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World Food Programme halves food rations for Rohingya in Bangladesh

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Kaamil Ahmed |Azizur Rahman

Food rations for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have been slashed in half by the World Food Programme, days after refugees in Kenya protested against a reduction to their rations. The WFP, which is funded entirely by voluntary contributions and provides assistance to more than 150 million people, said it did not have enough funds to continue to provide the full ration so would be reducing the food voucher to 726 Bangladeshi taka (£4.60) per person, from 1,515 taka currently.
Why India is unlikely to extradite ousted Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina

Jan 3, 2025 | scmp.com | Azizur Rahman

New Delhi’s muted response to a formal extradition request has sparked tensions as India weighs legal and diplomatic risksPublished: 6:00pm, 3 Jan 2025Bangladesh’s formal request for the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has put New Delhi in a diplomatic bind, with officials and experts suggesting India is unlikely to comply due to legal uncertainties and fears of damaging its strategic interests.
Ketegangan Memuncak Sementara Bangladesh Tuding India ‘Sebarkan Misinformasi’

Dec 10, 2024 | voaindonesia.com | Azizur Rahman

This image contains sensitive content which some people may find offensive or disturbing. ImagesMultimediaEmbedded ContentCommentsLink has been copied to clipboard TeruskanKetegangan Memuncak Sementara Bangladesh Tuding India ‘Sebarkan Misinformasi’Ketegangan antara India dan Bangladesh telah meningkat ke level yang mengkhawatirkan setelah penangkapan seorang biksu Hindu baru-baru ini di Dhaka dan tuduhan bahwa warga Hindu dianiaya di negara berpenduduk mayoritas Muslim itu.
Tensions peak as Bangladesh blames India for ‘spreading misinformation’

Dec 10, 2024 | voanews.com | Azizur Rahman

Tensions between India and Bangladesh have risen to alarming levels following the recent arrest of a Hindu monk in Dhaka and allegations that Hindus are being persecuted in the Muslim-majority nation. Hindu groups in India have staged anti-Bangladesh protests in recent weeks, but Bangladesh officials have said the accusations of persecution are unfounded. They said Indian news media and social media users are spreading misinformation and fueling friction.
Tensions peak as Bangladesh blames India for ‘spreading misinformation’

Dec 10, 2024 | flipboard.com | Azizur Rahman

5 hours agoLegend Says The World Come To An End If The Last Pillar Of THIS Temple Falls DownAs per some belief, if the last pillar of a temple near Harishchandraghat in Maharashtra comes down, it may just signify that the world will come to …7 hours agoPartition, my family and 50 years of ‘Garam Hava’: Why our graves root us to this landIn November 1946, as the Subcontinent was burning in violence, Garhmukteshwar, a village in district Hapur, saw the mass murder of Muslims and became …
India's top court weighs in on mosque-temple controversy

Nov 30, 2024 | voanews.com | Azizur Rahman

A trial court's order that triggered violence this week, leaving six Muslims dead, should be taken to the Uttar Pradesh state's highest court, India's Supreme Court said Friday. The Supreme Court also asked the trial court not to proceed with the order against Shahi Jama Masjid, a 16th century mosque, until the Allahabad High Court acts on the lawsuit that the mosque will likely file shortly.
‘Education is survival’: parents of Rohingya refugee children fight for their right to go to school in India

Nov 26, 2024 | theguardian.com | Azizur Rahman

For Rohingya refugee Hussain Ahmed, the hope that his children might receive a formal education to secure a better adulthood than his own was what “kept him going”. After fleeing to India from Myanmar in 2016, he began working as a construction worker in a country where he is not allowed to seek legal employment. Then he met with a new hurdle.
Muslims welcome Supreme Court's crackdown on India's 'bulldozer justice'

Nov 15, 2024 | voanews.com | Azizur Rahman

Muslims in India are largely welcoming a ruling this week from the country's Supreme Court declaring authorities must not demolish any property simply because its owner has been accused of a crime. Such demolitions — decried as “bulldozer justice” by critics — have targeted mostly Muslim-owned properties in states ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party over the past few years.
Wikipedia embroiled in legal battle in India

Nov 3, 2024 | voanews.com | Azizur Rahman

A monthslong legal battle between online encyclopedia Wikipedia’s parent company and India’s largest newswire service took a turn this week that has raised concerns about free access to credible online information in the country.
Bogus bomb threats torment Indian aviation industry

Oct 28, 2024 | voanews.com | Azizur Rahman

Ahead of the busiest annual travel season in India, more than 400 hoax bomb threats have triggered domestic and international travel chaos during the past two weeks, with Indian airlines grounding and diverting planes and incurring huge financial losses. Some flights were escorted to safety by fighter jets as the unprecedented wave of bogus threats caused disruption to scores of flights and India’s air travel industry. The threats created panic among air passengers, authorities said.