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Four Islamist Extremists Surrender After Shootout In Bangladesh

Four suspected Islamist extremists surrendered Sunday after a night-long standoff with Bangladeshi police in which they...

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Rohingya Refugees May Stay In Bangladesh ‘for Some Time’

Nearly half a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in squalid Bangladeshi camps face staying "for some more...

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Bangladesh Arrests Three Female Militants

Bangladesh police have arrested three female members of an Islamist extremist group blamed for the deadly Dhaka café...

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Bangladesh Marks First Anniversary of Deadly Cafe Siege

Hundreds of people gathered Saturday at the site of one of the worst Islamist attacks in Bangladesh's history to mark...

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Bangladesh Attack Cafe Thrives A Year On, But Fears Persist

As the chatter of customers and the smell of warm bread fill the Holey Artisan Bakery it is easy to forget the scenes...

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Bangladesh Arrests 10 Islamist Extremists As Raids Continue

Bangladesh police Monday widened a sweeping crackdown against Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants,...

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Bangladesh Arrests Alleged Senior Extremist

Bangladesh police on Sunday arrested a businessman accused of being a major figure in the Islamist group blamed for a...

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Bangladesh Reinstalls Controversial Statue After Outcry

Bangladesh on Sunday reinstalled a controversial statue deemed un-Islamic by religious hardliners on the grounds of the...

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Bangladesh Customs Hit Gold Bonanza In Unlikely Places

Bangladesh detectives hit the jackpot when they stopped Mohammad Belal at Chittagong airport carrying some surprising...

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Greek Goddess of Justice Statue Is Removed In Bangladesh

Religious hardliners in Bangladesh removed a controversial statue depicting the blindfolded Greek goddess of justice...

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Bangladesh Removes ‘Greek’ Statue After Islamists’ Protests

Bangladesh Friday removed a controversial statue which religious radicals claim represents an "un-Islamic" Greek...

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Bangladesh ‘militants’ Surrender After Facebook Plea

Five young Bangladeshis accused of being Islamist militants surrendered to authorities Sunday, an official said, after...

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Bangladesh Police Raid Opposition Leader’s Office

Bangladesh police swooped on the offices of the country's main opposition leader hunting "anti-state documents" on...

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Greenpeace Warns Giant Bangladeshi Coal Plant Could Cause Early Deaths

A giant coal-fired power plant approved by Bangladesh could drastically worsen air pollution for millions and cause the...

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Bangladesh Coal Plant Could Cause 6,000 Early Deaths

A giant coal-fired power plant approved by Bangladesh could drastically worsen air pollution for millions and cause the...

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Bangladesh Uses Tough Laws To Crack Down On Dissent

Bangladesh is using "draconian" internet laws to crack down on dissent, curb public debate and criticism and harass and...

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Bangladesh To Build Hundreds of Mosques With Saudi Cash

Bangladesh has approved a project to build hundreds of mosques with almost $1 billion from Saudi Arabia, an official...

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Bangladesh Buries Islamist Extremists After Hanging

Bangladeshi villagers buried the leader of a banned Islamist extremist outfit and two of his aides early Thursday,...

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Bangladesh Hangs Three Islamist Extremists For UK Envoy Attack

Bangladesh hanged three Islamist extremists including the leader of a banned militant outfit on Wednesday, after they...