Bangladesh court seeks to ban gender detection of unborn
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Bangladesh court seeks to ban gender detection of unborn

DHAKA (UCAN): Catholics have welcomed a Bangladesh High Court ruling seeking an end to what…

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Proposal for extrajudicial killing of rapists dismissed by Church

DHAKA (UCAN): Several members of both the ruling and opposition parties in Bangladesh demanded in…

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Double slap for Rohingya refugees at the close of 2019
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Double slap for Rohingya refugees at the close of 2019

It has been two years since Abdul Kalam fled his village home in Myanmar’s Rakhine…

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Bangladesh rushes aid to victims of deadly cyclone
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Bangladesh rushes aid to victims of deadly cyclone

Dhaka (UCAN): Caritas is among the aid agencies joining the government of Bangladesh in rushing…

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Rise in sea levels to affect 300 million by 2050
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Rise in sea levels to affect 300 million by 2050

Stephan Uttom and Rock Ronald Rozario Rising sea levels resulting from climate change will hit…

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