After taking pictures of students attacked during the demonstrations, the photographer is accused of spreading panic and lies. Ruling party leader rejects accusations. Hundreds of students and teachers want to stop the protests.
The protests have been going on for days after the death of two students in the capital. The victims were hit by an illegal driver. In the first few months of 2018 there were 3 thousand deaths. Throughout the country there are 3.2 million vehicles but 2.5 million drivers with a driving license.
The minority lives in constant fear of forced expropriations. Some 1,500 Christians have been displaced following a land dispute in Dinajpur. In Dhaka, a Catholic man continues to pay the bills of his house, even after it was illegally occupied by a Muslim. For clergyman, "the government and the expropriators consider us weak.”
The police present the results of two years of investigations. In total, at least 21 people involved in the bloodiest attack in the country's recent history. The suspects are members of the New Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh; two of them are on the run. Police chief: "The militants wanted to put pressure on the government".
The congregation was founded in 1951 by a bishop from the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions. As the number of elderly nuns increases, a facility that helps them in their daily life has become a must. The younger sisters take care of the older sisters.
About 400 people from every religion took part in the event. For Hindu leader, there is a need to "return to the Liberation War ideal of secularism". Islamic leader calls for the implementation of the “Medina Charter”, slams the ideas of radical preachers.
On 1st July 2016, Islamist gunmen stormed the Holey Artisan Cafe in Dhaka. Twenty people died, mostly foreigners. Yesterday the restaurant reopened to remember the victims of the massacre. Some survivors retold what happened during those hours. At a press conference, police announced the eradication of the terrorist cell involved. Six terrorists are in custody and two are still on the run.
The Interreligious Dialogue Commission sponsored the initiative centred on "An open heart brings peace and harmony", At least 200 religious leaders participated. "People create divisions,” said one Muslim participant, “but we have all been created by the one God”.
The sculpture is in Shibpur, a mostly tribal village home to 300 Catholics. The community is so small that it has no resident priest and a catechist is in charge of worship. After police arrested the latter, local Catholics have demanded his release.
The charity is working in the camp near Cox's Bazar with 200 volunteers. Every day it feeds 46,000 refugees. It has installed 250 solar panels and built 12,000 small houses. The Bangladeshi government wants to move 150,000 people to Vasanchor but the Rohingya “want to stay together".
Three people died in the past week. Refugees fled neighbouring Myanmar to escape persecution. More than 3,000 houses destroyed. Wells and lavatories have become unusable. Diseases and infections are spreading in the camps. The Red Crescent Society recalls Muslim employees from the Eid-ul-Fitar break.
Approximately 700,000 refugees are camped in the Bangladeshi district on the border with Myanmar. Out of a hundred Children Friendly Spaces, six are run by Caritas. Education is provided in English and Burmese. Notions of ethics can save minors from crime.
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