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Bangladesh's rejection of boats stranded for several weeks with hundreds of Rohingya refugees on board threatens lives and violates international law, Human Rights Watch has said.
Hundreds of Rohingya Muslim refugees are stranded at sea as Bangladesh and Malaysia refuse to allow them entry.
Hundreds of thousands of mourners attended the funeral of Jubayer Ahmad Ansari, despite an agreed limit of 50 people due to the risk of spreading coronavirus.
Factories producing garments for international brands have closed due to Bangladesh's coronavirus measures, prompting protests by workers who are owed wages.
![Mujibur Rahman [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/large_16_9/public/media/images/465696E8-E46C-4D00-89F6-B6A7749AD52D.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=RpiVyMqf "Mujibur Rahman [Getty]")
Abdul Majed had publicly announced his involvement in the assassination and had reportedly been hiding in India for many years. He recently returned to Bangladesh.
At least 14 people drowned early Tuesday and 70 people were rescued when a boat carrying Rohingya refugees sank off southern Bangladesh, officials said.
Bangladesh's top Islamic leadership has not yet made a ruling on the milk bank, but it was halted after critics said the plan could lead to breaches of Sharia law.
A government spokesman said that the agencies that were shut down had failed to provide safeguards to the migrant workers and in some cases sent them back to their employers.
A migrant worker who revealed her experience of sexual abuse in Saudi Arabia has prompted Bangladeshi authorities to repatriate its workers from the kingdom.
Rights groups have warned the island, which emerged from the sea only about two decades ago, might not be able to withstand violent storms during the annual monsoon season.