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Some still alive inside capsized ship on China’s Yangtze River, five bodies recovered

Five bodies had been recovered since the ship capsized in a storm late on Monday, state media said. Only about a dozen people had been rescued so far from the four-decked tourist boat amid confusing reports about how many had been saved. The microblog of the official People’s Daily newspaper said some passengers were still […]

Denial of rights in Burma, Bangladesh lead to trafficking: HRW

DHAKA, May 27 (NsNewsWire) — Rohingya and other survivors of dangerous boat voyages from Burma and Bangladesh describe horrific treatment by unscrupulous smugglers and traffickers in Burma, and abuse and neglect aboard ships, Human Rights Watch said today. A regional meeting scheduled on May 29, 2015, in Bangkok must find solutions to the so-called boat […]

Indian PM to visit Bangladesh next week

DHAKA, May 27 (NsNewsWire) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make a two-day visit to Bangladesh on June 6. During the visit, Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina are expected to discuss bilateral relations. A number of deals, including a much-anticipated land boundary one, are likely to be signed, reports Xinhua. Many issues, […]

Bangladesh bans Islamist outfit linked to the killings of three bloggers

DHAKA, May 26 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has banned an Islamist militant outfit that is believed to be behind the gruesome hacking deaths of three secular bloggers in recent months that have evoked outrage in the country and across the globe. The Bangladesh government banned Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) for its militant and anti-state activities with […]

Militants kill Bangladeshi UN peacekeeper in Mali

Mali, May 26 (NsNewsWire) — Militants opened fire on two Bangladeshi United Nations peacekeepers in Mali’s capital Bamako on Monday, killing one and wounding the other, security sources said. The dead is Nilkanto Hajong while the injured has been identified as Sirajul Islam, reports AFP. “Armed men that we have not yet identified shot at […]

Myanmar, Bangladesh in pact for return of 200 rescued from boat

Yangon, May 26 (NsNewsWire) — Myanmar said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with neighbouring Bangladesh to repatriate 200 Bangladeshis rescued from a boat off the Myanmar coast last week. A migrant crisis has flared up in Southeast Asia as Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar and Bangladeshis trying to escape poverty at home […]

Malaysia mass graves: police find 139 suspected sites

Malaysia, May 25 (NsNewsWire) — A total of 139 grave sites and 28 human-trafficking camps have been found in a remote northern Malaysian border region, according to the country’s top police official. National police chief Khalid Abu Bakar revealed the findings at a press conference a day after the government announced the discovery of camps […]

400 die in heat wave across India

NEW DELHI, May 25 (NsNewsWire) — Around 400 people have died due to heat wave across India in the last four days, a senior official said. “Heat wave has claimed nearly 200 lives in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh and 200 in the neighboring state of Telangana. The victims, mostly homeless people, have died […]

Myanmar vows to work with Bangladesh, other countries to address “boat people” issue

YANGON, May 24 (NsNewsWire) — Myanmar has pledged to cooperate with Bangladesh and other countries to address the issue of “boat people” at sea, hoping that the issue will be resolved amicably with Bangladesh as the latter is a friendly neighbor of Myanmar, said a statement of Myanmar’s Foreign Ministry published Sunday. However, Myanmar, like […]