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  • Bangladeshi Worker Arrested in Malaysia Spoke Up for Others, Supporters Say0

    By Nisha David, Kamran Reza Chowdhury and John Bechtel on Aug 07, 2020  A Bangladeshi man interviewed in a media report about the plight of migrants in Malaysia during the pandemic has been detained and faces deportation, in what critics see as a double blow to press freedom and freedom of speech in the country.

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  • Bangladeshi Army, Police Chiefs Address Press Together on Major’s Killing0

    By Sunil Barua and Kamran Reza Chowdhury on Aug 05, 2020  Updated at 4:05 p.m. ET on 2020-08-06 At an unprecedented joint news conference Wednesday, the chiefs of Bangladesh’s army and police sought to allay concerns about a rift between their organizations after policemen last week shot dead a retired army officer who was a

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  • US Calls on Bangladesh to Ensure Media Freedom during Pandemic0

    Pulack Ghatack Dhaka    20 July 2020 A rights activist in Dhaka holds a sign calling for the release of people arrested under the Digital Security Act, May 30, 2020. BenarNews Bangladesh should ensure a free and independent media during the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. State Department said Monday, underlining threats to democratic norms and

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  • Bangladesh Moves Up in US Report on Human Trafficking0

    By BenarNews staff on Jun 25, 2020 Despite reports of Rohingya refugees being exploited in camps in and around Cox’s Bazar, the U.S. State Department upgraded Bangladesh’s rating on Thursday as it released its annual report gauging how countries worldwide are performing in combating human trafficking. While Bangladesh moved up to Tier 2 from the

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  • US Praises Asian Partners for Helping Defeat, Degrade Terror Organizations0

    By BenarNews staff on Jun 24, 2020 South and Southeast Asian nations were among international partners that the U.S. State Department praised Wednesday for efforts last year to help counter threats from Islamic State (IS), al-Qaeda and other militant groups as it released its annual terrorism report. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke specifically about

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  • China Coast Guard Increases Presence at Scarborough Shoal0

    By Drake Long on May 05, 2020 The China Coast Guard deployed three ships to the Scarborough Shoal on Tuesday, days after China announced a ban on fishing there and at other disputed parts of the South China Sea, ship-tracking software shows. Scarborough Shoal is contested by China and the Philippines. While it is not

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  • Bangladesh: Tens of Thousands Back to Work Despite COVID-19 Fears0

    By Jesmin Papri on Apr 27, 2020 Tens of thousands of Bangladeshi employees have returned to work, officials and leaders of garment factory associations said Monday, despite concerns from labor leaders over workers’ safety, weeks after the government imposed a nationwide shutdown over the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19, which has infected more than three million people

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  • COVID-19 Cases Soar in Bangladesh; Thousands Defy Lockdown to Attend Imam’s Funeral0

    By Kamran Reza Chowdhury on Apr 20, 2020 Bangladesh on Monday reported 492 new COVID-19 cases – the biggest daily jump in confirmed infections – as government officials urged people to stay indoors after tens of thousands defied a stay-at-home order to attend an Islamic leader’s funeral on Saturday. Ten more coronavirus deaths were also

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  • Bangladesh Coast Guard Rescues Hundreds of ‘Starving’ Rohingya0

    By Abdur Rahman and Jesmin Papri on Apr 16, 2020 Hundreds of “starving” Rohingya men, women and children were brought ashore in Bangladesh after a nearly two-month failed journey to Malaysia during which dozens died and were thrown overboard, officials and survivors said Thursday. The Bangladesh Coast Guard said it had rescued 396 Rohingya refugees

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  • Three ASEAN States Push Back on Beijing in South China Sea0

    By Drake Long on Apr 15, 2020 In an unusual show of unity against China, Southeast Asian nations have been pushing back on Beijing’s sweeping assertion of sovereignty over the South China Sea amid dissatisfaction over its stance in negotiations for a Code of Conduct, analysts say. Last week, China faced criticism from several quarters over

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  • Bangladesh’s PM Bumps Up COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Program by $8 bn0

    By Kamran Reza Chowdhury on Apr 05, 2020 2020-04-05 Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday unveiled nearly U.S. $8 billion in additional financial aid to stimulate the nation’s economy and help people make ends meet during the coronavirus pandemic, whose knock-on effects have battered key industries here. The whopping sum of new measures brings

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  • Bangladesh Faces Stark Shortage of Ventilators to Fight COVID-19, NGO Says0

    By BenarNews staff on Apr 06, 2020 2020-04-06 Hospitals across Bangladesh have fewer than 1,500 ventilators, the health minister said Monday, after rights group Save The Children pointed to a severe nationwide shortage of the machines amid the coronavirus outbreak. The number of ventilators in Bangladeshi hospitals or in the pipeline would average out to

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  • Bangladesh Govt Acknowledges Blocking BenarNews Websites0

    By BenarNews staff on Apr 03, 2020 Updated at 5:10 p.m. ET on 2020-04-03 Bangladesh authorities indicated Friday that they had blocked BenarNews, nearly two days after the online portal became inaccessible in the South Asian country, amid what is believed to be a crackdown on criticism of the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Rights Group Blasts Bangladesh for Targeting Doctors, Others over COVID-190

    By Kamran Reza Chowdhury on Apr 01, 2020 Bangladeshi authorities have arrested at least a dozen people suspected of spreading “false rumors” about the coronavirus pandemic, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday in calling on the government to stop targeting doctors and others who have raised concerns about its handling of the outbreak. Meanwhile, health authorities

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