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UN says former Bangladesh gov’t likely behind ‘crimes vs. humanity’

GENEVA – Bangladesh’s former government was behind systematic attacks and killings of protesters as it strived to hold onto power last year, the UN...

Bangladesh arrests 1,300 in ex-regime loyalist crackdown

DHAKA – Bangladeshi police said Monday more than 1,300 people have been arrested in a sweeping crackdown dubbed “Operation Devil Hunt,” targeting gangs allegedly...

Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for exiled Hasina

DHAKA—A Bangladeshi court has issued a second arrest warrant for exiled former leader Sheikh Hasina, this time for her alleged role in enforced disappearances,...

In Bangladesh, resilient brick houses provide shelter from the storms

Prova Mridha still remembers Cyclone Sidr, which swept through Bangladesh in 2007 causing widespread devastation. The mother of one left behind her livestock and...

Habitat loss stokes rabid jackal attacks in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh — Few in the Jahan family's remote Bangladeshi village had seen a jackal up close before the morning one stalked Musqan through...

Bangladeshi ex-ministers face ‘massacre’ charges

DHAKA — Thirteen Bangladeshi former top government officials arrested after the revolution in August appeared in court Monday accused of “enabling massacres”, with prosecutors...

India’s Adani slashes electricity to Bangladesh

Dhaka—Indian conglomerate Adani slashed cross-border electricity supply to Bangladesh by half due to some $850 million in unpaid bills, power officials said Sunday, with...

‘Try ex-Bangladeshi PM for crimes vs. humanity’

DHAKA Bangladesh’s top Islamist politician says he supports the extradition of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina to face trial for crimes against humanity in the...

Bangladeshi’s Yunus says no reform, no elections

DHAKA -- Bangladesh’s interim leader has refused to give a timeframe for elections following the ouster of his autocratic predecessor, saying in an interview...

Bangladesh to seek Hasina extradition

DHAKA—Bangladesh’s war crimes tribunal is to seek the extradition of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina from neighboring India, its chief prosecutor has said, accusing her...

Bangladesh to stop new refugee influx

DHAKA – Bangladesh is working to prevent a fresh influx of stateless and persecuted Rohingya refugees, its caretaker government has said, after thousands crossed...

Bangladesh probes enforced disappearance

DHAKA – Bangladesh’s new authorities on Wednesday opened an investigation into hundreds of enforced disappearances by security forces during the rule of ousted premier...

300,000 need aid

Flood affected people take shelter inside a school building in Daganbhuiyan in Feni, on Sunday. River waters in low-lying Bangladesh are receding after days...

Floods recede in Bangladesh but 300,000 still in shelters

River waters in low-lying Bangladesh are receding after days of deadly floods but 300,000 people are still in emergency shelters requiring aid, disaster officials...
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