Thu 06 August 2026: Authorities are screening 5,000 refugees as rights groups warn they remain at risk of persecution in Myanmar. Malaysia has said it will not proceed with the repatriation of 5,000 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar if their lives would be at risk upon return. On Wednesday, government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil said the foreign […]
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Wed 05 August 2026: Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday vowed to return home this December for the first time since her dramatic overthrow two years ago. “I want to return to my people. I may be detained, may be in jail. But I will return to do my duty to the people,” she […]
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Wed 05 August 2026: New Delhi, where Hasina is in exile, says it has nothing to do with her ‘private’ event as Dhaka bans media from covering the virtual address. India has denied any role in organising a virtual speech by former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to mark the second anniversary of the uprising […]
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Tue 04 August 2026: Author and activist Taslima Nasrin sparked controversy on Sunday with sharp remarks on madrasas and religion while speaking to journalists at the Bangla Academy in Kolkata. She alleged that some madrasas function as “factories for producing jihadis,” claiming incidents of child abuse and rape occur within them. Nasrin argued that such […]
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Mon 03 August 2026: The Australian government and UN refugee agency on Monday announced AU$25.25 million (about $17.74 million) in support for Rohingya and host communities along the southeastern coast of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh amid shrinking global humanitarian funding. This multi-year funding, part of Australia’s 2026-28 humanitarian assistance, will be used to sustain life-saving assistance, […]
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Sun 02 August 2026: A Chinese official said on Sunday that the main structure of the first cross-border ropeway connecting China and Russia has been completed, advancing the outlook for more efficient people-to-people exchanges between the two nations, according to Xinhua. Construction of the passenger ropeway connecting Heihe City in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province and […]
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Sun 02 August 2026: Supreme Court in India on Saturday issued notice on a petition seeking a complete ban on polygamy among Muslims and stronger legal protections for women. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana directed the Centre to file its response and ordered that […]
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Sat 01 August 2026: A Sri Lankan court sentenced two ex-security officials to death on Friday for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 279 people, including 45 foreigners. In a majority decision, a three-judge bench ruled that former police chief Pujith Jayasundara and former defence ministry secretary Hemasiri Fernando failed in their duties […]
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Sat 01 August 2026: India continued to supply arms to Israel despite the substantial risk that they could be used in its ongoing Gaza genocide, Amnesty International said in a new report. Made in India: The Supply of Weapons and Ammunition to Israel documents how the Government of India has forged a close and profitable […]
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Fri 31 July 2026: Japanese authorities intervened in the foreign exchange market to support the yen after the currency fell to its weakest level in nearly four decades, according to Kyodo News on Friday. Authorities bought yen and sold US dollars on Thursday, Kyodo News reported, citing a government source. The Japanese currency strengthened from […]
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