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Bangladesh Invites Foreign Observers to Monitor Dec. 30 Election0
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- December 5, 2018
By Kamran Reza Chowdhury on Dec 05, 2018 Bangladesh’s election commission has invited international and local organizations to observe nationwide polls scheduled for Dec. 30 and the U.S. Embassy has confirmed that American teams would be sent to monitor the balloting, officials said Wednesday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is seeking a third straight term through
READ MOREIndian Kashmir Gunbattles Killed 47 People in November, Authorities Say0
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- November 30, 2018
By Mohammad Amin Pirzada on Nov 30, 2018 November marked the bloodiest month to date in 2018 in Indian Kashmir with at least 47 people killed, including 37 militants, as security forces stepped up an offensive in the disputed Himalayan region, police said Friday. Among the suspected rebels killed was Naveed Jat, 22, a top member of
READ MORESheikh Hasina: A Portrait of Power0
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- November 29, 2018
BenarNews staff Washington 2018-11-29 Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives at Buckingham Palace in London, April 19, 2018. AP As Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina aims to secure a fourth term in upcoming general elections, cinemas across Bangladesh are running a soft-touch biopic of her life, depicting her rise from martyr’s daughter to “mother of humanity.”
READ MOREIndian Officials, Rights Groups Express Alarm over Assam Residents’ Suicides0
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- November 27, 2018
By Jhumur Deb on Nov 27, 2018 Nirupama Das’ voice quivered as she spoke about seeking justice for her father. Nirod Baran Das, a respected lawyer, took his own life last month, about three months after relatives said he began talking about the humiliation of being treated as a foreigner in the land where he was
READ MOREBangladesh: Trial Opens for Suspects in Café Terror Attack0
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- November 26, 2018
By Kamran Reza Chowdhury on Nov 26, 2018 The trial of eight men accused of having a role in Bangladesh’s bloodiest terrorist attack – the July 2016 siege of a café in Dhaka’s diplomatic quarter – began on Monday with their indictment before a special court, officials said. An anti-terrorism tribunal brought charges of conspiring
READ MORESpecter of 2014 Polls Violence Haunts Bangladesh0
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- November 21, 2018
By Jesmin Papri and Pulack Ghatack on Nov 21, 2018 3:55 pm Bangladesh is on edge ahead of its next general election in late December, amid fears of a repeat of violence that accompanied nationwide polls five years ago. That election was the most violent in the country’s history, according to one assessment. In the
READ MOREFalse News Websites Hit Bangladesh Ahead of General Election0
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- November 19, 2018
By Sharif Khiam on Nov 19, 2018 Several websites that spread fake content and masquerade as online portals of genuine news organizations have cropped up in Bangladesh in the past few days, alarming media executives who say these could mislead voters ahead of next month’s general election. Imposter versions of popular news sites such as
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Bangladesh Court Grants Photographer Shahidul Alam Bail0
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- November 15, 2018
Kamran Reza Chowdhury Dhaka 2018-11-15 Sara Hossain (left), an attorney representing Shahidul Alam, and Rahnuma Ahmed, the jailed photographer’s wife, greet each other after Bangladesh’s High Court granted him bail, in Dhaka, Nov. 15, 2018. Kamran Reza Chowdhury/BenarNews 2018-11-15 Bangladesh’s High Court on Thursday ordered prominent photojournalist Shahidul Alam freed on bail, but exactly when
READ MOREBangladesh: Rohingya Repatriation Fails amid Protests0
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- November 15, 2018
Sharif Khiam and Abdur Rahman Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh 2018-11-15 Rohingya protest planned repatriation at a refugee camp in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Nov. 15, 2018. Abdur Rahman/BenarNews Bangladesh did not begin planned Rohingya repatriations on Thursday because no refugees agreed to return to Myanmar, while hundreds protested in refugee settlements demanding justice and
READ MORENo Rohingya have Agreed to Return to Myanmar: Bangladesh Official0
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- November 14, 2018
Kamran Reza Chowdhury and Abdur Rahman Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh 2018-11-14 Rohingya Taiyeba Begum, 35, says she took shelter in her relatives’ house in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, with other family members to avoid forced repatriation, Nov. 14, 2018. Reuters No Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have agreed to return to Myanmar under a proposed repatriation
READ MOREBangladesh Opposition: Election Date Meant to Avoid Scrutiny0
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- November 13, 2018
By Jesmin Papri on Nov 13, 2018 Benar News A Bangladeshi opposition coalition on Tuesday slammed the Election Commission’s decision to postpone nationwide polls until Dec. 30, saying the move to hold the vote during the Christian holiday season was a ploy to dodge international scrutiny. Election officials announced on Monday that
READ MOREBangladesh Opposition Vows to Challenge Ruling Party in General Election0
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- November 12, 2018
by Kamran Reza Chowdhury on Nov 11, 2018 Bangladesh’s main opposition party and a group of centrist parties vowed Sunday to participate in the Dec. 23 general election, posing the first electoral challenge to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government in 10 years. Kamal Hossain, leader of the Jatiya Oikya Front (National United Front), made
READ MOREMyanmar Gears up for First Round of Rohingya Repatriations Amid Safety Doubts0
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- November 7, 2018
By Special to BenarNews on Nov 06, 2018 Myanmar is gearing up to take back more than 2,260 Rohingya Muslim and Hindu refugees who fled to Bangladesh during a military crackdown in Rakhine state as its first group of returnees in mid-November under a bilateral repatriation deal made almost a year ago, a foreign ministry
READ MOREIndia Warily Eyes Political Upheaval in Neighboring Sri Lanka0
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- November 5, 2018
By Jaishree Balasubramanian on Nov 02, 2018 Some Indian officials are expressing concern that New Delhi’s strategic projects in Sri Lanka are at risk as a constitutional crisis unfolds in the island-state, giving rival power China an opening to further expand its influence at India’s southern doorstep. Political turmoil erupted in Sri Lanka last
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