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"Unacceptable": UK MP On Killings Of Hindus In Bangladesh
UK MP and Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Priti Patel, on Friday termed the situation in Bangladesh "concerning and worrying" and called for protecting religious freedom in the South Asian nation.
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Exclusive: Sheikh Hasina On Why Bangladesh Is Becoming Unsafe For Minorities
Hasina claimed to have worked to "curb the emergence of domestic terror units" and ensure peaceful coexistence of all religious groups during her regime.
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51 Attacks On Minorities In Bangladesh In December, Says Unity Council
As Bangladesh approaches its 13th National Parliamentary Election, a wave of brutal communal violence against religious minorities has spread fear across the country, raising serious questions on the Yunus-led interim government.
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"Behaved Like Demons": Witness To Dipu Das' Murder Describes Muslim Mob
A witness to the gruesome murder of Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu man in Bangladesh, has given chilling details to NDTV.
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"Burning Minorities Alive": Sheikh Hasina Attacks Yunus Regime In New Address
Amid spiralling violence against minorities in Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, in a Christmas speech, has attacked the Yunus regime and said that the "current ruling group" has seized illegal power and is now subjecting minorities to "unspeakable torture"
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"Appalled": US Lawmakers Condemn Lynching Of Hindu Man In Bangladesh
US lawmakers have condemned the targeted mob killing of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, calling on authorities to protect religious minorities and restore the rule of law.
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'No One Saw Or Heard': Bangladesh Hindu Killed, But No 'Blasphemy' Witness
There is no direct evidence that Dipu Chandra Das, the Hindu man lynched in Bangladesh's Mymensingh for alleged blasphemy, actually made any remark hurting anyone's religious sentiment, investigation into the chilling murder has found.
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Bangladesh Court Sentences 5 To Death For Killing US Blogger Avijit Roy
A court in Bangladesh sentenced to death five members of an Islamist militant group on Tuesday for killing a US blogger critical of religious extremism six years ago.
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Bangladesh Arrests Terror Suspect In US Blogger Killing
Bangladesh police said on Sunday they had arrested a suspected leader of an Islamist group wanted in connection with the death in 2015 a US blogger critical of religious extremism.
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Another Hindu Priest Stabbed, Critically Wounded In Bangladesh
Unidentified attackers stabbed and critically wounded a Hindu priest in southwest Bangladesh today, just a day after a Hindu temple worker was hacked to death in an attack by suspected terrorists.
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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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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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ISIS Claims Murder Of Top Hindu Priest In Bangladesh
The ISIS has claimed the gruesome killing of a Hindu head priest in Bangladesh using guns and cleavers at a temple in an area bordering India, the first attack by the dreaded terror group against a Hindu in a series of similar assaults on religious minorities.
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Bangladesh Arrests 2 Islamists Over Killing of Secularist Blogger
Bangladesh police said on Thursday they had arrested two members of a banned Islamist group for alleged involvement in the killing of a blogger, the latest attack on critics of religious extremism in the Muslim-majority nation.
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32 dead as Bangladesh Islamists demand blasphemy law
Bangladeshi police broke up a protest by tens of thousands of religious hardliners and shut down an Islamist television station Monday after 32 people were killed in running battles on the streets of Dhaka.
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"Unacceptable": UK MP On Killings Of Hindus In Bangladesh
UK MP and Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Priti Patel, on Friday termed the situation in Bangladesh "concerning and worrying" and called for protecting religious freedom in the South Asian nation.
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Exclusive: Sheikh Hasina On Why Bangladesh Is Becoming Unsafe For Minorities
Hasina claimed to have worked to "curb the emergence of domestic terror units" and ensure peaceful coexistence of all religious groups during her regime.
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51 Attacks On Minorities In Bangladesh In December, Says Unity Council
As Bangladesh approaches its 13th National Parliamentary Election, a wave of brutal communal violence against religious minorities has spread fear across the country, raising serious questions on the Yunus-led interim government.
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"Behaved Like Demons": Witness To Dipu Das' Murder Describes Muslim Mob
A witness to the gruesome murder of Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu man in Bangladesh, has given chilling details to NDTV.
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"Burning Minorities Alive": Sheikh Hasina Attacks Yunus Regime In New Address
Amid spiralling violence against minorities in Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, in a Christmas speech, has attacked the Yunus regime and said that the "current ruling group" has seized illegal power and is now subjecting minorities to "unspeakable torture"
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"Appalled": US Lawmakers Condemn Lynching Of Hindu Man In Bangladesh
US lawmakers have condemned the targeted mob killing of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, calling on authorities to protect religious minorities and restore the rule of law.
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'No One Saw Or Heard': Bangladesh Hindu Killed, But No 'Blasphemy' Witness
There is no direct evidence that Dipu Chandra Das, the Hindu man lynched in Bangladesh's Mymensingh for alleged blasphemy, actually made any remark hurting anyone's religious sentiment, investigation into the chilling murder has found.
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Bangladesh Court Sentences 5 To Death For Killing US Blogger Avijit Roy
A court in Bangladesh sentenced to death five members of an Islamist militant group on Tuesday for killing a US blogger critical of religious extremism six years ago.
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Bangladesh Arrests Terror Suspect In US Blogger Killing
Bangladesh police said on Sunday they had arrested a suspected leader of an Islamist group wanted in connection with the death in 2015 a US blogger critical of religious extremism.
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Another Hindu Priest Stabbed, Critically Wounded In Bangladesh
Unidentified attackers stabbed and critically wounded a Hindu priest in southwest Bangladesh today, just a day after a Hindu temple worker was hacked to death in an attack by suspected terrorists.
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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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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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ISIS Claims Murder Of Top Hindu Priest In Bangladesh
The ISIS has claimed the gruesome killing of a Hindu head priest in Bangladesh using guns and cleavers at a temple in an area bordering India, the first attack by the dreaded terror group against a Hindu in a series of similar assaults on religious minorities.
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Bangladesh Arrests 2 Islamists Over Killing of Secularist Blogger
Bangladesh police said on Thursday they had arrested two members of a banned Islamist group for alleged involvement in the killing of a blogger, the latest attack on critics of religious extremism in the Muslim-majority nation.
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32 dead as Bangladesh Islamists demand blasphemy law
Bangladeshi police broke up a protest by tens of thousands of religious hardliners and shut down an Islamist television station Monday after 32 people were killed in running battles on the streets of Dhaka.
