Bangladesh Opening ‘Climate Refugee’ Complex for 4,500 Families
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) — Bangladesh has opened a complex of 20 housing blocks to house some of the growing
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Over 1 Million Marooned in Bangladesh as Floods Worsen
Heavy flooding is worsening in parts of Bangladesh, with over 1 million villagers marooned or leaving their homes for higher ground along with their cattle and other belongings, officials and volunteers said Tuesday.
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Bangladesh Says It Will Release Jailed Former Prime Minister
Bangladesh’s government will release imprisoned former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia for six months on the condition that she stays at home and does not leave the country, the law minister said Tuesday.
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‘Tiger Widows’ Shunned as Bad Luck in Rural Bangladesh
Abandoned by her sons, shunned by her neighbors and branded a witch. Mosammat Rashida’s crime? Her husband was killed by a Bengal tiger.
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Aung Sang Suu Kyi to Fight Myanmar Genocide Charge
Myanmar said Wednesday its leader Aung San Suu Kyi will head the legal team contesting a genocide case filed against it in the International Court of Justice over the crackdown on Rohingya Muslims that set off their exodus to Bangladesh.
Read moreOrange Is the New Gray for Bangladesh Beards
From shades of startling red to hues of vivid tangerine, brightly colored beards have become a fashion statement on the streets of Bangladesh capital Dhaka.
Read moreTransgender Councilor Elected in Bangladesh First
A transgender candidate has been elected as councilor for a rural Bangladeshi town, the first in the ultra-conservative Muslim-majority nation where laws still discriminate against sexual minorities.
Read moreSoaring Onion Prices Spark Anger in Bangladesh After India Ban
A ban on onion exports by India has caused shortages, soaring prices and widespread anger in neighboring Bangladesh, where the pungent bulb is used in almost all aspects of the national cuisine.
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Rohingya Refuse Repatriation to Myanmar, for Fear of Violence
None of the thousands of Rohingya Muslims living in crowded refugee camps in Bangladesh turned up for a planned repatriation to Myanmar on Thursday, demanding that they be guaranteed safety and citizenship.
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Ex-UN Chief Concerned Over Monsoon Floods in Rohingya Camps
Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern that monsoon floods could threaten the lives of Rohingya refugees in sprawling camps in Bangladesh.
Read moreFather of UK Teen Who Joined IS Says Don’t Scrap Citizenship
The father of a British teenager who ran away to join the Islamic State group in Syria said his daughter’s citizenship should not be revoked and that she should return to the U.K. and be punished if it was determined she had committed a crime.
Read moreDeadly Bangladesh Fire Shows Lapses in Development
A fire in Bangladesh that killed at least 81 people in the oldest part of the capital shows the lapses in public safety that continue to plague the South Asian country despite its rapid economic growth.
Read moreThousands Fired After Garment Industry Protest in Bangladesh
More than 5,000 Bangladesh workers who demanded higher wages have been fired by factory owners, and hundreds face police charges in the world’s second-largest garment export industry after China, an activist said Thursday.
Read moreBangladesh Scraps Plan to Start Repatriating Rohingya
By JULHAS ALAM COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — The head of Bangladesh’s refugee commission said plans to begin a voluntary
Read moreUN Rights Chief Urges Halt to Rohingya Repatriation Plan
The U.N. human rights chief says Bangladesh’s government should halt plans to repatriate more than 2,200 Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar, saying such a move would endanger their lives.
Read moreBangladesh Sentences 19 to Death in Political Rally Attack
A Bangladeshi court sentenced 19 people to death and the son of the opposition leader to life imprisonment on Wednesday over a deadly 2004 attack at a political rally held by current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Read moreWorld Court Opens Preliminary Probe Into Rohingya Expulsions
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor announced Tuesday that she is launching a preliminary investigation into deportations of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar into Bangladesh.
Read moreIn LA’s Koreatown, Little Bangladesh Stakes Its Claim
The aroma of spicy, hot stone soups and Korean barbecue fills the air along Third Street in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. As the scent drifts east across this food mecca it meets the unmistakable fragrance of spicy curries and fish biryanis emanating from markets in Little Bangladesh, a little-known community that staked its claim here eight years ago.
Read moreBangladesh, Myanmar to Return Rohingya in 2 Years
Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed that they will try to complete the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled from violence in Myanmar within two years, Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
Read moreBangladesh Questions Family of Man Accused of NYC Attack
Bangladesh counterterrorism officers are questioning the wife and other relatives of a man accused of carrying out a bomb attack in New York City’s subway system, officials said Tuesday.
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