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Bangladesh to sign PTA with Nepal to strengthen trade
According to the presentation, Bangladesh’s exports to Nepal, once minimal during the 1980s and early 2000s, peaked at over $100 million in 2021.
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Joint military exercise symbolises strong Bangladesh-US ties: US Chargé d’Affaires
As regional tensions rise, the US and Bangladesh deepen defense cooperation through joint training and tactical interoperability
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Arakan Army Selling Looted Rohingya Property in Maungdaw
Arakan Army’s sale of stolen Rohingya belongings in Maungdaw raises concerns of war profiteering as reports of forced displacement and looting mount
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Myanmar Junta Airstrike Kills 13 in Ruby Town Mogok, Escalating Conflict before election
Deadly airstrike in Myanmar’s famed ruby town Mogok highlights growing desperation of junta as election approaches amid civil war and collapsing legitimacy.
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ARNC Condemns Arakan Army's "Growing Atrocities" Against Rohingya, Urges Global Action
In its Thursday press release, the ARNC cited a string of recent abuses by the AA, including arbitrary arrests, torture, forced displacement, and extrajudicial killings.
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Myanmar Junta Hands Power to Interim Govt, Military Chief Stays in Control
However, critics say the move is largely symbolic, as junta chief Min Aung Hlaing remains in firm control of the country in his dual role as acting president and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
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Indonesia’s Youth Unemployment Crisis Risks Long-Term Social Fallout : Report
A generation of educated Indonesians is stuck in limbo, exposing deep cracks in the nation’s promise of inclusive growth
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Naf River Fishing Ban Strangles Livelihoods in Teknaf Following Prolonged Rohingya Crisis
A “temporary” ban becomes an eight-year economic chokehold on 5,000 fishing families in Teknaf, now teetering on collapse
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A Quiet Revolution in the Bangladesh's Hills, Reimagining the Future of CHT
Once isolated and underserved, the CHT is experiencing a bottom-up transformation—driven by mother-tongue education, digital classrooms, and female empowerment
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3,400 Muslim families driven out of Assam, deported to Bangladesh : Reuters
Crackdown ahead of elections sparks accusations of ethnic cleansing and international concern over rights violations
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Indonesia Welcomes UK’s Plan to Recognize the State of Palestine
In a statement issued Wednesday, Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) emphasized that the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and sovereign statehood is non-negotiable under international law. The ministry urged other nations to follow the UK’s lead and grant Palestine unconditional recognition.
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Arakan Army Escalates Abuse: Rohingya Arbitrarily Detained in Buthidaung, Tortured Body Found in Pauktaw
Ethnic armed group accused of systematic violence, torture, and ethnic persecution amid territorial control in western Myanmar
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Myanmar Junta Passes Law Imposing Minimum 3-Year Prison Term and Life Sentence for Election Interference
New legislation criminalizes protest, speech, and organizing under the guise of election protection—critics call it legalized repression
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Arakan Army’s Brutal Reign Oppression, Extortion, and Starvation in Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims: Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch accuses Arakan Army of arbitrary detention, forced labour, extortion, and starvation against Rohingya civilians in captured Rakhine territory
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Myanmar Junta enacts death penalty law for leaking military secrets sparking fears of mass repression
The sweeping law applies to civilians and soldiers alike, punishing even photos of convoys with death or life imprisonment under vague secrecy rules
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India Pushes 10 More Rohingyas Into Bangladesh, Total Crosses 1,975 Since May
BSF’s latest pushback brings total to nearly 2,000 since May, including UN-registered refugees, raising alarms over humanitarian law violations
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Clashes Escalate Along Cambodia-Thailand Border Despite U.S.-Brokered Ceasefire Call
Heavy fighting near Preah Vihear temple and mounting civilian casualties test US-led diplomacy and deepen mistrust between Phnom Penh and Bangkok
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US Quietly Lifts Sanctions on Myanmar Junta Allies: Strategic Calculations Overshadow Human Rights
The Biden administration’s low-key delisting of Myanmar military-linked elites signals a shift from rights-based diplomacy to realpolitik, as Washington seeks to blunt Beijing’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific
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Bangladesh shuts its border and turns back 100 Rohingya at the Naf River
Dhaka cites national security and refugee fatigue as it denies entry to Rohingya fleeing Arakan Army persecution, while international actors remain largely silent
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Bangladesh Draws Line on Rohingya Forced Infiltration by India
Dhaka says it will not accept forcibly returned Rohingya from India, calls the push-in tactic a threat to national security