Bangladesh

Hardliners increasingly target Bangladeshi women for attire, playing sports – and riding motorcycles

Observers say they are taking advantage of lax law and order situation to conduct moral policing.

Ataullah Abu Jununi, head of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army rebel group, was near Dhaka for months before he was captured on March 18.

Visas issued by New Delhi to Bangladeshis have dropped from 8,000 a day pre-August to 1,000, one report said.

Their actions – murdering “informants,” forced recruitment and extortion for their cause – may be war crimes, Fortify Rights says.

More than two dozen potentially hazardous vessels have been torn apart in defiance of High Court ruling.

Their actions – murdering “informants,” forced recruitment and extortion for their cause – may be war crimes, Fortify Rights says.

2025-04-02

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2025-03-28

Human rights advocates appeal to the international community to ensure aid continues for the Muslim minority refugees.

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