Tag: Bangladesh
Bangladesh in turn receives aid from the IMF
Bangladeshis line up on a street in Dhaka to buy food on November 17, 2022. MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP The jump in food and energy prices is weakening this country, which…
Morocco, Eritrea, Bangladesh… Where do the migrants disembarked from the Ocean Viking come from?
David Montagne 08:47, November 16, 2022modified to 11:56 a.m., November 16, 2022 Four days after their arrival in Toulon, 44 of the 234 passengers of the Ocean Viking will be…
Bangladesh: evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people as a cyclone approaches
Hundreds of thousands of people in Bangladesh are being evacuated to coastal areas as a powerful cyclone approaches which is expected to cause a three-meter storm when it makes landfall…
Bangladesh: a blackout deprives 130 million inhabitants of electricity
Bangladesh has been living in darkness since Tuesday afternoon local time. At least 130 million people were without power following a grid failure that led to a blackout, the government’s…
In Bangladesh, more than 130 million inhabitants affected by a general power outage
In Dhaka, during the blackout, October 4, 2022. MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP At least 130 million people in Bangladesh were without power as of Tuesday (October 4th) afternoon following…
Almost all of Bangladesh without electricity after a gigantic blackout
The authorities believe that electricity will be restored in the coming hours. An investigation into the origins of the outage is still ongoing. At least 130 million people in Bangladesh…
Bangladesh: Death toll rises to 40 after ferry sinking
Published on 09/26/2022 at 2:19 p.m. DHAKA, Sept 26 (Reuters) – The death toll has risen to 40 and scores of passengers are…
Bangladesh: Death toll rises to 50 after ferry sinks
Published on 09/26/2022 at 5:51 p.m. (Updates the number of deaths) DHAKA, Sept 26 (Reuters) – The death toll has risen to 50…
At least 25 dead after Bangladesh ferry sinks
DACCA, September 25 (Reuters) – At least 25 people have died and around 20 others are missing after a ferry carrying Hindu pilgrims sank in Bangladesh on Sunday, an official…
Five years on the run – “Bangladesh doesn’t want the Rohingya to settle down” – News
It has been five years since the Rohingya Muslim minority was expelled from Myanmar. Most of them live in precarious circumstances in one of the world’s largest refugee camps near…
Five years after the flight: Myanmar refugees have little hope
Five years after the escape Myanmar refugees have little hope 08/25/2022, 09:50 am Over 600,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar to Bangladesh in 2017 because of years of oppression and brutal persecution.…
Bangladesh: gas stations stormed before a drastic price increase
A gas station in Dhaka stormed by bikers before a rise in fuel prices, August 5, 2022 (AFP / Munir uz zaman) Petrol stations across Bangladesh were packed by thousands…