Hindus in Muslim-majority Bangladesh rally to demand protection from attacks

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Tens of thousands of minority Hindus rallied Friday to demand that the interim government in Muslim-majority Bangladesh protect them from a wave of attacks and harassment and drop sedition cases against Hindu community leaders. About 30,000 Hindus...

Attackers set fire to the headquarters of a Bangladesh party that backed ousted leader Sheikh Hasina

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Attackers set fire to the headquarters of a Bangladesh party that supported the country’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina on Thursday night, media reports said. There was no information if anyone was injured. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the...

Brazilian police raid criminal group suspected of smuggling migrants to the US

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police on Thursday conducted raids in six states targeting a criminal group suspected of smuggling migrants to the United States. The police said the group lured Asian migrants, primarily from Bangladesh and Nepal, to Sao Paulo International...

Asia needs to spend much more to adapt to climate change and limit its damage, bank study says

BANGKOK (AP) — Countries in Asia will suffer worse damage from the climate crisis than other regions and are falling far behind in spending on improvements to limit the damage and adapt to changing weather patterns and natural disasters, the Asian Development Bank said in a report released...

UN calls for thorough investigation into all killings during Bangladesh unrest

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A top United Nations human rights official called Wednesday for a thorough investigation of all killings and other rights violations during the violent unrest leading up to and after the fall of Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The...

Resistance forces push military regime close to brink in Myanmar

BANGKOK (AP) — Three well-armed militias launched a surprise joint offensive in northeastern Myanmar a year ago, breaking a strategic stalemate with the regime's military with rapid gains of huge swaths of territory and inspiring others to attack around the country. The military's...

Fresh tension grips Bangladesh as student protesters demand president's resignation

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Political tension in Bangladesh grew Wednesday after a leading student group called for the country’s figurehead president to resign over his comments that appeared to call into question former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation in August. The...

Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over deaths of protesters

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special court in Bangladesh issued arrest warrants on Thursday for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, including her close aides, on charges of crimes against humanity during a student-led uprising in July and August that forced her to flee the country, a...

Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-PM Sheikh Hasina on charges of crimes against humanity, prosecutor says

Bangladesh fires cricket coach for allegedly assaulting a player at World Cup

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The Bangladesh Cricket Board fired national team coach Chandika Hathurusinghe on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting one of his players during last year’s 50-over World Cup in India. “Hathurusinghe has two counts of misconduct,” BCB president Faruque...