カテゴリー: Bangladesh
A fire tore through a refugee camp for Rohingya Muslims in southern Bangladesh on Sunday, leaving thousands homeless, officials said. The blaze erupted at Camp 11 in Cox’s Bazar, a south-eastern border district where more than 1 million Rohin…
Fears of future blazes after health, learning and religious facilities also destroyed in Cox’s Bazar, BangladeshThe Rohingya crisis explained in 30 secondsAn estimated 12,000 Rohingya have been left without shelter after a fire tore through part of a c…
Officials say death toll could rise as rescue operation continues in southeastern town of SitakundaAt least six people were killed and several injured on Saturday when a fire broke out after an explosion at an oxygen plant in southeastern Bangladesh, o…
Campaigners fear media crackdown under PM Sheikh Hasina after suspension order upheldThe only newspaper of Bangladesh’s main opposition party has stopped publishing after a government suspension order was upheld, stoking fears about media freedom in t…
World Food Programme calls for urgent $125m injection after being forced into axing supplies into Bangladesh refugee camps by 17%The UN has been forced to cut food rations for Rohingya refugees by 17% and has warned of “unconscionable” further cuts in…
Police accused of shooting at activists and leaders of growing street protests against Sheikh Hasina’s draconian governmentIt was a warm afternoon in May 2020 when Ahmed Kabir Kishore, dozing lazily, awoke to 20 men breaking down the door of his apartm…
UN figures show number of those attempting to escape horrendous conditions in refugee camps increased from 700 in 2021 to over 3,500 in 2022The number of Rohingya refugees taking dangerous sea journeys in the hope of reaching Malaysia or Indonesia has …
Woman recounts suffering on perilous journeys taken to escape oppression in Myanmar and squalid Bangladesh campsHatemon Nesa recalled hugging her young daughter tightly as the cramped, broken-down boat they were sitting on drifted aimlessly. They had s…
Contact lost for weeks with vessel that left camps in Bangladesh and was crossing Andaman Sea bound for MalaysiaAbout 180 Rohingya refugees are feared to have died after their boat went missing in the Andaman Sea, making 2022 one of the deadliest years…
Vessel thought to have embarked from Bangladesh is reportedly near Malaysia with 160 people onboard who have no food or waterActivists have called for urgent assistance to rescue 160 Rohingya refugees, including young children, who they say are strande…
Seven killed and thousands arrested as Hasina regime continues repressive campaign against opponentsTwo top leaders of Bangladesh’s main opposition party have been arrested amid a violent crackdown on government opponents during which at least seven pe…
Men on death row for murder of secular writer snatched by bikers who sprayed police with chemicalTwo Islamist militants who were on death row in Bangladesh for the killing of a US blogger critical of fundamentalist Islam have made a dramatic escape on …
Many farmers in south-western Bangladesh use floating rafts made from invasive water hyacinths to grow vegetables during the monsoon season – when dry land is scarce – to ensure food security in the low-lying country, which has recently been experienci…
Shahriar Alam criticises international community for doing ‘absolutely nothing’ to press Myanmar’s junta to guarantee a safe returnThe world has done “absolutely nothing” to ensure safety in Myanmar for its persecuted Rohingya minority, said Bangladesh…
Nearly 10,000 homes were destroyed or damaged by storm that flooded cities and forced a million to evacuateAt least 24 people have died and millions were without power after Cyclone Sitrang struck Bangladesh, forcing the evacuation of about a million p…