Story Archive
2020-09-04
UNHCR says it was not informed of the weekend trip, organized by Bangladesh’s military.
2020-09-03
They say they are citizens and have the right to vote in national elections in November.
2020-09-01
The ban comes as sexual abuse of boys at madrassas is rising, a prosecutor says.
2020-08-28
Officials cut access nearly a year ago after about 200,000 marked anniversary of Myanmar exodus.
2020-08-27
Citizenship denial, travel curbs cloud dreams of medical school for Muhammad Ayaz.
2020-08-25
Thousands of refugees in Bangladesh, officials call on Myanmar authorities to allow them to repatriate safely.
2020-08-24
Thousands of boys and girls sheltering at camps in Bangladesh remain traumatized by the horrors they witnessed, experts say.
2020-08-21
UNHCR calls on Myanmar to create conditions conducive for the repatriation of Rohingya driven out by the military.
2020-08-20
Hundreds of tons of biomedical waste are produced daily in Dhaka, according to a report in The Lancet journal.
2020-08-13
The loan comes amid decades of failed negotiations between Bangladesh and India over a water-sharing agreement.
2020-08-11
Suspects were identified as members of Neo-JMB, a group that supports the Islamic State.
2020-08-05
Slaying by police of an ex-member of the PM’s body guard has grabbed headlines.
2020-08-05
Tens of thousands of South and Southeast Asians work in Lebanon, including U.N. peacekeeping forces.
2020-07-31
“Basic fundamental rights have been lost, the first being media freedom,” says Shahidul Alam.
2020-07-30
Police say blast is not linked to terrorism; experts raise questions.