Rohingya refugees living in squalid camps in Bangladesh are in dire need of safer and more secure shelters, a senior United Nations official said on Wednesday in Dhaka. “People are living in shelters where they can’t properly lock their doors,” said Amy Pope, head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). “This is very fundamental […]
Bangladeshi cargo is slamming Indian airports in what has become a concern for local businesses across the world’s most populous country—while also delivering yet another headwind for India’s already contracting textile economy as exporters fight for air capacity. According to a report from Indian newspaper The Hindu Business Line, tons of garments out of Bangladesh […]
Online posts shared hundreds of times in India have falsely claimed that an Islamic group in neighbouring Bangladesh advertised cash payments to anyone who could convert Hindu girls to Islam. AFP found several visual inconsistencies with the message that indicated it was doctored from an unrelated notice. The group has denied that it offered cash […]
Footage of two women performing an intimate dance in a train carriage was filmed in India, contrary to social media posts falsely claiming the incident occurred in Bangladesh. Posts accused the pair of “promoting homosexuality” in the conservative Muslim-majority country. However, a Delhi metro official confirmed the stunt took place in the Indian capital. Police […]
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A six-story shopping centre that caught fire in the Bangladeshi capital had no fire exits, the country’s prime minister said on Friday, as the death toll climbed to at least 46 and rescuers searched for more victims. The fire started late on Thursday in a restaurant on the first floor of the Green Cozy Cottage […]
China and Bangladesh are two of the top garment exporting countries in the world, ranking No. 1 and No. 3, respectively, per Statistica. For the past few months, the two heavyweights have been battling it out to be the top exporter of readymade garments (RMG) to the United Kingdom. Bangladesh came out on top, beating […]
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh reported on Monday its first fatality this year from the brain-damaging Nipah virus when a man died after drinking raw date juice. The virus, transmitted to humans through contact with bodily fluids of infected bats, pigs or other people, was first identified in 1999 during an outbreak affecting farmers and others […]
An appeals court in Bangladesh has granted bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who had earlier been sentenced to six months in prison for violating the country’s labor laws. The court also agreed to hear an appeal against his sentencing. Yunus who pioneered the use of microcredit to help impoverished people, especially women, filed the […]
The United States and the United Kingdom said the elections that extended Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s rule were not credible, free and fair. Both countries, which have trade and development ties with Bangladesh, also condemned political violence that preceded Sunday’s election in which Ms Hasina’s party won more than two-thirds of the parliamentary seats […]
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fourth consecutive term in Bangladesh, following an election that was boycotted by opposition parties and marked by violent protests and international scrutiny. Ms Hasina’s Awami League party won 222 seats out of 299, according to the Election Commission, cementing a majority in Parliament and extending her 15-year rule […]
Vote counting was under way in Bangladesh’s parliamentary election that was fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition party, paving the way for prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League to seize a fourth consecutive term. At least 18 arson attacks preceded the vote but the election day passed relatively calmly. […]