Place: southwestern Bangladesh

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Hindu holy man hacked to death in Bangladesh

Assailants hacked a Hindu holy man to death yesterday in northern Bangladesh and fled without anyone witnessing the attack, which police suspect was carried out by Islamist militants who have waged a violent campaign against the country’s secular writers, gay rights activists, and religious minorities.

Sat, 11 Jun, 2016

18 killed as bus plunges into canal

Police said a speeding bus lost control and crashed into a canal, killing 18 people and injuring another 56 in southwestern Bangladesh.

Fri, 01 Jan, 2010

Teenage girls thwart child wedding

The marriage of a 13-year-old girl was prevented after her schoolmates marched in protest and lodged a police complaint in Satkhira town in southwestern Bangladesh.

Sat, 14 Jul, 2007

10 killed in church bomb blast

A bomb exploded inside a Catholic church during Mass yesterday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 25 others in southwestern Bangladesh, police said.

Mon, 04 Jun, 2001