Tag: Bangladesh
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
Climate refugees flee as Bangladesh villages washed away
Scientists say climate change has increased the severity and frequency of the floods, with more erratic rainfall causing more cyclones
Power blackouts hit 130 million people in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has suffered a major power crisis as a result of higher global energy prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Bangladesh pilgrim boat tragedy death toll hits 61
The small vessel capsized in a river on its way to a popular temple as onlookers screamed from the shore
First Jesuit school in Bangladesh opens, offers values education to young
"We want to accompany the children in their growth, so that they become good citizens and patriots,” said Jesuit priest Probash Rozario
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