repatriation Set for Jan. 19

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Myanmar has been dragging its feet on the return of the hundreds of thousands of refugees, Dhaka says.

Men claiming to be from Bangladesh react from inside a cell at a detention center in Songkhla, Thailand, after a crackdown on human smuggling near the border with Malaysia, Feb. 12, 2014.

Bangladesh National Sentenced in US for Human Smuggling

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The man arrested at a Texas airport in 2018 had smuggled 14 Bangladeshis across the U.S.-Mexico border.

Jannatun Khatun stands with her 2-month-old son in front of their home in Satkhira district, southwestern Bangladesh, Dec. 31, 2020

Many Pregnant Women in Rural Bangladesh Being Refused Healthcare Due to Pandemic

This could lead to a rise in infant and maternal mortality, health experts say.

Children walk alongside a barbed-wire fence being set up around Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Jan. 6, 2021.

Bangladesh: On Track to Complete Barbed-Wire Fence Around Rohingya Camps by mid-2021

Separately, Malaysia detained 35 Rohingya who illegally entered from Indonesia, police say.

Rohingya refugees disembark from a navy ship as they arrive at the Bhashan Char Island in Noakhali district, Bangladesh, Dec. 29, 2020.

UN: Still No Permission from Bangladesh to Access Rohingya Island

Yet, government says, it’s “ready to facilitate” United Nations in assessing livability of island where refugees are being relocated.

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Bangladesh Sends New Batch of Rohingya Refugees to Bay of Bengal Isle

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Traffickers Prey on Rohingya Risking All for New Life

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