Bangladesh

A collection of 26 posts

HRW: European Companies Ditching Toxic Ships on Bangladesh Beaches

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has claimed that European shipping firms are dumping their old ships on dangerous and polluting scrap yards on beaches in Bangladesh, allegedly using loopholes in international regulations to make profit at the expense of Bangladeshi lives and the environment....

Environment & Energy

Macron Proposes 'Third Way' During Bangladesh Visit

On Monday, French Pres. Emmanuel Macron denounced 'new imperialism' in the Asia-Pacific and proposed 'a third way – with no intention to bully our partners or to lead them to an unsustainable scheme.'...

Politics

Bangladesh: Dengue 'Epidemic' Kills Over 170

At least 176 people have died of dengue fever in Bangladesh, with some health officials saying the disease has reached an “epidemic” status. However, the Bangladeshi government hasn't officially declared the outbreak as such.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Opposition Protests Activist's Death

On Thursday, members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) took part in a procession in Dhaka to protest the recent death of Krishak Dal [the farmer's wing of the BNP] activist Sajeeb Hossain earlier this week.

World

Report: Rohingya Repatriation Plan Poses 'Grave Risks'

[Non-governmental organization] Human Rights Watch is criticizing a proposed plan to repatriate Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh back to Myanmar, stating that it poses 'grave risks' to life and freedom. A pilot project between the two nations is set to return 1.1K Rohingya to Myanmar in the comi...

World

Myanmar: Military Airstrike Kills At Least 100

According to the shadow government of the ousted National Unity Government (NUG), over 100 people, including at least 30 children, were killed when Myanmar's military junta bombed a large gathering in rebel-held territory in the north-western Sagaing region on Tuesday....

Myanmar

Al Jazeera: Rise in Hindu Festival Violence Since BJP Retook India's Maharashtra

On Friday, Al Jazeera published a report claiming that India's western state of Maharashtra — home to almost 13M Muslims, or 11.5% of its population — has seen a rise in Hindu rallies that allegedly spread anti-Muslim sentiment and often lead to violent clashes since PM Narendra Modi's Bharat...

Politics

Thousands Flee to Thailand Amid Renewed Myanmar Fighting

Thai officials on Thursday said thousands of people have fled into Thailand's province of Tak to escape fighting between the Myanmar military and rebels that recently broke out near Karen State's bordering town of Myawaddy....

Myanmar

Bangladesh: Massive Fire At Dhaka Clothing Market

A massive fire erupted on Tuesday at Bangabazar Market — a popular clothing market in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka — destroying at least 3k shops ahead of the Eid festival later this month....

Mozambique

Bangladesh: Journalist Arrested Over Report on Rising Food Prices

Bangladesh police on Wednesday detained the journalist Samsuzzaman Shams — employee at the leading local newspaper Prothom Alo — over allegations he promoted 'false news' that violated the controversial Digital Security Act (DSA)....

Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Brother of Exiled Investigative Journalist Allegedly ‘Beaten with Rods’

Mahinur Khan, brother of the Bangladesh journalist Zulkarnain Saer Khan –who worked with Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit on a report linking high-ranking government officials to corruption– stated Thursday that four men attacked him with iron rods last week in Dhaka....

World

Myanmar Officials Visit Bangladesh Refugee Camp for Repatriation Project

A 22-member delegation from Myanmar arrived on Wednesday in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar to verify the information about Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh's camps that are enrolled for repatriation and willing to return to the Rakhine State....

Myanmar

Myanmar Jails 112 Rohingya

Myanmar's state media reported on Tuesday that a court in the southern city of Bogale sentenced 112 Rohingya to jail, including a dozen children, for traveling 'without any official documents.'...

Myanmar

Report: At Least 22 Killed in Alleged Massacre at Myanmar Monastery

According to a doctor's post-mortem report, at least 22 people, including three monks, were killed at a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar's southern Shan state on Saturday as local insurgent groups and Mynammar's junta accused each other of carrying out a massacre of civilians....

Myanmar

Report: Rohingya Refugee Camp Fire Was 'Planned Sabotage'

On Sunday, the seven-member probe committee into the March 5 fire at a Rohingya refugee camp in the Bangladesh district of Cox's Bazar presented its report, describing the blaze as a 'planned and purposeful act of sabotage.'...

Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Fire Destroys Rohingya Camp, Leaving 12K Homeless

On Sunday, a large fire ripped through a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, destroying at least 2K shelters and leaving as many as 12K refugees without housing. As of Sunday, the cause of the fire was unknown and no casualties were reported....

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Shuts Down Main Opposition Party Newspaper

The Dainik Dinkal, a newspaper run by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for more than three decades, has been shut down after a government suspension originally ordered on Dec. 26 was upheld by the country's Press Council....

Metaculus

World Food Program to Cut Aid to Rohingya Camps

On Friday, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) announced that it would be cutting funding for food assistance to the Rohingya refugees living in Bangladeshi camps. If donations don't increase, additional cuts will be made beginning in April....

Bangladesh

UN: 180 Rohingya Presumed Drowned

On Sunday, the United Nations expressed fears that a boat carrying about 180 Rohingya who fled camps in Bangladesh has sunk with no survivors after it went missing in the Andaman Sea, with relatives of those onboard having lost contact with them.

World

Sri Lankan Navy Rescues Over 100 Rohingya Refugees

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) praised the Sri Lankan Navy and local fishermen on Monday for rescuing approximately 105 Rohingya refugees from a boat in distress over the weekend. UNHCR reiterated that all states in the region must act to prevent deaths at sea.

World

Bangladesh Arrests Leader of Largest Muslim Party

Days after announcing his party would join opposition-led protests calling for the resignation of Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, the leader of the country's largest Muslim faction, Shafiqur Rahman of the Jamaat-e-Islami (Jamaat) party, was arrested on Tuesday.

World

Activists, UN Appeal For Rescue Of Rohingya Refugees Stranded At Sea

On Saturday, Médecins Sans Frontiers called on Malaysia to allow a group of some 160 Rohingya refugees to disembark safely as several activists demand urgent assistance to rescue them from a damaged boat.

World

UK Refuses to Sanction Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion

According to investigations conducted by Al Jazeera's I-Unit, the UK reneged on imposing sanctions on Bangladesh’s anti-terrorism paramilitary unit Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) despite the US doing so in 2021.

World

Amnesty: India Police Flogging Muslims ‘Serious Rights Violation’

Human rights group Amnesty International has condemned the public flogging of Muslims by police in the BJP-ruled Indian state of Gujarat. A video of Tuesday's incident in the village of Udhela constitutes, 'a serious human rights violation,' according to the organization, and shows, 'utter disres...

Politics

Bangladesh Faces Power Blackout After National Grid Fails

On Tuesday, a massive power grid failure plunged 140M out of Bangladesh’s near 170M population into widespread blackouts. Only portions of the country’s northwest were unaffected.

Bangladesh