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Villagers in Indonesia’s Aceh province turn away boat carrying 200-plus Rohingya

Villagers in Indonesia’s Aceh province turn away boat carrying 200-plus Rohingya

This happened after two other Rohingya boats landed in Aceh earlier this week.

Bangladeshis to cast ballots on Jan. 7 despite tense climate

Bangladeshis to cast ballots on Jan. 7 despite tense climate

The opposition parties denounced the announcement and called for a two-day strike.

In Bangladesh, dead political activists return to life in ‘ghost’ cases

In Bangladesh, dead political activists return to life in ‘ghost’ cases

Several other people, living abroad or incarcerated, have been embroiled in similar complaints filed with police.

Bangladesh opposition politicians allege police are targeting their family members

Bangladesh opposition politicians allege police are targeting their family members

They also claim some party leaders are victims of “enforced disappearances”

A bus burns during a protest where Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists blocked a highway in Dhaka to demand that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resign, July 29, 2023.

Bangladesh transport workers feel the heat from political opposition’s strikes, blockades

More than 200 buses and other vehicles have been torched in arson attacks coinciding with hartals launched by the BNP.

Bangladesh opposition politicians allege police are targeting their family members

Bangladesh opposition politicians allege police are targeting their family members

They also claim some party leaders are victims of “enforced disappearances”

A Rohingya refugee rests with other new arrivals at a prayer hall in Kulee, Pidie regency, in Indonesia’s Aceh province, Nov. 19, 2023.

Boats carrying 525 Rohingya land in Indonesia’s Aceh region

2023-11-19

One of the people-smuggling boats, with 249 aboard, had been pushed back to sea twice since Nov. 16.

Bangladeshi supporters of the Jatiya Party wear paper hats bearing pictures of political candidates outside a polling station in Dhaka, Dec. 30, 2018.

Awami League ally Jatiya Party wavers on Bangladesh election

2023-11-16

The party cites rigging fears as it refuses to commit to participating in January polls.

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Bangladesh is poised for an election to seal autocratic rule

Bangladesh is poised for an election to seal autocratic rule

Rohingya refugee arrive in Indonesia | Life-changing moment for death-row convicts | Protests against Bangladesh’s elections

Rohingya refugee arrive in Indonesia | Life-changing moment for death-row convicts | Protests against Bangladesh’s elections