The fire service to investigate the cause of the blaze that swept through Dhaka hospital, killing at least five people. Authorities in Bangladesh have launched…
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Cyclone Amphan losses estimated at $18 billion in India, at least $180 million in Bangladesh
KOLKATA/DHAKA (REUTERS) – A powerful cyclone that tore through India’s eastern state of West Bengal this week has caused one trillion rupees (S$18.5 billion) of damage…
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Far from home amid the Covid-19 pandemic: Many Bangladeshis unable to send money to families
Ayesha (not her real name), a 35-year-old woman in Bangladesh’s Narayanganj district, spends most of her time praying these days. It is what keeps her…
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'Stranded' Rohingyas land on Bangladesh coast
COX’S BAZAR (AFP) – Dozens of Rohingya refugees believed to have come from two boats stranded at sea for weeks as they tried to reach…
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Hundreds of Rohingya Muslims stuck at sea in refugee crisis with 'zero hope'
BANGKOK (NYTIMES) – Somewhere in turquoise waters, perhaps where the Bay of Bengal meets the Andaman Sea, wooden boats filled with Rohingya refugees are listing,…
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Hundreds of doctors in Bangladesh infected with coronavirus
More than 250 doctors test positive as the country’s strained healthcare system battles lack of PPE and hospital beds. Dhaka, Bangladesh – As coronavirus cases…
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Bangladesh to turn back boats with hundreds of reportedly starving Rohingya refugees
DHAKA (AFP) – Bangladesh will not accept two boats carrying hundreds of reportedly starving Rohingya refugees, the country’s foreign minister said on Thursday (April 23)…
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Coronavirus: Bangladesh shuts down villages after tens of thousands attend cleric's funeral
DHAKA (REUTERS) – Bangladesh has tightened a clampdown on seven villages after tens of thousands attended the funeral of a popular local cleric in spite…
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Walk-in Covid-19 test kiosks installed for sample collection: Daily Star
DHAKA (THE DAILY STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – With the support of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) which has been tasked with the collection of samples, 44…
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Diaspora offers helping hand as Bangladesh reels from coronavirus
Bangladeshis abroad in the US are sending funds back home to help millions of poor people amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The Bangladeshi government has imposed…
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Bangladesh hangs killer of founding father Mujibur Rahman
Majed, who had publicly announced his involvement in the 1975 assassination, was arrested earlier in the week. Authorities in Bangladesh have executed a killer of…
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Coronavirus panic grips Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
KUTUPALONG, BANGLADESH (AFP) – The sewage-soaked alleys and cramped canvas and bamboo shacks that house one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are a horrifying scene…
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Huge fire kills scores in old part of Bangladeshi capital Dhaka
At least 70 killed after fire races through apartment buildings also used as chemical warehouses in Bangladeshi capital. At least 70 people have been killed…
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Bangladesh police say suspected plane hijacker carried toy gun
Military commandos shot dead passenger who tried to hijack Dubai-bound flight after threatening to blow up the plane. A Bangladeshi man who was shot dead…
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