Princess Latifa: secret videos raise fears for ruler’s daughter forcibly returned to Dubai
Smuggled footage from daughter of sheikh says she is hostage in villa surrounded by police
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‘The builders don’t care’: Dhaka reels from another deadly blaze
Questions mount about building safety in Bangladesh capital after inferno kills at least 25 people
Read morePope Francis disappoints Rohingya by failing to condemn persecution
The pope is nearing end of four-day visit to Myanmar in which he has not publicly spoken about plight of the Rohingya
Read moreBangladeshi girls being trained how to avoid online predators
With an alarming rise in cybercrimes, often including blackmail, police offer workshops for thousands of teenagers
Read moreLady Justice statue in Bangladesh is removed after Islamist objections
Hardline groups said sculpture of woman holding sword and scales outside supreme court was example of idol worship
Read moreBangladeshi editor who faced 83 lawsuits says press freedom under threat
The Awami League-controlled government has charged and jailed journalists using vague new laws
Read moreEU backs away from trade statement in blow to China’s ‘modern Silk Road’ plan
Member states wary of Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road initiative without guarantees on transparency, sustainability and tendering process
Read moreNearly 250 refugees dead or missing after shipwrecks off Libyan coast
Authorities raise alarm at increased risks of Mediterranean voyages, as people smugglers crowd refugees on to vessels meant for far fewer people
Read moreBlues and moos: Indian state launches cow ambulance service
NGO funds five ambulances in Uttar Pradesh state as growing zeal to safeguard cows has also resulted in rising violence
Read moreIndian ruling party officials to be tried over 1992 Babri mosque demolition
Court rules 13 senior BJP figures, including water minister and a state governor, must face criminal conspiracy charges
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