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European Union Approves Humanitarian Aid To India Due To Recent Floods
The European Union has approved Euro 2.4 million in humanitarian aid to help the most affected population in the recent floods in India, northern Bangladesh and the Philippines.
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Anowara Islam Rani Is Bangladesh's 1st Transgender To Contest An Election
Anowara Islam Rani, a young transgender from Bangladesh's northern region has emerged as the first candidate of her gender to enter electoral politics, a symbol of resilience and change in the country, according to a media report on Saturday.
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5.2 Magnitude Earthquake In Assam, Tremors Felt In Meghalaya
An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 was reported in Assam this morning. Tremors were felt in neighbouring Meghalaya, northern parts of West Bengal besides Bangladesh, news agency PTI reported.
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1st T20I: Rashid Khan Spins Afghanistan To Big Win Against Bangladesh
Young spinner Rashid Khan led an inspired spin attack to help Afghanistan trounce Bangladesh by 45 runs in the first Twenty20 international in the northern Indian city of Dehradun on Sunday.
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Nipah Virus Spread by Fruit Bats: 5 Points On Infection In Kerala
The deadly Nipah virus has killed ten people in northern Kerala and has caused a public health scare. The entire state has been put on alert and the centre is closely monitoring the situation. While little is known about the Nipah virus in India, the disease was first reported in the country in 2001 and again six years later, with the two episodes ...
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Conditions In Myanmar 'Not Conducive' To Rohingya Return: United Nations
Conditions in Myanmar's crisis-hit northern Rakhine state are "not conducive" to bringing back Rohingya from Bangladesh, the UN told AFP, in remarks that jar with the country's insistence that it is ready for returnees.
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"Acts Of Genocide" Suspected Against Rohingya In Myanmar: UN
The United Nations human rights chief said on Wednesday that he strongly suspected that "acts of genocide" may have taken place against Muslim Rohingyas in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state since August.
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Hindus Recount Massacre In Myanmar As Mass Graves Unearthed
Eyewitnesses said the bloodshed occurred outside their small Hindu village in Kha Maung Seik in northern Rakhine state, where Myanmar authorities have exhumed 45 corpses from mass graves since Sunday.
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Head Knock Won't Stop David Warner's Bangladesh Tour
David Warner passed a concussion test and would be available for the tour of Bangladesh. However, he would sit out the rest of the intra-squad match in Darwin, Australia's Northern Territory.
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Hindu Temple Vandalised, 3 Idols Smashed In Bangladesh
A Hindu temple was vandalised and three idols of deities were destroyed by some unknown people in Bangladesh's northern Netrokona area, triggering panic among the minority community in the Muslim-majority nation.
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'ISIS Un-Islamic, Ideology Defunct,' Indian Cleric Says At Eid Gathering
After two terror attacks in Bangladesh within a week, a senior cleric in India has denounced terrorism and called the ISIS "un-Islamic".
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ISIS Claims Murder Of Christian Convert In Bangladesh
ISIS on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the murder of a Christian convert in northern Bangladesh, according to a US-based monitoring group.
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6 Injured in Bomb Attack on a Hindu Gathering in Bangladesh
At least six people were injured, with three in a critical condition, after a series of bomb blasts on Saturday at a Hindu religious gathering in northern Bangladesh, a police official said.
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ISIS Claims Attack on Shia Mosque in Bangladesh: Report
The ISIS has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on worshippers at a Shia mosque in northern Bangladesh, the US-based monitoring organisation SITE said today.
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Italian Priest Wounded in Latest Attack on Foreigner in Bangladesh
Unidentified gunmen shot and wounded an Italian priest in northern Bangladesh today, just weeks after two foreigners were killed in similar attacks blamed on hardline Islamists, police said.
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European Union Approves Humanitarian Aid To India Due To Recent Floods
The European Union has approved Euro 2.4 million in humanitarian aid to help the most affected population in the recent floods in India, northern Bangladesh and the Philippines.
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Anowara Islam Rani Is Bangladesh's 1st Transgender To Contest An Election
Anowara Islam Rani, a young transgender from Bangladesh's northern region has emerged as the first candidate of her gender to enter electoral politics, a symbol of resilience and change in the country, according to a media report on Saturday.
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5.2 Magnitude Earthquake In Assam, Tremors Felt In Meghalaya
An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 was reported in Assam this morning. Tremors were felt in neighbouring Meghalaya, northern parts of West Bengal besides Bangladesh, news agency PTI reported.
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1st T20I: Rashid Khan Spins Afghanistan To Big Win Against Bangladesh
Young spinner Rashid Khan led an inspired spin attack to help Afghanistan trounce Bangladesh by 45 runs in the first Twenty20 international in the northern Indian city of Dehradun on Sunday.
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Nipah Virus Spread by Fruit Bats: 5 Points On Infection In Kerala
The deadly Nipah virus has killed ten people in northern Kerala and has caused a public health scare. The entire state has been put on alert and the centre is closely monitoring the situation. While little is known about the Nipah virus in India, the disease was first reported in the country in 2001 and again six years later, with the two episodes ...
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Conditions In Myanmar 'Not Conducive' To Rohingya Return: United Nations
Conditions in Myanmar's crisis-hit northern Rakhine state are "not conducive" to bringing back Rohingya from Bangladesh, the UN told AFP, in remarks that jar with the country's insistence that it is ready for returnees.
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"Acts Of Genocide" Suspected Against Rohingya In Myanmar: UN
The United Nations human rights chief said on Wednesday that he strongly suspected that "acts of genocide" may have taken place against Muslim Rohingyas in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state since August.
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Hindus Recount Massacre In Myanmar As Mass Graves Unearthed
Eyewitnesses said the bloodshed occurred outside their small Hindu village in Kha Maung Seik in northern Rakhine state, where Myanmar authorities have exhumed 45 corpses from mass graves since Sunday.
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Head Knock Won't Stop David Warner's Bangladesh Tour
David Warner passed a concussion test and would be available for the tour of Bangladesh. However, he would sit out the rest of the intra-squad match in Darwin, Australia's Northern Territory.
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Hindu Temple Vandalised, 3 Idols Smashed In Bangladesh
A Hindu temple was vandalised and three idols of deities were destroyed by some unknown people in Bangladesh's northern Netrokona area, triggering panic among the minority community in the Muslim-majority nation.
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'ISIS Un-Islamic, Ideology Defunct,' Indian Cleric Says At Eid Gathering
After two terror attacks in Bangladesh within a week, a senior cleric in India has denounced terrorism and called the ISIS "un-Islamic".
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ISIS Claims Murder Of Christian Convert In Bangladesh
ISIS on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the murder of a Christian convert in northern Bangladesh, according to a US-based monitoring group.
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6 Injured in Bomb Attack on a Hindu Gathering in Bangladesh
At least six people were injured, with three in a critical condition, after a series of bomb blasts on Saturday at a Hindu religious gathering in northern Bangladesh, a police official said.
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ISIS Claims Attack on Shia Mosque in Bangladesh: Report
The ISIS has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on worshippers at a Shia mosque in northern Bangladesh, the US-based monitoring organisation SITE said today.
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Italian Priest Wounded in Latest Attack on Foreigner in Bangladesh
Unidentified gunmen shot and wounded an Italian priest in northern Bangladesh today, just weeks after two foreigners were killed in similar attacks blamed on hardline Islamists, police said.
