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BANGLADESH

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2016
Bangladesh in deep trouble
Four secular bloggers were hacked to death in Bangladesh last year in a campaign of murder. What was remarkable was the response of the government — or rather, its lack of response.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2016
Bangladesh ambassador champions student exchanges with Japan
Education is key to Bangladesh flourishing in the future, the country's ambassador to Japan said as she called for Tokyo and Dhaka to strengthen student exchange programs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2016
Bangladesh Bank heist used compromised SWIFT software
The attackers who stole $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank probably hacked into software from the SWIFT financial platform that is at the heart of the global financial system, said security researchers at British defense contractor BAE Systems.
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Mar 31, 2016
When mobsters meet hackers — the new, improved bank heist
No need for stocking masks and sawn-off shotguns.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2016
Bangladesh seeks FBI's help in investigating central bank heist
Bangladesh has formally sought assistance from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation to track down the cyber crooks who stole $81 million from its central bank's U.S. account, the interior minister said on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 15, 2016
Thai trafficking trial opens amid fears for witnesses
The trial of 92 suspected human traffickers, arrested after the discovery of shallow graves of migrants in Thai jungle, began in Bangkok on Tuesday and the attorney-general's office said it would be over within a year amid fears about the safety of witnesses.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 22, 2016
Islamic State tweets credit for slaying of Hindu priest at Bangladesh temple
Suspected Islamist militants stabbed to death a Hindu priest at a temple in Bangladesh on Sunday, and shot and wounded a devotee who went to his aid.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2016
Sharp drop in Rohingya migrants after Thai, Bangladesh crackdowns
The number of migrants leaving Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat in the past four months has plummeted because of Thai and Bangladeshi crackdowns on human smugglers, the United Nations and a rights activist said on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2015
Bangladeshi seeking asylum deported after working for years in Japan
Abu Said Shekh was awakened in his cell at an immigration detention center in Tokyo one recent morning and told he was leaving for the airport. After nine years of seeking political asylum in Japan, he was being deported to Bangladesh.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 15, 2015
Bangladesh's vital garment sector braces as Western retail giants curb travel amid foreigner slayings
Business executives from global clothing giants H&M Inditex and Gap have canceled trips to Dhaka this month after the killings of two foreigners, industry sources said, causing anxiety for Bangladesh's $25 billion garment export sector.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2015
IS claims killing of Japanese in Bangladesh
The Islamic State group claims responsibility for shooting a Japanese to death in Bangladesh and vows to wage more attacks.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 5, 2015
Japan beating China to the port in Bangladesh
Japan is beating out China in a race to build Bangladesh's first deep-water port as the region's powers jostle for a foothold in the Indian Ocean.
EDITORIALS
May 24, 2015
Rohingya refugees deserve better
More must be done to solve the Rohingya refugee crisis, which has drawn a woefully meager response from the governments of Southeast Asia.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2015
'Boat people' likely posing as Rohingya for aid, says Myanmar general
Myanmar's military commander has said some "boat people" landing in Malaysia and Indonesia this month are likely pretending to be Rohingya Muslims to receive U.N. aid and that many had fled neighboring Bangladesh, state media reported on Friday.
WORLD
May 4, 2015
Bangladesh al-Qaida branch claims February hacking death of U.S. citizen blogger, SITE says
The leader of al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) claimed responsibility for the murder of a U.S. citizen hacked to death in Bangladesh in February and the deaths of other "blasphemers" in the region, SITE Intelligence Group reported on Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2015
The trials and tribulations of Asian democracy
The list of national political leaders in Asia who have faced, or are about to face, criminal charges has grown so extensive that it is plausible to wonder whether democracy itself can survive in a number of these countries.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2015
Corruption threatens to implode Bangladesh
With bomb explosions almost taking the life of the prime minister, the opposition leader charged with murder, and violent protests and arson sweeping the capital, Bangladesh again seems poised at the edge of an abyss.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 2, 2015
Going the extra mile for fair-trade fashion
Tokyo fashion industry insiders push the message that what we choose to buy and wear has consequences.
WORLD / Society
Jan 5, 2015
Safety overhaul piles pressure on Bangladesh garment industry
Undaunted by a run of horrific factory accidents that have hit Bangladesh's garments industry, two entrepreneurs bought Adorn Knitwear Ltd earlier this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 5, 2014
Rescuers battle current in hunt for 200 people missing in Bangladesh ferry disaster
Bangladeshi rescuers struggled against a strong current and choppy river waters on Tuesday in the search for a ferry that capsized with more than 200 passengers on board, leaving about 120 missing, many of them feared dead.

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