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Bangladesh sentences six militants to death for bank robbery INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh sentences six militants to death for bank robbery

A court in Bangladesh on Tuesday sentenced six Islamist militants to hang for a bank robbery in April that killed eight people, lawyers said, but the defence vowed to appeal against the verdict.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
10 killed in Bangladesh local election violence INTERNATIONAL

10 killed in Bangladesh local election violence

At least 10 people have been killed and thousands injured in clashes between supporters and candidates

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Singapore charges six Bangladeshis with terror financing INTERNATIONAL

Singapore charges six Bangladeshis with terror financing

Singapore on Friday charged six Bangladeshi guest workers with raising funds for an alleged plot to launch terrorist attacks in their homeland.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Islamic State claims fatal stabbing of Bangladeshi businessman INTERNATIONAL

Islamic State claims fatal stabbing of Bangladeshi businessman

Islamic State claimed responsibility for stabbing an elderly Hindu businessman to death in Bangladesh, monitoring service SITE said on Wednesday, in what would be the second killing by the militant group in the country in less than a week.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh top court bars arrest without warrant INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh top court bars arrest without warrant

Bangladesh yesterday ordered the law enforcement agencies to follow the High Court order during arrest and interrogation.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Twenty dead, 500,000 flee as Cyclone Roanu hits Bangladesh INTERNATIONAL

Twenty dead, 500,000 flee as Cyclone Roanu hits Bangladesh

Cyclone Roanu battered the coast of southern Bangladesh on Saturday, forcing half a million people to flee their homes and leaving 20 people dead in floods and rain-triggered landslides.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Foreign aid reaches flooded Sri Lankan capital, 71 dead INTERNATIONAL

Foreign aid reaches flooded Sri Lankan capital, 71 dead

Foreign aid began arriving in Sri Lanka Saturday, bringing help to half a million people forced out of their homes by rains and landslides that have killed at least 71 in a week...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Six dead, 500,000 flee as Cyclone Roanu hits Bangladesh INTERNATIONAL

Six dead, 500,000 flee as Cyclone Roanu hits Bangladesh

Cyclone Roanu struck the Bangladesh coast on Saturday killing six people and forcing hundreds of thousands more to flee their homes as the storm unleashed strong winds and heavy downpours.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh doctor hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh doctor hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack

Machete-wielding assailants hacked to death a village doctor and wounded a university teacher in Bangladesh in what police suspected was the latest in a series attacks by Islamists in the majority-Muslim nation.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh arrests Islamist militant over killing of professor INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh arrests Islamist militant over killing of professor

Bangladesh police have arrested an Islamist militant charged with the murder of a professor amid a surge in deadly attacks against liberal activists and other minorities, a senior officer said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh opposition official arrested over Israel meeting INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh opposition official arrested over Israel meeting

Bangladesh police have arrested a senior official from the main opposition party and accused him of plotting against the state following his meeting with an Israeli political adviser ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Suspected militant arrested over Bangladesh gay activists’ murder INTERNATIONAL

Suspected militant arrested over Bangladesh gay activists’ murder

Bangladesh police have arrested a suspected Islamic militant over the hacking to death of two gay rights activists, part of a spate of murders of intellectuals, writers and religious minorities, officers said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016