
Samira Hussain
South Asia Correspondent at BBC
South Asia Correspondent for the BBC based in Delhi. Fmr BBC Business in New York. Always Canadian. Views expressed here are my own.
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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Samira Hussain
British woman accused of drug offences appears in Sri Lanka courtSamira HussainIan AikmanBBCA British woman accused of attempting to smuggle a large quantity of cannabis into Sri Lanka has appeared in court in the country. Charlotte May Lee, 21, from south London, was arrested earlier this month after authorities allegedly found 46kg of the drug in her suitcases when she arrived on a flight from Thailand.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Samira Hussain |Ian Aikman
[BBC]A British woman accused of attempting to smuggle a large quantity of cannabis into Sri Lanka has appeared in court in the country. Charlotte May Lee, 21, from south London, was arrested earlier this month after authorities allegedly found 46kg of the drug in her suitcases when she arrived on a flight from Thailand. She has not yet been charged, but has previously denied knowing the alleged drugs were in her luggage. If found guilty, she could face up to 25 years behind bars.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Samira Hussain
His memories uncovered a secret jail - right next to an international airportSamira HussainReporting fromDhaka, BangladeshBBC/Aamir PeerzadaWhen investigators smashed through a hastily built wall, they uncovered a set of secret jail cells. It turned out to be a freshly bricked-up doorway – an attempt to hide what lurked behind. Inside, off a narrow hallway, were tiny rooms to the right and left. It was pitch-black.
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2 months ago |
msn.com | Samira Hussain
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bbc.com | Samira Hussain
USAID kept Kajol alive – but after the cuts she's strugglingSamira HussainBBC South Asia CorrespondentBBCKajol, who is the sole breadwinner in her family, contracted tuberculosis in JanuaryTB can be fatal if left untreated. The highly contagious bacterial disease, which usually infects the lungs, is not prevalent in rich countries, because treatment is relatively cheap. But in Bangladesh, it is a scourge.
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