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About 16 dead, 60 injured as trains collide in Bangladesh
Nov 12, 2019 12:35Two packed trains rammed into each other in Bangladesh on Tuesday, killing at least 16 people and injuring nearly 60 others, police said.
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Two dozen dead as Cyclone Bulbul smashes into India, Bangladesh coasts
Nov 11, 2019 11:02The death toll from a cyclone that barreled into the coasts of Bangladesh and India has risen to 24, authorities said Monday, as the two nations assess the scale of devastation wreaked by the powerful storm.
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Eight dead as Cyclone Bulbul smashes into India, Bangladesh coasts
Nov 10, 2019 12:35Eight people died and more than two million others spent a night huddled in storm shelters as Cyclone Bulbul smashed into the coasts of India and Bangladesh with fierce gales and torrential rains, officials said Sunday.
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Bangladesh ‘uncertain’ about relocating Rohingya to remote island
Nov 04, 2019 13:17The relocation of thousands of Rohingya Muslims from overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh to a remote, flood-prone island in the country is not certain to happen, Bangladeshi officials say.
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Iran ready to help resolve Rohingya refugee crisis: President
Oct 27, 2019 06:57President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the importance of efforts to resolve problems facing the Rohingya Muslims living in Bangladesh refugee camps and said the Islamic Republic is ready to help the South Asian country in this regard.
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Rights body throws doubt on Dhaka’s plan to relocate Rohingya to remote island
Oct 25, 2019 19:56An international rights group has disputed Bangladesh’s claims that thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees have agreed to a plan by the government to relocate them to a remote island that is prone to devastating natural disasters.
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Bangladesh police under fire for killing 4 protesters
Oct 21, 2019 19:25Bangladeshi police have come in the crosshairs of thousands of protesters, a day after at least four people were killed when police fired on crowds angry with a Facebook post offensive to Muslims.
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Bangladesh to move Rohingya refugees to remote, flood-prone island
Oct 20, 2019 16:57Thousands of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar who have taken refuge in Bangladesh are now planned to be relocated from camps to a flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal.
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Bangladesh University suspends student after finding out she is Rohingya
Sep 09, 2019 07:50A 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 17:26Bangladesh'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.