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Bangladeshi Govt Misses Court-Ordered Deadline over Photographer’s Detention0
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- October 16, 2018
By Kamran Reza Chowdhury on Oct 16, 2018 04:55 pm Bangladesh’s government has not observed a one-week deadline imposed by a court to explain why it is holding photographer Shahidul Alam indefinitely without bail. The High Court issued the deadline on Oct. 7 when attorneys for Alam presented his fifth formal bail request. The
READ MOREBangladesh’s BNP, Partner Parties Link Up with New Opposition Front0
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- October 15, 2018
Kamran Reza Chowdhury Dhaka 2018-10-15 Kamal Hossain (center, in front of microphones), head of the National Unity Front, answers questions about the alliance’s new partnership with the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, during a news conference in Dhaka, Oct. 13, 2018. BenarNews The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its coalition partners have joined forces with
READ MOREBangladesh Project to House Rohingya on Flood-Prone Isle Ready for Opening0
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- October 12, 2018
By Kamran Reza Chowdhury on Oct 12, 2018 Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this month will open a refugee housing complex on a flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal, with officials saying it is ready to accommodate 25,000 Rohingya from Myanmar who are sheltering in southeastern Bangladesh. The government says it plans to relocate
READ MORERights Groups Raise Concerns as India Starts Steps to Deport Rohingya0
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- October 12, 2018
By Jaishree Balasubramanian on Oct 12, 2018 05:14 pm India has started taking biometric data from Rohingya Muslims, officials said Friday, raising concerns from rights activists who warned that the move could lead to the deportation of thousands of refugees who fled a brutal military crackdown in Myanmar. Many Rohingya who hold identity cards issued by
READ MORE11 Uyghurs Fly to Turkey after Malaysia Drops Immigration Charges0
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- October 12, 2018
By Hadi Azmi on Oct 11, 2018 The Malaysian government sent 11 Uyghur refugees from China’s Xinjiang province to Turkey after dropping immigration charges against them in defiance of a request by Beijing that they be returned there, their attorney said Thursday. The move came after a Kuala Lumpur Court granted a request by prosecutors
READ MORESecurity Forces Kill PhD Student-Turned-Militant Leader in Indian Kashmir0
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- October 11, 2018
By Peerzada Mohammad Amin on Oct 11, 2018 A former PhD student who became a militant leader in Indian Kashmir was shot dead with an aide during a gunfight with security forces on Thursday, while scores of anti-India protesters were injured in clashes that followed the killings, police said. Manan Bashir Wani, 27, who
READ MOREBangladesh Court Delays Bail Decision on Photographer; President Signs Digital Security Act0
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- October 8, 2018
By Sharif Khiam on Oct 08, 2018 03:55 pm Bangladesh’s High Court has given the government one week to present its case explaining why famed photographer Shahidul Alam, who has been locked up since Aug. 5 for allegedly violating online defamation laws, should not be released on bail. The High Court issued the ruling on
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New Delhi Signs $5 Billion Air Defense Deal with Moscow0
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- October 6, 2018
By Jaishree Balasubramanian on Oct 05, 2018 02:18 pm India inked a military deal on Friday worth U.S. $5 billon to buy S-400 missiles from Russia, disregarding American warnings about arms purchases from Moscow. The missile deal and several other agreements were concluded after wide-ranging talks in New Delhi between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
READ MOREAfter 2 Months Behind Bars, Bangladeshi Photographer Awaits Bail Decision0
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- October 6, 2018
By Prapti Rahman on Oct 05, 2018 A High Court panel is scheduled on Sunday to hear a fifth bail request for noted photographer Shahidul Alam since his arrest and jailing two months ago for allegedly violating Bangladesh’s online defamation laws. Alam was arrested on Aug. 5 after he posted Facebook updates and gave an
READ MOREIndia Prepares to Return 7 Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar0
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- October 4, 2018
By Jhumur Deb on Oct 03, 2018 Indian authorities on Wednesday put seven Rohingyas on a heavily guarded bus to travel more than 300 kms (186 miles) to the border with Myanmar where they are to be deported as New Delhi toughens its stand on illegal immigrants. The seven have been in a prison
READ MOREBangladeshi Government, Journalists to Discuss Digital Security Act0
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- September 27, 2018
Kamran Reza Chowdhury Dhaka 2018-09-27 Activists hold signs and a banner during a demonstration against the Bangladeshi government’s proposed Digital Security Act, in Dhaka, Feb. 2, 2018. AFP Journalists on Thursday called off their plan to form a human chain to protest the recently passed Digital Security Act after a government official invited them
READ MOREIndia: Thousands in Assam Refile Documents to Prove Citizenship0
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- September 25, 2018
India: Thousands in Assam Refile Documents to Prove Citizenship Jhumur Deb Guwahati, India 2018-09-25 Assam residents whose names were excluded from the National Register of Citizens submit documents for the National Register of Citizens on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, Aug. 13, 2018. AP Thousands began refiling documents in northeastern India’s Assam state Tuesday to
READ MOREBangladesh: Chief Justice Ousted after Resisting PM’s Demands, Memoir Says0
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- September 20, 2018
Pulack Ghatack Dhaka 2018-09-20 Surendra Kumar Sinha, Bangladesh’s former chief justice, talks with reporters in front of his home before leaving for Australia, Oct. 13, 2017. Monirul Alam/BenarNews Bangladesh’s former Supreme Court chief justice was forced to leave the country and resign after refusing requests by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other senior government officials
READ MOREIndia: Efforts Begin in West Bengal to Update National Register of Citizens0
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- September 19, 2018
Jaishree Balasubramanian New Delhi 2018-09-18 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrives at Parliament House in New Delhi, Aug. 1, 2018. India’s Hindu nationalist BJP government has launched a campaign in West Bengal to elicit support for its plan to draw up a citizens list to identify millions of migrants who, it claims, do not belong
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