Tag: Bangladesh
Military in control of Bangladesh after Hasina flees
"The country has suffered a lot, the economy has been hit, many people have been killed -- it is time to stop the violence"
Bangladesh’s internet shutdown isolates citizens, disrupts business
Amid the protests, government officials also took aim at social media sites such as Facebook, blaming them for enabling the turmoil
Witnessing Bangladesh’s student protests turn deadly
Cars and buses crammed with home-bound commuters veered around the roadblocks set up to separate the group from the traffic
Bangladesh student group suspends protests over death toll
What began as demonstrations against politicized admission quotas for sought-after government jobs snowballed into some of the worst unrest
Adapt or die: Bangladesh joins the race to climate-proof cities
Urban planners and environmental activists said that another priority must be pushing back against the poor planning
Forum in Bangladesh explores synodality as blueprint for inclusive church reform...
The event focused on deepening understanding of synodality as a collaborative and consultative approach to church governance
Nuns help empower women through handicrafts
"These products don't have much demand in Bangladesh, but people of Europe and Canada like these very much"
Bangladesh influencers push tree planting to fight record heat
Now social media influencers are urging their followers to plant trees in a bid to make the city, and country, more liveable during heatwaves
Islamic charitable giving could fund Bangladesh climate adaptation
"Faith-based charity has enormous potential to drive climate action - and with more and more good examples on the ground"
Don’t forget women in new UN climate fund, policymakers urged
Climate-linked disasters tend to exacerbate women's unpaid care work burden, for example, forcing them to walk further to find water.
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