-
Bangladesh sending more Rohingya Muslims to remote island
Nov 24, 2021 11:43Bangladesh has started to send more Rohingya Muslim refugees to a controversial facility on a remote island.
-
Police attack Muslims in Bangladesh amid protests over desecration of Qur'an
Oct 15, 2021 17:29Police in Bangladesh have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at thousands of protesters during the third consecutive day of street rallies against the desecration of the Muslim holy book, the Qur'an, at a Hindu religious festival in the Muslim-majority country.
-
Rights group urges revision of UN-Bangladesh deal on Rohingya refugees
Oct 15, 2021 16:23A human rights group has urged the United Nations (UN) and Bangladesh to revise a recent deal over the relocation of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees to a remote, inhospitable island.
-
Prominent Rohingya Muslim leader shot dead in Bangladesh refugee camp
Sep 30, 2021 12:33A prominent Rohingya Muslim leader has been fatally shot in a refugee camp in southern Bangladesh following months of deteriorating violence in the world’s largest refugee settlement.
-
Fire at Bangladesh juice factory kills at least 50, many feared trapped
Jul 09, 2021 07:31At least fifty people have been killed, many others injured and many are feared trapped after a massive fire raged through a factory in Bangladesh, officials said on Friday (July 9).
-
Seven killed, many injured in blast in Bangladesh
Jun 28, 2021 10:18At least seven people were killed and more than 50 people were injured in an explosion in the Bangladeshi capital late on Sunday, police said.
-
26 killed in boat accident in Bangladesh
May 03, 2021 07:59At least 26 people died and several were missing after an overcrowded speedboat collided with a sand-laden bulk carrier and sank on Bangladesh's giant Padma River on Monday, police said.
-
D-8 hails Iran’s efforts to launch international university
Apr 09, 2021 04:47The D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, also known as Developing-8, has reiterated its support for Iran’s efforts to set up a prestigious international university under the organization’s auspices, as members of the bloc seek closer scientific and academic exchanges to bolster their economic ties.
-
Protesters, police clash in Bangladesh during Indian PM visit
Mar 26, 2021 16:49Clashes erupted between hundreds of supporters of a Bangladesh Islamic group, who were protesting the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and police on Friday (March 26) in the country's capital, Dhaka.
-
Switch to LNG threatens renewable energy development in Asia
Mar 25, 2021 14:21The Bangladeshi government’s signaled move to replace 13 under-construction coal power projects with LNG will see an opportunity to fix its power system missed. A shift to LNG would expose Bangladesh to even greater fossil-fuel price volatility.