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Bangladesh slum fire kills at least eight people
Feb 17, 2019 09:08A fire gutted more than 200 slum houses in the Bangladeshi Port of Chittagong on Sunday, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 50, police and firefighters said.
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Bangladesh stops 30 Rohingya Muslims from leaving
Feb 08, 2019 19:43Bangladeshi security forces have stopped 30 Rohingya refugees from heading to the more prosperous and Muslim-majority Malaysia, officials say.
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Myanmar villagers flee fresh fighting in Rakhine state
Feb 08, 2019 05:51Scores of tribal villagers in western Myanmar have crossed into Bangladesh in recent days amid fierce fighting between the army and ethnic rebels in the restive Rakhine state.
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Bangladesh summons Myanmar envoy over new influx of refugees
Feb 06, 2019 15:02Bangladesh has summoned Myanmar’s ambassador to protest against a new influx of refugees fleeing clashes in the restive Rakhine state.
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Bangladesh denies entry to 31 Rohingya Muslims fleeing India
Jan 21, 2019 15:22Bangladesh has denied entry to dozens of Rohingya Muslims seeking to enter the country from neighboring India, leaving them stranded in the no man’s land on the border.
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Hundreds of Rohingya families flee India for fear of deportation, persecution
Jan 19, 2019 15:08Some 2,000 Rohingya Muslims, who had fled to India from death and violence in Myanmar, have reportedly left the South Asian country too, fearing continued harassment there and possible deportation.
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Hundreds of Rohingya families flee India for fear of deportation, persecution
Jan 17, 2019 18:38Some 2,000 Rohingya Muslims, who had fled to India from death and violence in Myanmar, have reportedly left the South Asian country too, fearing continued harassment there and possible deportation.
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Polls open in Bangladesh, fresh clashes kill 12
Dec 30, 2018 12:24Clashes between the supporters of Bangladesh’s ruling party and opposition have left 12 people dead and nearly a dozen others wounded as the South Asian country votes in general elections already plagued by deadly violence.
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Bangladesh deploys 600,000 forces as vote violence rises
Dec 29, 2018 14:20Bangladesh toughened security Saturday for an election expected to see Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina win a record fourth term but dominated by opposition claims that they have been shackled by a government clampdown.
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Bangladesh faces violence as election campaign ends
Dec 28, 2018 12:36Bangladesh's general election campaign ended Friday with more deadly violence and arrests of opposition activists which have raised international concern as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeks a record fourth term.