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Police have arrested five people, including a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader, for allegedly raping a Hindu woman in Bangladesh’s Comilla district on Saturday night, media reports said. more
July-August uprising: Owner of prominent bookstore in Bangladesh briefly detained, released later

Dipankar Das, owner of the Bangladesh-based bookstore Baatighar, was briefly detained by the Chattogram's Kotwali police over a case filed against him in connection with the July-Augu ...

We are dismayed: India criticises Bangladeshi government over demolition of Hindu temple

The Indian government has criticised Bangladesh for the demolition of the makeshift Durga Temple in Dhaka's Khilket area.

Gaza: More than 400 Palestinians killed around private aid hubs, UN rights office says

At least 410 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military while trying to fetch from controversial new aid hubs in Gaza – a likely war crime – the UN human rights off ...

UN Women sounds the alarm over online misogyny

A growing network of online communities known collectively as the “manosphere” is emerging as a serious threat to gender equality, as toxic digital spaces increasingly influen ...

Gaza: Aid teams warn of catastrophe after last fuel supplies run out

More than 100 days into Israel’s complete fuel blockade in Gaza, UN agencies still in the shattered enclave warned on Thursday that vital services are only “hours away” ...

WHO warns Gaza’s health system has reached breaking point

Gaza’s health system is at breaking point, overwhelmed time and again by scores of people killed or injured near aid distribution sites, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said ...

Taipei: Vigil to mark 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre attracts 3000 participants

Around 3000 people gathered in Taipei City in Taiwan, on Wednesday to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre.

Pakistan: 17-year-old social media creator shot dead in Islamabad residence

A 17-year-old content creator was shot dead in Pakistan's Islamabad city, with police suspecting it to be a case of honour killing, media reports said.

China's colonial boarding schools are eroding Tibetan identity, reveals new report

The Tibet Action Institute (TAI) has released a report where it accused Tibetan children are face abuse, neglect, indoctrination, and identity erasure in the Chinese government’s ne ...