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Journalist critical of gov’t virus response granted bail

A leading Bangladesh journalist critical of the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic was granted bail on Sunday, after her detention sparked days of...

26 killed in Bangladesh boat accident

At least 26 people were killed when a speedboat packed with passengers collided with a vessel transporting sand on Monday in the latest maritime...

Thousands flee blaze at Rohingya camp

Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh—A huge blaze that ripped through a sprawling Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh has forced at least 50,000 people to flee and...

Bangladesh court orders probe into cartoonist torture claims

A court in Bangladesh on Sunday ordered a probe into claims by a formerly jailed cartoonist that he was tortured before police detained him...

Bangladesh transfers Rohingya refugees

Bangladesh began transferring several hundred Rohingya refugees on Thursday to what the UN and rights groups worry is a dangerous low-lying island prone to...

Transgender people to gain inheritance rights in Bangladesh

Transgender people will soon be able to inherit property from their families, Bangladesh's law minister said Sunday, the latest effort to give the minority...

Bangladesh sends troops to quell unrest at Rohingya refugee camp

Bangladesh has sent more troops into the world’s largest refugee camp, police said Wednesday, after days of fighting between rival Rohingya drug gangs left...

Bangladesh says garment exports rebound sharply

Dhaka, Bangladesh—Bangladesh’s crucial textile industry saw a sharp rebound from the coronavirus crisis in August, with exports surging nearly 50 percent as factories swung...

Bangladeshi coronavirus sufferers shun hospitals

Thousands of beds for coronavirus patients in Bangladesh are lying empty despite the country struggling with a rising caseload as people are too scared...

High street to PPE: Bangladesh garment makers turn virus gloom into boom

Facing ruin as orders from Western brands collapsed in the coronavirus pandemic, many Bangladeshi garment factories have been given a lifeline with orders to...

Malaysia says Rohingya boat tried to enter its waters

A boat carrying hundreds of Rohingya tried to land in Malaysia this week but turned back after spotting patrol vessels seeking to stop the...

First Rohingya refugee dies from coronavirus in Bangladesh: official

A 71-year-old man has become the first Rohingya living in vast refugee camps in Bangladesh to die from the coronavirus, an official said Tuesday. Health...

Army called in to help cyclone-ravaged Indian city

The Indian Army has been mobilised to help with the clean-up after a devastating cyclone hit the eastern city of Kolkata, as thousands on...

Protests in Indian city over cyclone recovery delay

Thousands took to the streets of the Indian city of Kolkata on Saturday to protest against what they said was the slow government response...
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