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Returnee migrant workers spark new HIV fear for Bangladesh0
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- December 5, 2019
Fearing social ostracism, many patients keep their infection and treatment secret Stephan Uttom and Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka Bangladesh December 3, 2019 Eight years ago, Masum Billah (not his real name) moved to Saudi Arabia to work as a private car driver. His employment in the oil-rich Persian Gulf nation brought him both fortune and disaster.
READ MOREHard times for Bangladeshi garment workers0
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- December 5, 2019
Factory closures and job losses point to an impending economic disaster as foreign orders dry up Stephan Uttom and Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka Bangladesh December 5, 2019 Until September, Tarik Hasan, a Muslim father of two, was an employee at Angela Fashions, a garment factory in the seaport city of Chittagong in southeastern Bangladesh. This
READ MOREBangladesh battles ‘rising menace’ of mental sickness0
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- November 11, 2019
Health service woefully inadequate as psychological illness afflicts nearly one in seven people Rock Ronald Rozario and Stephan Uttom, Dhaka Bangladesh November 11, 2019 Bangladesh is grappling with a rising number of mentally ill adults and children and has inadequate facilities and medical professionals to cope, according to a new study. About 17 percent of
READ MOREUncertainty over Bangladesh’s Rohingya relocation plan0
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- November 8, 2019
Aid agencies won’t help move refugees to an island they describe as ‘remote, flood-prone and uninhabitable’ ucanews reporter, Dhaka Bangladesh November 8, 2019 Bangladesh’s plan to relocate hundreds of Rohingya refugees to a remote island is in doubt after authorities apparently failed to gain the support of international communities, including the United Nations. Officials in
READ MOREBangladesh under fire for extrajudicial killings0
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- November 7, 2019
Amnesty International report details executions by law enforcers and disappearances during war on drugs ucanews reporters, Dhaka Bangladesh November 6, 2019 A global rights group has slammed Bangladesh for hundreds of extrajudicial executions in the guise of so-called anti-drugs clampdowns last year. In 2018, law enforcers in Bangladesh were involved in 466 extrajudicial killings, a
READ MOREUN alert as fighting intensifies in Myanmar’s Rakhine0
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- October 29, 2019
Civilians caught up in conflict as military launches offensive to rescue soldiers abducted by Arakan Army John Zaw, Mandalay Myanmar October 29, 2019 The United Nations is deeply concerned over stepped-up fighting between Myanmar’s military and Arakan rebels that affects innocent civilians in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres,
READ MOREFresh Rohingya relocation plan divides refugees0
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- October 24, 2019
Bangladesh government revives plan to move volunteers to remote Bhasan Char island Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka Bangladesh October 23, 2019 Bangladesh’s government has refloated a plan to relocate Rohingya refugees to an island in the Bay of Bengal, triggering mixed reactions from refugees. Officials say preparations are underway to start moving refugees from camps in
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Dalit women stuck at bottom of India’s social ladder0
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- October 14, 2019
Dalit women stuck at bottom of India’s social ladder Symposium told that constitutional and legal provisions have done nothing to prevent discrimination Bijay Kumar Minj, New Delhi India October 11, 2019 Dalit women continue to face violence and discrimination in India even though they have been given constitutional rights. Church leaders and activists heard at
READ MOREBangladesh: Violence highlights plight of Bangladesh’s Bihari Muslims0
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- October 11, 2019
Rights campaigners horrified at withdrawal of slum dwellers’ power and water Rock Ronald Rozario and Stephan Uttom, Dhaka Bangladesh October 10, 2019 Hundreds of Urdu-speaking Muslims, popularly called “stranded Pakistanis” or “Biharis”, gathered by a road in the Mohammadpur area of Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. The Biharis were demonstrating on Oct. 5 for the second consecutive
READ MORELynching originated in the Bible, says Hindu leader0
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- October 11, 2019
ucanews reporter, Bhopal India October 10, 2019 Mob attacks are a Western phenomenon, according to the head of a group linked to India’s ruling party. Mob lynching is not part of Indian culture but is a Western phenomenon and examples can even be found in such religious texts as the Bible, claims the head of
READ MOREDark clouds over higher education in Bangladesh0
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- October 8, 2019
Massive irregularities and corruption in top public and private universities are holding students back Stephan Uttom and Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka Bangladesh October 7, 2019 Without warning, Fatema Tuz Zinia was suspended from one of Bangladesh’s premier universities — Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University. The part-time journalist and law student was a
READ MOREIndian celebrities in trouble over mob lynching letter0
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- October 8, 2019
VIPs accused of ‘tarnishing the image of the country and undermining the prime minister’ All Bengal Minority Youth Federation members protest in Kolkata on July 3 about a rise in mob lynching in India. (IANS photo) Bijay Kumar Minj, New Delhi India October 8, 2019 Indian authorities have accepted a complaint against 49 celebrities who wrote
READ MOREBangladesh’s deadly ‘teen gang’ culture0
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- October 2, 2019
Murder of 14-year-old highlights breakdown in society and families Stephan Uttom and Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka Bangladesh October 2, 2019 On Sept. 4, a group of teenagers hacked to death Mohsin Ali, 14, a ninth-grade student from the Mohammadpur area of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka. The attack also left three of his friends seriously injured. The
READ MORERaised eyebrows over Myanmar military chief’s charm offensive Min Aung Hlaing, under pressure over Rohingya abuses, is visiting non-Buddhist sites, but not everyone believes he is sincere0
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- October 1, 2019
ucanews.com reporter, Yangon October 1, 2019 While pressure mounts on Myanmar’s military over atrocities suffered by the Rohingya, a rare scenario is unfolding inside the country as the military chief pays visits to Muslim mosques and other non-Buddhist places. In late August, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the Myanmar military, and his deputies visited
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