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Bangladesh mosque gas explosion death toll rises to 24
Sep 06, 2020 23:56The death toll from a gas explosion that tore through a Bangladesh mosque has risen to 24, officials said Sunday, as rescuers described how survivors jumped into a nearby open sewer to escape the flames.
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Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh mark Manmar crackdown anniv.
Aug 25, 2020 06:51Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh have held a silent protest on the third anniversary of a crackdown on the Muslim minority by Myanmar that killed thousands of them.
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Rohingya Muslims voice fears over coronavirus outbreak at Myanmar's “apartheid” camps
Aug 23, 2020 11:57Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslims have expressed fears of coronavirus outbreak reaching their overcrowded camps in conflict-wracked Rakhine state, where they face state-sponsored violence and apartheid-like conditions.
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Floods in Delhi as South Asia monsoon toll rises to nearly 1,300
Aug 19, 2020 10:51Heavy monsoon rains lashed New Delhi Wednesday, inundating roads and piling on misery for commuters in the Indian capital, as the death toll from the annual deluge across South Asia rose to nearly 1,300.
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Nearly two dozen dead in Bangladesh ferry accident
Jun 29, 2020 09:26At least 23 ferry passengers were killed in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Monday when the vessel sank after a collision, officials said.
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Fears of disaster as first virus case emerges at Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
May 15, 2020 06:15According to a senior Bangladeshi official and a UN spokesperson, the first confirmed case of COVID-19 has been reported in the Rohingya refugee camp, which houses more than a million, raising concerns of a potential humanitarian disaster.
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India records highest daily jump in coronavirus deaths
Apr 29, 2020 12:26India has seen its highest jump in deaths related to the novel coronavirus in a 24-hour period following its highest daily increase, the Health Ministry says.
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UNHCR voices concern for Rohingya refugees on boats amid coronavirus emergency
Apr 23, 2020 13:53The United Nations refugee agency has voiced mounting concern over a “grave immediate risk” to persecuted Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled Myanmar by boats amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Over two dozen Rohingya found starved to death on boat stranded for weeks
Apr 16, 2020 06:52Coastguard officials in Bangladesh say they have rescued nearly 400 members of the ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority group aboard a ship that had been marooned at sea for weeks, adding that more than two dozen of them have lost their lives as a result of starvation.
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In time of deadly pandemic, India, Pakistan to lift some curbs to help millions
Apr 15, 2020 11:40In a move to help millions of people hit by lockdowns due to the new coronavirus pandemic, the governments in India and Pakistan will allow particular activities to resume.