A Rohingya man carries a woman out of the flooded Balukhali refugee camp in Ukhia, a sub-district of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, July 27, 2021.

Heavy Rain Causes Deadly Landslide at Bangladesh Rohingya Camp

Rickety shelters for displaced refugees prove dangerous because they are built on hills, experts say.

A Libyan Naval ship carries migrants who were rescued from four boats in the Mediterranean Sea to shore in Tripoli, July 21, 2021.

Bangladesh Migrants Die when Boat Capsizes in Mediterranean

2021-07-22

Joblessness in Bangladesh amid the pandemic has spurred an increase in irregular migration to Europe.

People walk past Olympics rings installed near the Nipponbashi Bridge in Tokyo, July 15, 2021.

Region’s Athletes Covet Olympic Glory, Worry about COVID-19

2021-07-16

Tokyo-bound competitors from South, Southeast Asia mix coronavirus tests and quarantine with training.

People board an overcrowded ferry to get home to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, after the government imposed restrictions on long-route public transport due to a rise in COVID-19 cases, in Munshiganj, Bangladesh, May 10, 2021.

Despite Steep Rise in Cases, Bangladesh Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions for Eid

2021-07-13

In Southeast Asia, Thai official defends vaccine-mixing, while in Malaysia, inoculation center shuts after 200 staff test positive.

A mother (second from right) mourns for her son who went missing after a fire broke out in a factory, in Dhaka, July 11, 2021.

More Than a Dozen Children Feared Dead in Factory Fire near Dhaka

Many of them working at the juice manufacturing plant were underage, police and the missing children’s families said.

Unidentified relatives of victims mourn at the site after a fire broke out at the Hashem Foods Ltd. factory near Dhaka, July 9, 2021.

Many among Dead in Bangladesh Factory Fire Burned Beyond Recognition

Six-story building had only two exits, one of which was locked, fire service officials say.

Bangladeshis gather next to a medical center building after soil erosion caused it to collapse into the Padma River about 40 km (25 miles) south of Dhaka, Sept. 13, 2018.

Bangladesh Leads Call for Rich Nations to Deliver $500B in Climate Funding

Dhaka hosted the first summit of finance ministers from Vulnerable 20 group to discuss “planetary emergency.”

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