Tag: Bangladesh
Myanmar releases ‘first batch’ of 1,250 Rohingya returnees from Bangladesh
Myanmar has supplied Dhaka with a list of 1,250 Rohingya refugees cleared to return to Rakhine State from Bangladeshi refugee…
3 suspected militants killed in Bangladesh raid
Three suspected militants have been killed in an exchange of fire during a raid by security forces in the Bangladeshi…
Floods kill 1,200 in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, millions rendered homeless
At least 1,200 people have been killed and millions have been left homeless following devastating floods that have hit India,…
Flood: 82 Dead, 5 Million Stranded In Bangladesh
More than 5 million people have been stranded in Bangladesh as monsoon flooding submerged more than one-third of the South…
28 Men Arrested On Homosexuality Suspicion
Police on Friday said 28 men have been arrested on suspicion of homosexuality in Bangladesh as gay sex is an…
Bangladesh Upholds Death Penalties In Blogger Murder
Bangladesh’s High Court on Sunday upheld death sentences handed out to two Islamists for the murder of a secularist blogger…
26 people sentenced to death for abduction, murder
A Bangladeshi court on Monday sentenced 26 people, including three sacked army officers, to death for the abduction and murder…
20 people killed inside café by Islamic militants
Twenty people, most said to be foreigners, were killed during an attack by suspected Islamist militants on a cafe in…
Harry Redknapp guides Jordan to 8-0 demolition of Bangladesh
Harry Redknapp’s first game in charge of Jordan ended in an easy 8-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Bangladesh. Al-Kuwait…
Facebook unblocked in Bangladesh after 22 days
Bangladesh re-established access to Facebook on Thursday after blocking it for 22 days along with other social media citing national…
Bangladesh arrests 3 lawyers linked to Islamist militants
Bangladeshi police have arrested three lawyers for allegedly financing a local militant group called Shahhid Hamza Brigade, an official said…
13 killed in Bangladesh factory fire
At least 13 people were killed and more than a dozen injured on Saturday when a fire broke out in…
Muslims condemn Paris massacre at Bangladesh’s mini-Hajj
Muslims attending one of the world’s largest religious gatherings joined the chorus of condemnation Friday over the deadly attack on…
Two Bangladesh opposition supporters shot dead
Deadly clashes erupted on the streets of Bangladesh Monday on the first anniversary of controversial elections as police besieged the…
Bangladesh court convicts British reporter of contempt
A Bangladesh court on Tuesday found an award-winning British journalist guilty of contempt for questioning the official death toll of…