Tag: Bangladesh
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Suspected measles cases kill nearly 1,000 as doctors struggle to contain outbreak
Eight-month-old Rojatun Jannat Ramisa is struggling to breathe in a hospital in Bangladesh’s capital as her parents sit helplessly beside her. She’s one of thousands of ... -
Iran war is forcing families to choose between school or survival
Sou Sreynich dreams of becoming a teacher. But she knows she’s far behind. The 13-year-old first entered a classroom at 10, an age when most Cambodian ... -
Buffalo named Donald Trump for his golden locks is a sensation at zoo
With his shock of golden hair and trim 700-kilogram (1,500-pound) build, Donald Trump has been drawing crowds from across Bangladesh since he arrived at the national ... -
Iran war disruptions spark higher costs and lost income in Bangladesh
Tariqul Islam lost his savings after setbacks in his clothing business about a year and a half ago and turned to ride-sharing on his motorbike to ... -
Workers from Bangladesh sought jobs in Russia but instead got sent to combat in Ukraine
A labor recruiter persuaded Maksudur Rahman to leave the tropical warmth of his hometown in Bangladesh and travel thousands of miles to frigid Russia for a ... -
Tribunal sentences ousted leader Hasina to death for crimes against humanity
A special tribunal sentenced Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on charges of crimes against humanity involving last year’s mass uprising that ended her ... -
Country braces for disruptions as former ruling party calls for lockdown to protest Hasina trial
Classes and transportation in Bangladesh were seriously disrupted yesterday as ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her former ruling Awami League party called for a nationwide ... -
Rohingya refugees demand safe return on 8th anniversary of exodus
Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in dozens of camps in Bangladesh marked the eighth anniversary of their mass exodus, demanding a safe return ... -
Former ruling party slams government decision to ban all its activities
Bangladesh’s former ruling party accused yesterday the interim government of “stoking division” and trampling on “democratic norms” by banning all of its activities. The government, headed ... -
Trains canceled across country as rail union goes on strike
Trains were canceled across Bangladesh yesterday as railway staff went on strike for higher pensions and other benefits, affecting tens of thousands of passengers and freight ... -
Fresh tension grips Bangladesh as student demand president’s resignation
Political tension in Bangladesh was growing anew on Wednesday after a leading student group called for the country’s figurehead president to resign over comments he made ... -
Rohingya refugees mark the anniversary of their exodus and demand a safe return
Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who live in sprawling camps in Bangladesh yesterday marked the seventh anniversary of their mass exodus, demanding safe ... -
Nobel laureate Yunus arrives in Dhaka to take over as interim leader
Bangladesh’s next leader Muhammad Yunus arrived home yesterday from an overseas trip and will take office later in the day, as he looks to restore calm ... -
Nobel laureate Yunus will head interim government after unrest ousted Hasina
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head Bangladesh’s interim government after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country amid a mass uprising that left hundreds of ... -
PM resigns and flees country capping weeks of unrest
Bangladesh’s prime minister resigned and fled the country yesterday, after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grew into ... -
Bangladesh imposes nationwide curfew as deadly protests over government jobs escalate
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government late Friday announced a nationwide curfew across Bangladesh and ordered the deployment of military forces to maintain order following days of ... -
China and Bangladesh reaffirm their ties as territorial and economic issues rise in region
China and Bangladesh are reaffirming their ties during a visit by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Beijing on Tuesday as tensions rise in the region ... -
PM Hasina wins vote amid low turnout and opposition boycott
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won an overwhelming majority in Bangladesh’s parliamentary election after a campaign fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition ... -
Two boats adrift in sea with 400 Rohingya aboard need rescue, UN says
An estimated 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats adrift in the Andaman Sea without adequate supplies could die if more is not done ... -
Deli and Dhaka launch new India-assisted rail projects amid opposition protests
India and Bangladesh launched two new railway links and a thermal power plant unit yesterday to strengthen connections and energy security in the region amid strong ... -
Three die as police clash with opposition supporters seeking prime minister’s resignation
Police in Bangladesh yesterday clashed with opposition supporters as the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) enforced a three-day transport blockade across the country to demand ... -
Bangladesh balances energy needs with climate, conservation
Fish, rice, mangrove trees and the lush delta wetlands where the massive Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers drain into the Bay of Bengal. It’s not luxury. ... -
Prolonged Rohingya stay impacts stability: PM
Bangladesh’s prime minister said that the prolonged stay of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees in crowded camps in the country has become a serious security ... -
Bangladesh | Police say ex-PM instigated deadly firebombing
Police yesterday accused Bangladesh’s former prime minister and an opposition alliance leader of instigating a bus firebombing that killed seven people and injured 16 others as political ... -
Bangladesh | Court upholds death for Islamist leader
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court yesterday upheld the death sentence given to a senior Islamist leader convicted by a special tribunal last year for his role in mass killings ... -
Bangladesh | Islamist party chief sentenced to death
A special tribunal in Bangladesh yesterday sentenced the leader of the country’s largest Islamist party to death for his role in the deaths of thousands of people during ... -
BANGLADESH | Court reduces Islamist political leader’s sentence
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of an Islamist political leader Tuesday whose conviction last year for war crimes during the nation’s 1971 war for independence ...
