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"Hindus Subject To Violent Mob Attacks": UN Body's Report On Bangladesh Violence
A UN report into the violence in Bangladesh in mid-2024 - student protests over job quotas forced PM Sheikh Hasina to quit and flee Dhaka (to India) - has said Hindus were among members of minority communities "subject to violent attacks by mobs".
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"1,400 Killed In 45 Days": UN On "Crimes Against Humanity" By Sheikh Hasina Government
Bangladesh's former government was behind systematic attacks and killings of protesters as it tried to hold onto power last year, the UN said on Wednesday, warning that the abuses could amount to "crimes against humanity".
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Bangladesh Needs No Foreign Help For Minorities' Security: Government
Bangladesh today said it did not need any foreign help to provide security to its religious minorities despite a recent wave of deadly attacks by extremists targeting Hindus and other communities along with liberal activists in the Muslim-majority country.
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After Brutal Killings In Bangladesh, Police Arrests Over 5,000 In Crackdown
Police in Bangladesh said today that they have arrested more than 5,000 criminal suspects in the past few days as they continue a nationwide crackdown to try and stop a growing wave of brutal attacks on minorities and activists.
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Bangladesh Detains 1,600 Suspected Radicals To End Attacks
Authorities have rounded up about 1,600 suspected petty criminals, including some believed to be ISIS radicals, in a nationwide crackdown aimed at halting a wave of brutal attacks on minorities and activists in Bangladesh.
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3 Killed In Crackdown On Bangladesh Extremists As Hindu Priest Murdered
Bangladesh police today launched a deadly crackdown on Islamist terrorists as a 70-year-old Hindu priest became the latest victim in a series of gruesome killings by suspected extremists.
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Hindu Priest Slaughtered In Bangladesh, Says Police
Unidentified attackers slaughtered a 70-year-old Hindu priest in western Bangladesh on Tuesday, police said, the latest in a series of attacks on minorities by suspected Islamist extremists.
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Bangladesh Police Officer's Wife Shot Dead In Suspected Terrorist Attack
The wife of a police official known for his role in curbing extremism was shot dead in southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, in what police suspected was the latest in a series of attacks by Islamists in the majority-Muslim nation.
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4 Suspects Arrested In Bangladesh Professor's Killing
Police say they have arrested four members of a banned terrorist group, including a regional commander, suspected in the killing last month of a university professor in northwestern Bangladesh.
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Suspected Terrorist Arrested Over Bangladesh Gay Activist Murders
Bangladesh police have arrested a suspected Islamic terrorist over the hacking to death of two gay rights activists, part of a spate of murders of intellectuals, writers and religious minorities, an officer said today.
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Bangladesh Professor Under 24-Hour Armed Guard After Threats
After a Dhaka University professor asked a woman to remove her veil during his class, Muslim extremists called for his death, posting his personal details online along with tips on how to kill. Today, he remains under constant guard by armed police, stays mostly at home and bars his front door.
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Bangladesh Beefs Up Security for Foreigners After Second Killing Claimed by Islamic State
Bangladesh stepped up security for foreign diplomats and citizens today after the killing of two foreigners within a week in attacks claimed by Islamic State, which has vowed similar further assaults in the Muslim-majority nation.
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"Hindus Subject To Violent Mob Attacks": UN Body's Report On Bangladesh Violence
A UN report into the violence in Bangladesh in mid-2024 - student protests over job quotas forced PM Sheikh Hasina to quit and flee Dhaka (to India) - has said Hindus were among members of minority communities "subject to violent attacks by mobs".
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"1,400 Killed In 45 Days": UN On "Crimes Against Humanity" By Sheikh Hasina Government
Bangladesh's former government was behind systematic attacks and killings of protesters as it tried to hold onto power last year, the UN said on Wednesday, warning that the abuses could amount to "crimes against humanity".
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Bangladesh Needs No Foreign Help For Minorities' Security: Government
Bangladesh today said it did not need any foreign help to provide security to its religious minorities despite a recent wave of deadly attacks by extremists targeting Hindus and other communities along with liberal activists in the Muslim-majority country.
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After Brutal Killings In Bangladesh, Police Arrests Over 5,000 In Crackdown
Police in Bangladesh said today that they have arrested more than 5,000 criminal suspects in the past few days as they continue a nationwide crackdown to try and stop a growing wave of brutal attacks on minorities and activists.
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Bangladesh Detains 1,600 Suspected Radicals To End Attacks
Authorities have rounded up about 1,600 suspected petty criminals, including some believed to be ISIS radicals, in a nationwide crackdown aimed at halting a wave of brutal attacks on minorities and activists in Bangladesh.
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3 Killed In Crackdown On Bangladesh Extremists As Hindu Priest Murdered
Bangladesh police today launched a deadly crackdown on Islamist terrorists as a 70-year-old Hindu priest became the latest victim in a series of gruesome killings by suspected extremists.
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Hindu Priest Slaughtered In Bangladesh, Says Police
Unidentified attackers slaughtered a 70-year-old Hindu priest in western Bangladesh on Tuesday, police said, the latest in a series of attacks on minorities by suspected Islamist extremists.
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Bangladesh Police Officer's Wife Shot Dead In Suspected Terrorist Attack
The wife of a police official known for his role in curbing extremism was shot dead in southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, in what police suspected was the latest in a series of attacks by Islamists in the majority-Muslim nation.
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4 Suspects Arrested In Bangladesh Professor's Killing
Police say they have arrested four members of a banned terrorist group, including a regional commander, suspected in the killing last month of a university professor in northwestern Bangladesh.
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Suspected Terrorist Arrested Over Bangladesh Gay Activist Murders
Bangladesh police have arrested a suspected Islamic terrorist over the hacking to death of two gay rights activists, part of a spate of murders of intellectuals, writers and religious minorities, an officer said today.
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Bangladesh Professor Under 24-Hour Armed Guard After Threats
After a Dhaka University professor asked a woman to remove her veil during his class, Muslim extremists called for his death, posting his personal details online along with tips on how to kill. Today, he remains under constant guard by armed police, stays mostly at home and bars his front door.
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Bangladesh Beefs Up Security for Foreigners After Second Killing Claimed by Islamic State
Bangladesh stepped up security for foreign diplomats and citizens today after the killing of two foreigners within a week in attacks claimed by Islamic State, which has vowed similar further assaults in the Muslim-majority nation.
