Bangladesh

Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina launched her campaign for a fifth term as the country's opposition parties protested over unfair elections. Kickstarting two weeks of campaigning ahead of the general elections scheduled for…
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Bangladesh is facing its worst dengue fever outbreak on record, with the annual death toll reaching 1,606, according to official figures released on Monday. Dengue is a recurrent health risk during the monsoon season, which normally runs…
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India, in a significant diplomatic move, has spearheaded recommendations for Canada to fortify measures preventing attacks on worship places and effectively address hate speech. The proposals were presented during the UN Human Rights…
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Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at huge crowds of Bangladesh opposition supporters Saturday to break up a giant protest against the prime minister, with an officer and a protester killed in several hours of violent clashes in…
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Cyclonic Storm 'Hamoon' over coastal Bangladesh has commenced the landfall process and is set to weaken into a deep depression during the next six hours, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). "The Cyclonic Storm Hamoon…
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After Nepal and Pakistan, the political leadership of Bangladesh too has raised the issue of a mural in India’s new Parliament building, with minister of state for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam asking the Bangladeshi mission in New Delhi to…
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Dutch politician and former Member of Parliament Harry van Bommel, along with a European delegation is on a visit to Bangladesh from May 20-26, where the delegation will investigate the genocide committed by Pakistan in 1971. The mission…
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Storm surges whipped up by a powerful cyclone inundated the Myanmar port city of Sittwe on Sunday, reported The Daily Star. Parts of Sittwe, the capital of Myanmar's Rakhine state, were flooded, while winds of up to 130 miles per hour…
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Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from the coasts of Myanmar and Bangladesh as Cyclone Mocha- the region's most powerful cyclone for over a decade- is set to hit. The 'Super Cyclone' packed winds of up to 240 kilometres per…
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A massive fire broke out in one of the biggest clothing markets in the Bangladesh capital's Dhaka, officials said. The fire broke out at the Bangabazar market around 6:10 am, Associated Press reported. However, no casualties were reported,…
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