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05.05.2012 - Source:
BBC News 
"Brave recovery of mutilated Bangladesh woman"
Widespread domestic violence; woman had her fingers cut off by her husband in December for attending a local college; husband in custody [ID 215848]
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03.05.2012 - Source:BBC News
"Bangladesh teacher 'burns' legs of girl pupils"
Police search for a teacher from a Muslim religious school who allegedly placed burning hot iron rods on the legs of 14 female students for not offering regular prayers; the government banned all corporal punishment in educational institutions in 2010 [ID 215728]
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27.04.2012 - Source:Human Rights Watch
"Bangladesh: Alarming Rise in ‘Disappearances’"
Increase in disappearances of opposition members and political activist; according to the human rights group Ain-O-Sailash Kendra, at least 22 people disappeared in 2012 [ID 215189]
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26.04.2012 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières
"Death threats and reprisals against two Bengali-language dailies"
Threats against 2 Bengali-language dailies; an Islamist group accused editor of Prothom Alo of blasphemy; editor of Dainik Shamokal has been threatened with death if he continues to cover an opposition party leader’s recent disappearance [ID 215179]
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24.04.2012 - Source:Amnesty International
"Bangladesh: Authorities must account for deaths amid spate of disappearances"
Sylhet: 2 killed during clashes on 23 April over the disappearance of a key opposition figure and his driver; police opened fire on protesters after being thrown at with stones [ID 214909]
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23.04.2012 - Source:BBC News
"Strike turns violent in Bangladeshi town of Sylhet"
Sylhet: One killed and at least 20 injured in protest over a politician's disappearance, according to police [ID 214732]
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22.04.2012 - Source:BBC News
"Child marriages blight Bangladesh"
Article on child marriages [ID 214580]
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20.04.2012 - Source:BBC News
"'Enforced disappearances' haunt Bangladesh"
According to human rights groups, the number of enforced disappearances and secret killings is increasing [ID 214572]
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17.04.2012 - Source:World Organisation Against Torture
"Bangladesh: Killing of Mr. Aminul Islam [BGD 001 / 0412 / OBS 035]"
Aminul Islam, a staff member of the Bangladesh Centre for Workers Solidarity (BCWS), disappeared on 4 April 2012; on 8 April, a picture of his corpse was published in a local newspaper [ID 214210]
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11.04.2012 - Source:Human Rights Watch
"Bangladesh: Investigate Killing of Labor Activist"
The labour rights activist Aminul Islam disappeared on 4 April 2012; his body, showing marks of torture, was discovered 2 days later; in June 2010, he had been arbitrarily detained and tortured by members of the National Security Intelligence [ID 213811]
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04.2012 - Source:UK Border Agency (Home Office)
"Operational Guidance Note: Bangladesh"
Protection guidelines for British asylum authorities (members of political parties; victims of domestic violence; prison conditions) [ID 213059]
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21.03.2012 - Source:BBC News
"Bangladesh court blocks 'blasphemous' Facebook pages"
The High Court ruled that 5 "blasphemous" Facebook pages and a website must be blocked for offending Islam and other religions [ID 212451]
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20.03.2012 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières
"Authorities turn up the heat on journalists"
Article on recent restrictions imposed on media freedom (TV station faces closure threat; threats against journalists; censorship) [ID 212664]
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19.03.2012 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières
"Ruling Awami League threatens 19 reporters in southern city"
19 journalists in the city of Pirojpur received threats from ruling Awami League leaders and supporters over critical coverage of 2 local Awami League parliamentarians; in a separate development, authorities suspended broadcasting by 3 privately-owned TV stations to prevent coverage of an opposition rally in Dhaka [ID 212133]
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15.03.2012 - Source:ReliefWeb
"Libya dismantles human trafficking network" , Author: Agence France-Presse
Libyan security forces said they had dismantled a human trafficking network smuggling illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and Somalia [ID 212009]
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14.03.2012 - Source:Child Rights Information Network
"Bangladesh: Children's rights in the Special Procedures' reports"
Report on children's rights issues in Bangladesh (access to sanitation and water; health issues; birth registration; menstrual hygiene; discrimination; education; child labour; malnutrition; orphan centres; child custody; school attacks; forced marriages; equality of rights) [ID 212298]
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08.03.2012 - Source:Refugee Documentation Centre, Legal Aid Board
"Information on homosexuals and homosexuality in Bangladesh including legality, Government and societal attitude to and treatment of homosexuals, available support groups. [Q15136]"
Query response on homosexuals and homosexuality in Bangladesh (legality; government and societal attitude towards homosexuals; treatment of homosexuals; available support groups) [ID 211877]
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06.03.2012 - Source:BBC News
"Saudi official shot dead in Bangladesh"
Dhaka: Saudi Arabian diplomat shot dead, according to police; it remains unclear who shot the man and what the motive was [ID 211775]
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03.2012 - Source:US Commission on International Religious Freedom
"Annual Report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom"
Annual report on religious freedom (covering 1 April 2011 - 29 February 2012) [ID 216075]
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03.2012 - Source:Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Germany)
"Todesstrafe in ausgewählten Ländern"
Report on the death penalty in selected countries [ID 214627]
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03.2012 - Source:ReliefWeb
"Regional implications of national reconciliation in Myanmar" , Author: Nanyang Technological University
Report on the implications of Myanmar's recent reforms for its neighbouring countries, China, India, Thailand and Bangladesh (energy issues; humanitarian consequences; security situation) [ID 212189]
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28.02.2012 - Source:UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
"Bangladesh Open-Pit Coal Mine Threatens Fundamental Rights, Warn United Nations Experts"
United Nations independent experts warn that if an open-pit coal mine in Phulbari is permitted it could displace hundreds of thousands of people and lead to the violation of fundamental human rights [ID 211581]
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20.02.2012 - Source:Amnesty International
"Further information on Urgent Action 47/12 [ASA 13/002/2012]"
2 student opposition activists, Al Mukaddas and Mohammad Waliullah, are still missing after they were allegedly detained by security forces on 4 February; on 15 February, a court ordered the government to respond by 7 March to allegations that the men had been illegally detained [ID 210743]
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15.02.2012 - Source:Guardian
"Poor nutrition stunts growth of nearly half of under-fives in Bangladesh"
Nearly half of all under-five year olds in Bangladesh, suffer from poor nutrition [ID 211771]
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13.02.2012 - Source:Amnesty International
"Urgent Action 47/12 [ASA 13/001/2012]"
2 student opposition activists, Al Mukaddas and Mohammad Waliullah, have been missing since 4 February; according to eyewitnesses, they were detained by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the Detective Branch (DB) of the Bangladesh Police in Savar; the RAB have denied holding them [ID 210360]
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