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Bangladesh University suspends student after finding out she is Rohingya
Sep 09, 2019 03:20A university in Bangladesh has suspended a female student following media reports that she belongs to the persecuted Rohingya community from neighboring Myanmar.
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Bangladesh signs up to UN treaty to combat human trafficking
Sep 04, 2019 12:56Bangladesh's decision to adopt an international treaty that binds countries to strict anti-trafficking measures could help it avoid US sanctions, a UN official says.
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Bangladesh police shoot dead two Rohingya Muslims in refugee camp
Aug 24, 2019 11:53The Bangladeshi police say they have shot dead two Rohingya Muslims during a gunfight in a refugee camp, accusing the pair of killing a ruling party official.
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More than 2,000 people displaced, 19 killed in Myanmar fighting
Aug 21, 2019 10:41More than 2,000 people have been forced to flee from their homes, and 19 have been killed, since fighting broke out between government troops and ethnic insurgents in northern Myanmar last week, government officials said.
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50,000 people homeless after fire in slum in Bangladesh's capital
Aug 18, 2019 04:39Tens of thousands of people have been left homeless in Bangladesh after fire tore through a slum in the capital of Dhaka.
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Bangladesh stops 84 Rohingya from perilous sea journey
May 18, 2019 09:15Bangladesh authorities prevented 84 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar from attempting a perilous boat journey to Malaysia, officials said Saturday.
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Death toll from cyclone in India, Bangladesh rises to 77
May 13, 2019 03:58The death toll from a major cyclone that hit eastern India and Bangladesh in early May rose to 77 on Monday as anger grew over millions of people still without power and water.
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Cyclone kills 12 in east India before lashing Bangladesh
May 04, 2019 10:45The strongest cyclone to hit India in five years killed at least 12 people in eastern Odisha state, before swinging north-eastwards into Bangladesh on Saturday where more than a million people have been moved to safety.
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Blaze at high-rise kills 19 in Bangladesh; death toll could rise sharply
Mar 28, 2019 13:16A fire has broken out in a 22-story commercial building in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, killing at least 19 people and trapping many, officials say.
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Seven killed in election-related attack in Bangladesh
Mar 19, 2019 09:59Police say at least seven people have been killed and 15 others wounded by gunmen who opened fire on two cars returning from a polling station with ballot boxes in southeastern Bangladesh.