カテゴリー: Bangladesh
Aid agencies write to Foreign Office minister as pressure grows on Boris Johnson ahead of Commons voteUK aid cuts of 42% will leave about 70,000 people without health services and 100,000 without water in Cox’s Bazar, the world’s largest refugee settle…
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Children in overcrowded Cox’s Bazar settlement likely to suffer most from reduced humanitarian spending, say campaignersThe government has been accused of abandoning Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh after cutting aid to the humanitarian response by more…
Efforts in Africa and elsewhere hit by decision not to export Serum’s AstraZeneca jab until end of yearCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVaccine programmes across Africa and much of the developing world will suffer big delays …
Rozina Islam’s family claim reporter has been assaulted and subject to ‘mental torture’ by policeOne of Bangladesh’s most prominent investigative journalists, known for her anti-corruption reporting and criticism of the government’s response to Covid-1…
Rescuers found 33 survivors from Bangladesh clinging to oil platform in Mediterranean, says defence ministryMore than 50 people are feared to have drowned after their boat heading from Libya to Europe sank, Tunisia’s defence ministry has said.Mohamed Z…
Nepal has been hardest hit to date, while concerns are growing in Pakistan and BangladeshCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn April, along with millions of other people, Nepal’s former king Gyanendra Shah, 73, and his 70-year-…
Speedboat carrying dozens of passengers crashed into vessel transporting sand in Padma River, say policeAt least 26 people were killed when a speedboat packed with passengers collided with a vessel transporting sand in the latest maritime disaster to h…
Focus on vaccines and tests has been obscuring the need for oxygen in low- and middle-income countries Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage The scenes in India of families desperately searching for oxygen for critically ill Cov…
Unscientific ‘morality’ examination linked to low conviction rates and violates women’s rights, says Equality NowPhysical vaginal tests are still used to determine whether women and girls have been raped in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, according to a ne…
With travel from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh banned, some UK families are stuck abroad, while others cannot visit frail relatives Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFor the past 17 months, Saurav Dutt has had to watch from a…
Without extension of legally binding 2013 accord, life-saving changes still required in factories will not go aheadThe future of a landmark deal to improve safety at clothing factories in Bangladesh is in doubt, unions have said, in the run-up to the e…
Following the UK government’s announcement that India will be added to the red list as of 4am on Friday, we’d like to speak to Britons who will be affected Following the UK government’s announcement that India will be added to the red list as of 4am on…
Employees were demanding unpaid wages and a pay rise at a Chinese-backed power plant, officials and police saidAt least five people were killed and dozens injured in Bangladesh after police opened fire on a crowd of workers protesting to demand unpaid …
India has the world’s third-highest number of cases after the US and BrazilIndia recorded 103,558 new Covid cases on Monday, its biggest ever one-day figure, data from the health ministry showed – taking the national total to 12.59 million cases.The co…