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Bangladesh ramps up border vigilance as thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar

Bangladesh has ramped up vigilance at its border with Myanmar, with at least 18,000 Rohingya Muslims crossing over in recent months to escape escalating violence in

Bangladesh ramps up border vigilance as thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar
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Bangladesh calls for faster resettlement process for Rohingya

The head of Bangladesh's interim government, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, on Sunday called for a fast-tracked third-country resettlement of Rohingya

Bangladesh calls for faster resettlement process for Rohingya
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Bangladeshi students rally to mark one month since Hasina's fall

Thousands of students rallied in Bangladesh on Thursday to mark the one-month anniversary of the fall of long-serving former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after deadly

Bangladeshi students rally to mark one month since Hasina's fall
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Thousands of Rohingya flee to Bangladesh from violence in Myanmar, official says

Around 8,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh in recent months, escaping escalating violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine state, according to Bangladeshi

Thousands of Rohingya flee to Bangladesh from violence in Myanmar, official says
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Bangladesh floods leave 71 dead, fears of waterborne disease rise

The death toll from floods in Bangladesh rose to 71 on Tuesday with millions of people still stranded in devastated areas and increasing concern about outbreaks of

Bangladesh floods leave 71 dead, fears of waterborne disease rise
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Fears of waterborne disease rise in Bangladesh as floods recede slowly

Authorities in Bangladesh are bracing for the spread of waterborne diseases and racing to get drinking water to people after devastating floods last week that left at

Fears of waterborne disease rise in Bangladesh as floods recede slowly
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UN to send mission to Bangladesh to probe human rights violations

The United Nations Human Rights Office on Friday said it will dispatch a fact-finding mission to Bangladesh, as requested by the interim government, to investigate

UN to send mission to Bangladesh to probe human rights violations
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Bangladesh floods leave 23 dead, 5.7 million people affected

The death toll from devastating floods caused by relentless monsoon rain and overflowing rivers in Bangladesh has risen to 23, with around 1.24 million families stranded

Bangladesh floods leave 23 dead, 5.7 million people affected
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Twenty dead, 5 million affected in Bangladesh floods

At least 20 people have died and more than 5.2 million have been affected in Bangladesh by floods caused by relentless monsoon rains and overflowing rivers, officials

Twenty dead, 5 million affected in Bangladesh floods
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Rohingya demand end to violence on seventh anniversary of flight from Myanmar

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees rallied in camps in Bangladesh on Sunday on the seventh anniversary of the military crackdown that forced them to flee, demanding

Rohingya demand end to violence on seventh anniversary of flight from Myanmar
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UN team in Bangladesh to discuss modalities of human rights probe

A United Nations team will meet Bangladesh's interim government and other stakeholders from Thursday to discuss the process to investigate alleged human rights

UN team in Bangladesh to discuss modalities of human rights probe
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Bangladesh floods maroon nearly three million people, kill two

Relentless monsoon rains and flooding have stranded nearly three million people in Bangladesh and killed two, submerging vast areas and damaging homes and infrastructure

Bangladesh floods maroon nearly three million people, kill two
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Nobel laureate Yunus takes charge of Bangladesh, hopes to heal strife-torn country

Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus took charge of Bangladesh's caretaker government on Thursday, hoping to help heal the country that was convulsed by weeks of violence,

Nobel laureate Yunus takes charge of Bangladesh, hopes to heal strife-torn country
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Protesters force four Bangladesh cenbank deputies to resign, bank sources say

Four deputy governors of Bangladesh's central bank were forced to resign on Wednesday after about 300-400 officials protested against what they said was corruption by

Protesters force four Bangladesh cenbank deputies to resign, bank sources say
Asia|News

Khaleda Zia, bitterest foe of Sheikh Hasina, freed after Bangladesh PM flees

Bangladesh's first female leader Khaleda Zia was freed from house arrest on Tuesday, a day after her nemesis Sheikh Hasina quit as premier and fled, one more twist to

Khaleda Zia, bitterest foe of Sheikh Hasina, freed after Bangladesh PM flees
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Bangladesh Nobel laureate Yunus named chief adviser of interim government

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus was named chief adviser of Bangladesh's interim government on Tuesday, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and

Bangladesh Nobel laureate Yunus named chief adviser of interim government
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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina flees, army says interim government to be formed

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday after hundreds of people were killed in a crackdown on demonstrations

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina flees, army says interim government to be formed
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At least 91 killed as clashes rock Bangladesh, curfew imposed

At least 91 people were killed and hundreds injured in clashes in Bangladesh on Sunday as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse tens of thousands of

At least 91 killed as clashes rock Bangladesh, curfew imposed
Asia|Crime|News|World

Thousands protest in Bangladesh demanding PM Hasina's resignation

At least 20 people were injured in clashes and police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse crowds as thousands protested in the Bangladeshi capital and other

Thousands protest in Bangladesh demanding PM Hasina's resignation
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Bangladesh restores internet as students call off job-quota protests

Bangladesh said it had restored internet services as conditions return to normal after students called off protests against reforms to job quotas that killed nearly 150

Bangladesh restores internet as students call off job-quota protests
Asia|Technology

Bangladesh factories, banks reopen as curfew is eased after protests taper off

Factories, offices and banks reopened in Bangladesh on Wednesday after a nationwide curfew enforced by the army was eased and relative calm prevailed following days of

Bangladesh factories, banks reopen as curfew is eased after protests taper off
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Thirteen killed in Bangladesh protests over job quotas

Thirteen people were killed as thousands of students armed with sticks and rocks clashed with armed police in Dhaka on Thursday, the worst day of violence so far in

Thirteen killed in Bangladesh protests over job quotas
Education|News|Political

Violence breaks out at Bangladesh anti-quota protests, government orders probe into killings

Police in Bangladesh fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse students protesting against the government's job quota system on Wednesday, a day after violent

Violence breaks out at Bangladesh anti-quota protests, government orders probe into killings
Education|News|Political

Five killed in violent anti-quota protests in Bangladesh

At least five people were killed and scores injured across Bangladesh on Tuesday as young government supporters and police firing tear gas clashed with students

Five killed in violent anti-quota protests in Bangladesh
Environment|News

Flooding in northern Bangladesh displaces 40,000 people, shuts schools

Flooding in Bangladesh has swept away homes and shut schools, displacing tens of thousands of people, the disaster and relief ministry said on Tuesday, and a forecast

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