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COX’S BAZAR (AP) – Rohingya refugees in crammed Bangladeshi camps say they are worried about a United States (US) decision to cut food rations by half beginning next month, while a refugee official says the reduction will impact the nutrition of more than one million refugees and create “social and mental pressure”.

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DHAKA (ANN/THE DAILY STAR) – Bangladesh has identified a group of Zika virus cases for the first time, marking a concerning event in a nation already battling the Aedes mosquito-transmitted dengue virus.

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MANILA – The widespread militarization and reported aerial strafing in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Southern Tagalog region prompted an international group and Asian indigenous peoples to call on the Philippine military to uphold international humanitarian law (IHL).

A 43-year-old Bangladeshi man was charged in the High Court yesterday with offences related to human trafficking.

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DHAKA (AFP) – Bangladeshi students who spearheaded the uprising that overthrew the government last year said that they would forge a new political party as the country readies for expected elections.