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In Dhaka, Bangladesh, at least 45 dead in a fire
Firefighters in Dhaka, Bangladesh, estimated on Friday 1er March, that security failures had fueled the fire which broke out the day before in a restaurant in the capital and spread…
Bangladesh: Bank confirms ousting of Nobel Prize winner Yunus from two companies
AKM Saiful Majid, chairman of the Grameen Bank, speaks during a news conference to confirm that founder and Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus has been ousted from two other businesses…
In Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina promised a fifth term
An election poster of the Awami League and its leader, Sheikh Hasina, on a street in Dhaka, January 7, 2024. MAHMUD HOSSAIN OPU / AP Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina…
Parliamentary election in Bangladesh: Police fire shots at opposition protest
Parliamentary election in Bangladesh Police fire shots at opposition protest January 7, 2024, 10:37 a.m Listen to article This audio version was artificially generated. More info | Send feedback Bangladesh…
Sheikh Hasina, “iron begum” at the head of Bangladesh
A rally of the student branch of the Awami League, Sheikh Hasina’s party, at Dhaka University, January 4, 2024. ADNAN ABIDI / REUTERS At 76, she is seeking a fifth…
Bangladesh deploys army ahead of Sunday elections
Published on 01/03/2024 at 4:04 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh has deployed its…
Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus convicted in Bangladesh labor law case
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus (c) arrives with his lawyers at the Anti-Corruption Commission on October 5, 2023 in Dhaka, Bangladesh (AFP/Syed Mahamudur Rahman) Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad…
Bangladesh: Textile workers fired after protests
by Ruma Paul and Kanjyik Ghosh DHAKA (Reuters) – Hundreds of garment workers in Bangladesh were fired after October protests for better wages, three unions representing half a million workers…
In Bangladesh, the prime minister has pushed her country into authoritarianism
Lawyers close to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) demonstrate on the occasion of International Human Rights Day in Dhaka, Sunday, December 10, 2023. MAHMUD HOSSAIN OPU / AP The grounds…
Bangladesh faces worst dengue outbreak ever recorded in the country
A mosquito control operation, in Dhaka, October 12, 2023. FATIMA TUJ JOHORA / REUTERS Dozens of feverish patients on drips are lying on beds, lined up one after the other,…
End of bitter strike in Bangladesh textile factories
Bangladeshi textile workers return to work at their factory in Ashulia, north of Dhaka, on November 15, 2023. MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP The textile factory workers of Bangladesh did…
Bangladesh: Prime Minister refuses to increase the wages of textile workers
The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, has refused any further increase in the minimum wage of textile workers who continue to demand that it be almost tripled, after more…