Authorities are accused of filing criminal suits against tens of thousands of people in recent years
Several journalists argue that fear of government reprisals led many media outlets to avoid publishing stories about alleged vote rigging
JOF chairman claims 'vote robbery,' seeks 'fresh election,' but election authority rejects accusation of vote-rigging and says Sunday’s polling would stand
They say they are leaving or considering a move to for Bangladesh to avoid being sent back to Myanmar
Human rights activists protested and United Nations warned the Rohingya could face persecution in Myanmar
Former PM Khaleda Zia has been in jail since February after a court sentenced her over the alleged embezzlement of foreign funds
Pinaki Bhattacharya, a known government critic, says he was summoned by intelligence forces after student rallies in Dhaka
Four million people have been excluded from the controversial list; implications not yet known
Refugees and aid agencies are concerned about the inhabitability of the 30,000-hectare island, which surfaced around nine years ago
Critics say the government is engaged in extrajudicial killings, including attacks on the opposition party
Experts are warning that heavy rains and cyclonic storms could devastate new Rohingya settlements in Bangladesh
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh say the situation for them is still hostile in Rakhine and so they cannot return to Myanmar now
Many longtime Muslim immigrants worry they've been purposely left off a register containing the names of Indian citizens of the northeast Indian state of Assam
Girls as young as 12 from the refugee families are being married off so that their parents have fewer children to feed at home
According to the Bangladeshi human rights group Odhikar, between January 2009 and October 2017, at least 402 persons became victims of enforced disappearances in Bangladesh
They say they are not willing to return to their villages in Rakhine state because they are scared of facing violence again
The young volunteers had been using their mobile phones to document alleged abuses in Rohingya villages in Myanmar
A pilot project aims to teach young girls how to keep themselves safe
Religious minority leaders blame right-wing Hindu groups
Bangladesh does not need a defense pact, and signing one could raise objections in China, with which Dhaka has collaborated over the years, an ex-diplomat says
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