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Bangladesh identifies 20 foreign suspects in cyber theft INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh identifies 20 foreign suspects in cyber theft

Bangladeshi investigators have identified 20 foreigners suspected to have been involved in the cyber heist of tens of millions of dollars from its central bank, a police officer said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh police arrest elderly editor for sedition INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh police arrest elderly editor for sedition

Bangladesh police on Saturday arrested a well-known magazine editor for sedition, officials said, the latest in a series of detentions of pro-opposition journalists that has sparked fears of a crackdown on the press.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hundreds of Bangladesh factories still not safe: group INTERNATIONAL

Hundreds of Bangladesh factories still not safe: group

Only 24 of nearly 700 clothing factories inspected in Bangladesh meet international safety standards....

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh delegation in New Delhi INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh delegation in New Delhi

Bangladesh Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mohammed Nasim and the Minister of Environment

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh boosts security for New Year festivities INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh boosts security for New Year festivities

There will be “unprecedented” security for this week’s Bengali New Year festivities which hardline clerics have branded

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh court suspends criminal lawsuits against editor INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh court suspends criminal lawsuits against editor

A Bangladesh court on Monday suspended 72 defamation and other criminal lawsuits filed by government supporters against a top newspaper editor, following criticism of a crackdown on the press.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh villagers agree to halt power plant protest INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh villagers agree to halt power plant protest

Protesters opposing the construction of a Chinese-backed, coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Secular activist murdered in Bangladesh INTERNATIONAL

Secular activist murdered in Bangladesh

A Bangladeshi law student who posted against Islamism on his Facebook page has been murdered, police said Thursday, the latest in a series of killings of secular activists and bloggers in the country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Millions drinking arsenic-laced water in Bangladesh: HRW INTERNATIONAL

Millions drinking arsenic-laced water in Bangladesh: HRW

Twenty million poor Bangladeshis are still drinking water contaminated with arsenic, two decades after the potentially deadly toxin was discovered in the supply, Human Rights Watch ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh opposition leader gets bail after surrendering INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh opposition leader gets bail after surrendering

A court in Bangladesh granted bail to opposition leader Khaleda Zia on Tuesday after issuing a warrant for her arrest over a deadly fire-bomb attack on a bus, her lawyer said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Four killed at anti-China power plant protest in Bangladesh INTERNATIONAL

Four killed at anti-China power plant protest in Bangladesh

Four people were killed after police opened fire on villagers as a protest against two China-backed power plants turned violent in south eastern Bangladesh Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh court orders opposition leader Zia's arrest INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh court orders opposition leader Zia's arrest

A Bangladesh court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Khaleda Zia over a fire-bomb attack on a bus that killed two people and injured dozens last year, a prosecutor said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016