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Several Bangladeshi expatriates were detained in the UAE on Saturday for taking part in protests against their government back home on UAE soil, where demonstrations are banned. The number of those arrested was not specified in the statement released by the country’s public prosecutor’s office, cited by the state news agency WAM. The statement said the individuals had “committed crimes of gathering in a public place and protesting against their home government with the intent to incite unrest”. “The public prosecution has ordered their pre-trial detention pending further investigations,” the s…

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