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    Sri Lankan Workers Depart for Israel Amid Controversy Over Human Rights Concerns

    The situation places Sri Lanka’s Left-of-Centre government in a precarious position as it seeks to balance economic imperatives with human rights concerns.
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    Sri Lanka to Enshrine Right to Healthcare in New Constitution

    Over the years, Sri Lanka has successfully eliminated major diseases like malaria, filariasis, polio, and neonatal tetanus, further solidifying its position as a regional healthcare leader.
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    Child Rights

    ‘Our Children Are Dying’: The Toll of Sectarian Violence in Pakistan’s Parachinar

    The ongoing conflict between Shi’ite and Sunni Muslims in Kurram district, where Parachinar is located, has claimed hundreds of lives this year.
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    Bangladesh Urges India to Extradite Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

    The diplomatic communication comes just weeks after Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited Bangladesh. During meeting with Muhammad Yunus they discussed bilateral relations and the status of Sheikh Hasina, among other pressing issues.
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    Commission Finds India’s Involvement in Bangladesh’s Enforced Disappearances

    The report detailed evidence of coordinated exchanges of detainees between Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion Intelligence Wing and India’s Border Security Force.
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    Bangladesh

    At Cairo D8 Meet, Pakistan PM Sharif and Bangladesh’s Yunus Agree to Strengthen Bilateral Ties

    The spokesperson said that Bangladesh and Pakistan have pledged to fortify their bilateral relations, exploring new avenues of cooperation in trade, commerce, culture, and health.
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    Accountability

    Bangladesh in Crisis: Which way out?

    The regime’s kleptocratic system of ruling by plunder and favour to its cronies has contributed to accelerated wealth and income gaps as well as relative deprivation.
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    India Bangladesh Relations on the Edge?

    One must acknowledge and accept that India went overboard in its support for the government under Sheikh Hasina at the cost of ignoring all others.
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