Etiket: Bangladesh
IN IMAGES, IN PICTURES. India, Thailand, Bangladesh… Asia crushed by an endless extreme heat wave
Temperature records have been broken in recent weeks in South and Southeast Asia, pushing governments to take drastic measures, particularly in India, where general elections are being disrupted. Published on…
Schools closed in Bangladesh due to extreme heatwave
Bangladesh on Monday ordered the closure of schools across the country until Thursday inclusive, due to a persistent heatwave, just a day after they reopened. High Court judges pass order…
Philippines, Thailand and Bangladesh face heatwave
An extreme heatwave in Southeast Asia has closed thousands of schools in the Philippines, confined Thais to their homes and prompted Muslim worshipers to pray for rain in Bangladesh. April…
Philippines, Thailand and Bangladesh face heatwave
An extreme heatwave in Southeast Asia has closed thousands of schools in the Philippines, confined Thais to their homes and prompted Muslim worshipers to pray for rain in Bangladesh. April…
in Puteaux, the outfits distributed to students are “made in” Bangladesh and Pakistan
Parents of students in Puteaux discovered with amazement that the uniforms distributed to their children were made in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Published on 03/26/2024 9:45 p.m. Reading time: 2 min…
in Puteaux, the outfits distributed to students are “made in” Bangladesh and Pakistan
Parents of students in Puteaux discovered with amazement that the uniforms distributed to their children were made in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Published on 03/26/2024 9:45 p.m. Reading time: 2 min…
Bangladesh: fire, aggravated by security lapses, kills at least 45
Firefighters in Dhaka, Bangladesh, said Friday that security lapses had aggravated the fire that broke out the day before in a restaurant in the capital and spread to a building,…
Bangladesh | The anger and anguish of the families of the victims of the deadly fire in Dhaka
(Dhaka) Anguished and angry families waited Friday in front of the morgue of Bangladesh’s largest hospital waiting for the identification of loved ones dead or injured in a spectacular fire…
Controversial elections in Bangladesh | The UN calls for a strengthening of democracy
(Geneva) The High Commissioner for Human Rights on Monday implored the authorities of Bangladesh to strengthen “the foundations of democracy” in the country in the wake of a very controversial…
Bangladesh | Prime Minister wins election unopposed
(Dhaka) The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, won Sunday’s legislative elections, boycotted by the main opposition party which denounced a “sham election”, and is therefore heading towards a fifth…
in Bangladesh, legislative elections without surprise against a backdrop of repression of opponents
Welcome World Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina must be re-elected for a fourth consecutive term on Sunday, during legislative elections marked by an increasingly worrying climate of violence. Published on…
Bangladesh | Thousands of Rohingya left homeless after fire in refugee camp
Sorry, your browser does not support videos (Cox’s Bazar) Some 4,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh were left homeless after a suspected arson attack ravaged their camp, burning down nearly 800…
Bangladesh | Counting underway for legislative elections without opposition
(Dhaka) Counting began Sunday afternoon in Bangladesh for legislative elections boycotted by the main opposition party, the BNP, and guaranteed to offer a fifth term to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.…
in Bangladesh, legislative elections without surprise against a backdrop of repression of opponents
Welcome World Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina must be re-elected for a fifth consecutive term on Sunday, during legislative elections marked by an increasingly worrying climate of violence. Published on…
Bangladesh at the polls for unopposed legislative elections
(Dhaka) Residents of Bangladesh began voting on Sunday morning for legislative elections guaranteed to offer a fifth term to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has described the country’s main opposition…
Five dead in Bangladesh train fire
Five people were killed on Friday in a train that caught fire in Bangladesh, police announced, whose chief said he suspected an act of sabotage before next Sunday’s legislative elections…
Bangladesh prepares for ‘one-sided’ legislative elections
Bangladesh votes on Sunday in legislative elections which should give Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a fifth term, after a boycott of opposition parties decimated by a massive wave of arrests.…
Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus found guilty in Bangladesh labor law case
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus was found guilty Monday of violating labor laws in Bangladesh, a prosecutor told AFP, in a case his supporters say was motivated by policies.…
Bangladesh police investigate deadly train fire
Sorry, your browser does not support videos Police investigate a charred train carriage after at least four people died in a fire on a crowded train in Bangladesh’s capital. Police…
Hundreds of Rohingya refugees left Bangladesh by sea
(Cox’s Bazar) At least three new boats carrying hundreds of Rohingya refugees, a persecuted minority in Burma, set sail and left Bangladesh this week, refugees and an NGO told AFP,…