April 13, 2018 BenarNews By Jhumur Deb A British Rohingya man has been charged with helping the al-Qaeda extremist group build its base in the Indian sub-continent, according to a charge sheet drawn up by India’s top counter terror agency. Suspect Samiun Rahman, 28, fought for al-Qaeda in Syria, then travelled to Bangladesh and
READ MOREBy BenarNews 2/4/2018 By Amin Masoodi At least 14 people, including 11 suspected militants and three soldiers, were killed in ferocious fighting in Indian Kashmir on Sunday during the largest single-day counter-militancy operation mounted in the disputed region in years, officials said. Four civilians were also killed in anti-India protests that broke out across the
READ MOREKamran Reza Chowdhury Dhaka 2018-02-14 Supporters and leaders of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party hold a hunger strike in front of the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka to demand the release of party chief Khaleda Zia from prison, Feb. 14, 2018. BenarNews The imprisonment of Bangladeshi opposition leader Khaleda Zia has unified factions within her
READ MOREAmin Masoodi Srinagar, India 2018-02-13 Senior army and Central Reserve Police Force officers carry the coffin of a CRPF member who was killed in an attack by suspected LeT militants, at CRPF headquarters in Srinagar, Feb. 13, 2018. Sheikh Mashooq/BenarNews A war of words between archrivals Pakistan and India escalated Tuesday as security forces
READ MOREBenarNews staff Washington 2018-02-16 Myanmar’s military chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, speaks during a ceasefire agreement with two ethnic rebel groups at the Myanmar International Convention Center in Naypyidaw, Feb. 13, 2018. AP Thailand on Friday defended its decision to award the chief of Myanmar’s armed forces a royal decoration, despite allegations
READ MOREFebruary 3, 2018 BenarNews By BenarNews By Paritosh Kanti Paul Bangladeshi militants were behind a bomb-blast last month at a Buddhist pilgrimage site in northeastern Bihar state while Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, was visiting the area, in a plot to avenge violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, Indian police said Friday. Two suspected
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