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Nepal Quake: Relief Slow to Reach Rural Communities 2015-05-01

Nepalese are facing food and water shortages, and their country will need at least U.S. $2 billion for post-quake reconstruction.

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Bangladesh: NGOs Criticize New Law Regulating Donations from Foreign Sources 2016-10-24

Legislation subjects organizations to comprehensive, arbitrary government control, rights groups complain.

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Amid Pandemic, Bangladesh Asks China to Fund Additional Projects 2020-07-07

Dhaka named nine projects including many linked to One Belt, One Road, analysts say.

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Bangladesh Official: US Travel Ban against Myanmar Generals Not Tough Enough 2019-07-17

The U.S. announced sanctions against commander-in-chief and three others for roles in attacks on Rohingya.

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US Concerned as Body Count Mounts in Bangladesh’s Drug War 2018-06-13

State department seeks transparent probe into “credible reports of extrajudicial killings.”

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Bangladesh Police Examining Pro-IS Threat Video 2019-08-12

The eight-minute video shows four men threatening attacks on Buddhists, Hindus and Americans in Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh: Islamic Groups Protest Bengali New Year’s Festivities 2017-04-13

The festivities celebrate the country’s diversity and cultural richness.

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India: Jammu and Kashmir Government Lifts Ban on Paper 2016-12-28

Authorities had accused the Kashmir Reader of inciting violence.

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NGOs Criticize Bangladesh over Free Speech Curbs, Climate of Fear 2016-06-06

Bangladeshi media outlets lack “discipline,” an official says.

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India Increases Pressure on NGOs 2015-06-24

The government has pulled the licenses of more than 13,000 non-governmental organizations.

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Bangladesh Hangs Jamaat-e-Islami Leader for War Crimes 2016-05-10

Motiur Rahman Nizami did not ask for a presidential pardon.

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Bangladesh: Condemned Opposition Figure Refuses Clemency Bid, Officials Say 2016-09-02

Mir Quasem Ali is set to become the sixth opposition politician to be executed since 2013.

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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi to Skip UN Meeting Due to Violence in Rakhine 2017-09-13

Nation's vice president will be sent in her place.

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India Needs to Make Children a Priority: Nobel Laureate 2016-06-24

Indians under age 18 make up 41 percent of the population but are given low priority by the government, says Kailash Satyarthi.

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Bangladesh: Nobel Laureates Urge Myanmar Leader to End Rohingya Abuses 2018-02-26

Three fellow Peace Prize winners warn Aung San Suu Kyi she risks prosecution for genocide.

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India: Alleged Mastermind in Nun Rape Arrested 2015-06-18

Six out of eight suspects in a case that shocked the nation are now in custody.

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Bangladesh: Rohingya Repatriation Fails amid Protests 2018-11-15

Chanting “we won’t go back,” hundreds of refugees protested while none agreed to leave.

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Bangladesh: ‘Not a Single Rohingya will be allowed to Enter’ 2020-04-23

Officials say two trawlers stranded in the Bay of Bengal with hundreds of refugees are not welcome.

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Bangladesh Set to Begin Construction on Its First Nuclear Plant 2017-11-10

Russia will provide 90 percent of funds for the $13 billion-dollar project through loans.

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Indians Demand Justice for Raped Nun 2015-03-16

Protestors call for protections against sexual violence and hateful acts against a religious minority.

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Indian Investigation Bureau to Probe West Bengal Nun-Rape Case 2015-03-19

The state turns the case over to central government investigators, after coming up with no arrests.

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Bangladesh Police Charge 16 Suspects in Student’s Fiery Death 2019-05-29

An 808-page charge sheet outlines attack on Nusrat Jahan Rafi after she alleged that her principal had assaulted her.

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Commander of Elite Indian Unit Dies in Kashmir Shootout 2015-11-17

Col. Santosh Mahadik led the Indian Army’s 41 Rashtriya Rifles in the restive region.

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OIC Slams Myanmar for ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims 2018-05-07

Organization of Islamic Cooperation vows to mobilize support for Rohingya and put pressure on Myanmar.

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Bangladesh: Thousands of Opposition Members Arrested, Activists Say 2018-10-09

BNP leaders say the cases are groundless and aimed at curbing the opposition party’s participation in upcoming national elections.

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Bangladesh Opposition Vows to End Enforced Disappearances 2018-12-17

In electoral pledges, National Unity Front also promises to discard media restrictions.

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Asian Leaders Condemn Orlando Massacre 2016-06-13

Officials from South Asian and Southeast Asian countries send condolences over shooting at gay nightclub.

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India: Dozens Feared Trapped in Deadly Overpass Collapse 2016-03-31

Rescuers search for survivors in Kolkata collapse.

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Hundreds of Bangladeshis Have Died from Coronavirus Overseas 2020-04-23

To date more Bangladeshis have succumbed to COVID-19 in the United States and a dozen other countries than in Bangladesh, according to estimates.

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India Summons Pakistan’s Envoy over Soldier Beheadings 2017-05-03

New Delhi says it has evidence that Pakistani army was behind mutilation of two Indian soldiers.

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