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Bangladesh deploys 600,000 forces as vote violence rises
Dec 29, 2018 10:50Bangladesh 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 09:06Bangladesh'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.
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Two killed in clashes between opposite camps in Bangladesh
Dec 12, 2018 13:49Two people have been killed and dozens of others injured in clashes between the campaign workers of the two main political parties in Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh summons Myanmar’s envoy over minister’s remarks about Rohingya
Dec 06, 2018 09:36Bangladesh has summoned Myanmar’s ambassador over controversial comments made by the Myanmarese religion minister about Dhaka and Rohingya Muslim refugees, and called for legal action against him.
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20 Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution reach Indonesia
Dec 04, 2018 09:33Twenty Rohingya Muslims on a boat have arrived at the northeastern shore of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, amid a fresh wave of refugee departures from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh detains 10 Rohingya refugees heading for Malaysia
Nov 30, 2018 16:41Bangladeshi police have arrested 10 Rohingya refugees before boarding a boat bound for Malaysia, an official says.
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Myanmar seizes more Rohingya Muslims fleeing Rakhine
Nov 27, 2018 07:37Myanmar’s authorities have intercepted a boat with 93 Rohingya Muslims who were fleeing apartheid conditions at internal displacement camps in Rakhine State and heading to Malaysia.
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Rohingya say Bangladesh, aid agencies must stop collecting information for Myanmar
Nov 26, 2018 14:18Rohingya refugees in southeast Bangladesh have staged a massive protest and strike, demanding that officials and aid agencies stop sharing their family information with Myanmar’s government.
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UN calls for calm after Myanmar police shoot, wound Rohingya Muslims
Nov 19, 2018 12:55The United Nations has called for calm after several members of persecuted Rohingya Muslims were shot and wounded at a camp in the western state of Rakhine.
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Myanmar arrests 106 Rohingya Muslims fleeing towards Malaysia
Nov 16, 2018 13:18Myanmar's immigration authorities have arrested 106 Rohingya Muslims who were fleeing towards Malaysia.