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‘Arson’ destroys four UNICEF Rohingya schools, days after blaze burned down Bangladeshi camp leaving thousands homeless

Posted on January 19, 2021January 19, 2021By Editor

UNICEF has condemned an “arson attack” that burned down four learning centers at a Bangladeshi camp for Rohingya refugees, days after a similar blaze left thousands of the religious group homeless. … Read More >‘Arson’ destroys four UNICEF Rohingya schools, days after blaze burned down Bangladeshi camp leaving thousands homeless

50,000-strong ‘anti-Macron’ rally in Bangladesh marches towards French embassy, Macron effigy burned

Posted on November 2, 2020By Editor

More than 50,000 people have taken to the streets in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, to protest against French President Emmanuel Macron’s defense of the right to publish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. … Read More >50,000-strong ‘anti-Macron’ rally in Bangladesh marches towards French embassy, Macron effigy burned

Bangladeshi cabinet approves death penalty for rapists following public protests

Posted on October 12, 2020October 12, 2020By Editor

The government in Bangladesh has agreed to increase the maximum punishment in rape cases from life imprisonment to death, amid mass protests sparked by a recent series of sexual assaults. … Read More >Bangladeshi cabinet approves death penalty for rapists following public protests

Bangladesh Deploys Artillery, Troops Along Myanmar Border Amid Simmering Tensions: Report

Posted on September 29, 2020September 29, 2020By Editor

Relations between Bangladesh and Myanmar dipped to a new low after the mass exodus of ethnic Rohingyas in 2017 as a result of violence that erupted between local militants and government forces. … Read More >Bangladesh Deploys Artillery, Troops Along Myanmar Border Amid Simmering Tensions: Report

Cyclone Amphan rips through India & Bangladesh, leaving at least 14 dead & thousands of homes destroyed (VIDEOS)

Posted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020By Editor

Extreme winds and heavy rain have reached eastern India and Bangladesh. Cyclone Amphan has killed at least 14 people, also exasperating efforts to fight Covid-19 in the two countries. … Read More >Cyclone Amphan rips through India & Bangladesh, leaving at least 14 dead & thousands of homes destroyed (VIDEOS)