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(CNN)Within one week, two Sikh men were viciously attacked in two incidents in Central California and the Sikh community fears they may have been the victims of hate crimes. Police say that could be a possibility.

Lack of designated buses has not only exposed students to unsafe journey, accidents, harassment and misbehaviour from transport workers in capital but also increased education costs by way of travelling expenses.

Vice-chancellors of the private universities on Wednesday urged the government to announce a general amnesty for students arrested for joining protests for road safety.

Detained acclaimed photographer, writer and rights activist Shahidul Alam was taken back to the headquarters of the Detective Branch of police Wednesday afternoon after his medical examinations at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital.

Speakers at a programme on Wednesday demanded constitutional recognition of ethnic minority people and ensuring their right to land.

Dhaka Road Transport Owners’ Association on Wednesday decided that they would not allow city service buses to operate under ‘contract or target system’ from today in Dhaka, which they said would reduce road accidents.

Washington (CNN)Two candidates endorsed by President Donald Trump are locked in tight races, with votes from Tuesday's elections still left to count.The special election in a deep-red Ohio congressional district was too close to call Tuesday night, with Republican Troy Balderson holding a narrow lead over Democrat Danny O'Connor.

(CNN)Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak was charged with three counts of money laundering Wednesday, in connection with a multi-billion-dollar scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

(CNN)An Indonesian woman was held captive in a cave for 15 years by a local spiritual healer who regularly raped her, police say.The 28-year-old woman, identified only as "H", was found Sunday in a crevice behind large rocks near Bajugan village in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province, local police said in a statement Monday.

Malawi (CNN)In a sweltering room in the corner of the Chatinkha nursery in Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi, Lilian Matchaya is expressing milk.