1,000 migrants land in Indonesia, Thailand in growing crisis

Newly arrived Bangladeshi migrants pour water on the head of a man who had fainted at Kuala Langsa Port in Langsa, Aceh province, Indonesia, Friday, May 15, 2015. Hundreds of Bangladeshi and ethnic Rohingya migrants have landed on the shores of Indonesia and Thailand after being adrift at sea for weeks, authorities said Friday. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

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Attackers hack American blogger to death in Bangladesh

In this Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, photo, Bangladeshi policemen investigate at the site of attack on Avijit Roy, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Roy, a prominent Bangladeshi-American blogger, known for speaking out against religious fundamentalism was hacked to death in the streets of Bangladesh’s capital as he walked with his wife, police said Friday. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)

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Bangladesh unrest: Seven burnt to death, several injured after bus firebombed

A Bangladeshi resident suffering burn injuries after a bomb attack on a bus is treated

A Bangladeshi resident who suffered burn injuries in the attack is treated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. AFP/Munir uz Zaman

Anti-government protesters have firebombed a bus full of sleeping passengers in eastern Bangladesh, killing seven in spiralling political unrest aimed at toppling prime minister Sheikh Hasina

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