Bangladesh
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The death toll from dengue fever in Bangladesh so far this year is nearing the 100 mark, official figures showed. The Bangladeshi government Saturday confirmed another 3 deaths from dengue fever, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country since January to 95. According to the Ministry of Health, the deaths included 12 in…
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A Bangladeshi extremist preacher who delivered an illegal sermon to migrant workers in Singapore has shocked the Bangladesh Society, said a spokesperson on Friday (Aug 23). The spokesperson called the incident “upsetting” and told CNA that those coming from their home country are “peace-loving people”. The preacher, Amir Hamza, gave a sermon to migrant workers at the…
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At least 10 people were killed as Cyclone Remal slammed Bangladesh’s coastlines and weakened to a tropical depression, said the country’s State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Mohibur Rahman on Monday. “We’ve come to know that 10 people were killed in six coastal districts due to the cyclonic storm,” the official told a…
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Expatriate Bangladeshis sent home a total of 810 million U.S. dollars in remittances in the first 10 days of May, according to Bangladesh Bank sources. The remittance inflow has increased in the first 10 days of the current month compared to the corresponding duration of the last four months, with 731 million dollars, 679 million…
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Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have condemned the military coup in Myanmar but say they do not “feel sorry” for de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s removal from power. Speaking to Al Jazeera at the sprawling Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district, Rohingya community leader Mohammad Yunus Arman said the Myanmar military had…
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A criminal gang is colluding with Bangladesh’s security forces to extract bribes for state contracts and job positions, all the while maintaining powerful links with the country’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, an Al Jazeera investigation has found. All the Prime Minister’s Men reveals how Haris and Anis Ahmed, both convicted of murder, are being protected by…
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Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has condemned sexual violence suffered by Rohinya women in war-torn Myanmar’s Rakhine State. The actress spoke at a UN peace keeping conference, where she called on all stakeholders, including international conflict negotiators, to hasten their intervention for peace and security of lives. Image taken Sept., 14, 2017 at the UN Headquarters in…
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The explosion which occurred at a packaging factory in Bangladesh last Saturday recorded a total of 15 deaths on first count. Over 70 people sustained various degrees of injuries. Subsequent reports confirmed the inferno in the Tongi industrial zone – about 20 km (12 miles) north of the capital, Dhaka – was caused by a boiler…
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More than 60 people have reportedly been killed from lightning over the past two days during tropical storms across Bangladesh. Image shows motorcycles and cars abandoned on the road by owners. Leading Bengali-language newspapers Prothom Alo and Samakal reported Saturday that 64 people have been killed by lightning since Thursday.
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News reports earlier yesterday said two men were murdered in Dhaka, Bangladesh, now the U.S. State Department has confirmed that one of the victims was a U.S. embassy worker. Local reports say the men were hacked to death.
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