Tag: Bangladesh
Rohingya sceptical of Myanmar refugee return offer
The Rohingya are widely viewed in Myanmar as interlopers from Bangladesh, despite roots in the country stretching back centuries
Global figures urge end to ‘harassment’ of Bangladesh Nobel laureate
Yunus, 82, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, has seen his reputation at home tarnished by a labor dispute with Hasina
At least one dead in religious clashes in Bangladesh
The clashes occurred when 10,000 to 20,000 Sunni Muslim worshippers tried to attack Ahmadi Muslim homes and shops
Rohingya refugees decry ‘devastating’ cuts to food aid
The drop has already caused hardship among the roughly one million Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh's overcrowded camps
Bangladesh defends textbook ‘promoting’ trans rights
The conservative Muslim-majority country's roughly 1.5 million transgender people have long faced discrimination and violence
Bangladesh bans top publisher from book fair for dissident works
Western governments and the United Nations have expressed concern over the political climate in Bangladesh
Bangladeshi cleric convicted for spreading Covid disinformation
Ibrahim was arrested for religious incitement in late 2021 under Bangladesh's Digital Security Act
24 dead, million seek shelter as Cyclone Sitrang hits Bangladesh
Around 10 million people were without power in districts along the coast on Tuesday
Bangladesh evacuates hundreds of thousands ahead of cyclone
The government plans to evacuate about 2.5 million people from the most vulnerable areas in the path of the storm before the cyclone hits
Welcome no more: Rohingya face backlash in Bangladesh
Much has changed in the time since he and 750,000 other members of the stateless Muslim minority escaped neighboring Myanmar