Dhaka
Dozens arrested for attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh
By RNS staff — November 6, 2016
DHAKA— Attacks on Hindus, who make up around 8 percent of the population are not uncommon in the mostly Muslim South Asian country, but the scale of the recent anti-Hindu violence is unusual.
Bangladesh restaurant shooters prayed, ate and awaited their fate as martyrs
By Akhtar Ali — July 6, 2016
(RNS) The militants took time to offer a morning prayer and eat a meal after shooting dead 20 people and then hacking their bodies with machetes.
Hindu priest in Bangladesh hacked to death by suspected Islamists
By RNS staff — June 8, 2016
DHAKA -- Since February last year, militants have killed more than 30 people in Bangladesh, including members of religious minorities, liberal bloggers and academics.
Bangladesh professor hacked to death by Islamic militants
By RNS staff — April 23, 2016
DHAKA — Police said the murder was similar to other attacks on secular bloggers by Islamist militants. But fellow university teachers said the victim never spoke or wrote anything about religion or Islam.
Atheists postpone protests after Bangladeshi disaster
By Kimberly Winston — April 25, 2013
(RNS) Atheist and secular groups were divided on whether to continue with a series of protests aimed at Bangladeshi institutions after a building collapse in the capital city killed at least 244 people.
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