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	<title>South Asia Forum &#187; Bangladesh</title>
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		<title>Manipuri people in Bangladesh held protest</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2011/01/27/manipuri-people-in-bangladesh-held-protest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Members of the Manipuri community yesterday demanded immediate action against the gang that tried to grab the land of veteran activist S Rina Devi in the city&#8217;s Shibganj area on Sunday.
Rina is president of the Bangladesh Manipuri Mohila Samity.
The protesters also staged a human chain and held a rally at the Central Shaheed Minar in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Islamist militants arrested in Bangladesh</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2011/01/25/4-islamist-militants-arrested-in-bangladesh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rapid Action Battalion members arrested four members of Islamist outfit Hizbut Tawhid at Talaimari in Rajshahi city Monday night.
The elite force members also seized 19 compact disks, nine books and 40 leaflets of the organisation from their possessions, reports our staff correspondent in Rajshahi.
Acting on a tip-off, officials of Rab-5 arrested Shafikul Islam, 30, Aslam [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hasina seeks policymaking role in UN</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2010/09/28/hasina-seeks-policymaking-role-in-un/</link>
		<comments>http://south-asiaforum.org/2010/09/28/hasina-seeks-policymaking-role-in-un/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ban Ki Moon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister of Bangladesh  Sheikh Hasina has urged UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to involve Bangladesh in the policymaking and responsible duties of the United Nations as the country is capable of carrying out such trust.
She made the plea during a meeting with the UN secretary general Monday afternoon at the UN building here.
Hasina praised [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taliban warn Bangladesh over Afghan deployment</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2010/09/28/taliban-warn-bangladesh-over-afghan-deployment/</link>
		<comments>http://south-asiaforum.org/2010/09/28/taliban-warn-bangladesh-over-afghan-deployment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Taliban of Afghanistan on Monday called on Bangladesh to refuse a request of the USA to send combat troops to Afghanistan to ensure security and stability in the war-ravaged country.
US Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke made the plea recently before Foreign Minister Dipu Moni at a meeting in New York.
Dipu Moni [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Hizbut Tawhid activists held</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2010/09/26/7-hizbut-tawhid-activists-held/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 14:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dhaka ( bangladesh) Police arrested seven activists of Islamist outfit Hizbut Tawhid including four women and seized around 200 books, CDs and leaflets from Budhpara area in Rajshahi city on Sunday.
Police brought them to Motihar Police Station after locals caught them and informed police that the militant suspects were propagating Jihad through distributing books, CDs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foil plot against democracy: Sheikh Hasina</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2010/05/07/foil-plot-against-democracy-sheikh-hasina/</link>
		<comments>http://south-asiaforum.org/2010/05/07/foil-plot-against-democracy-sheikh-hasina/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 14:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged the people to remain alert against any plot by undemocratic forces to destroy the democratic process in the country.
“In the past, evil forces for lust of power repeatedly denied people’s democratic rights and their right to vote,” she told journalists at Gano Bhaban on the occasion of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rushanara becomes first Bangladeshi MP in UK</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2010/05/07/rushanara-becomes-first-bangladeshi-mp-in-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://south-asiaforum.org/2010/05/07/rushanara-becomes-first-bangladeshi-mp-in-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 14:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rushanara Ali, a Bangladeshi living in the UK, has made history, as she became a lawmaker of the Commons on Friday.
Rushanara contested in the UK General Election 2010 with Labour Party ticket.
A British paper earlier described Rushanara Ali, 35, as a politically rated, eloquent, beautiful and a very crucial figure for Bangla Town as this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bangladeshi Hindu Abducted, Forced to Convert to Islam</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/10/07/bangladeshi-hindu-abducted-forced-to-convert-to-islam/</link>
		<comments>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/10/07/bangladeshi-hindu-abducted-forced-to-convert-to-islam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Richard L. Benkin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bangladesh Hindu, Buddhist, Christian Unity Council (BHBCUC) recently reported the abduction and forced conversion of a Bangladeshi Hindu girl to Islam; two human rights organizations, Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) and Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW) also investigated it. At 12:45am on 13 June, Koli Goswami was asleep in her bed when five Muslims broke [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Islamist militancy group Hizbut Towhid in action in Bangladesh</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/10/04/islamist-militancy-group-hizbut-towhid-in-action-in-bangladesh/</link>
		<comments>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/10/04/islamist-militancy-group-hizbut-towhid-in-action-in-bangladesh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Salahuddin Shoaib Choudhary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Notorious Islamist militancy group, Hizbut Towhid [HT] has started open spread of hate speech through its own website www.tawheedprocation.com and established its distribution center of hatred materials at 31/32 P. K. Roy Road, Pustak Bhaban, bangla Bazar, Dhaka. The mentioned website, though claimed to be owned by the publication house of this notorious group, in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Islamists Gaining under Awami Leage in Bangladesh</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/10/04/islamists-gaining-under-awami-leage-in-bangladesh/</link>
		<comments>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/10/04/islamists-gaining-under-awami-leage-in-bangladesh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Richard L. Benkin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since the Awami League&#8217;s ascension to power in Bangladesh, there has been a regular cottage industry of apologists claiming that the left-center government will navigate the country away from patronizing Islamists and oppression minorities. If anything, things have worsened under Sheikh Hasina and her cronies. Violence against minorities is not only increasing but becoming [...]]]></description>
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