Bangladesh’s main opposition party on Saturday started a 48-hour general strike on the eve on a general election, calling on people to boycott the vote because it says the government of incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina can’t guarantee its fairness. CBC | World News
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Google Maps Street View: Man caught in mysterious predicament in Bangladesh
GOOGLE Maps Street View emerged onto screens in 2007 offering users an on-the-ground look at locations around the world. However, it also uncovered some bizarre happenings, such as this mysterious man in Bangladesh. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »50 dead as cold wave sweeps through Bangladesh
At least 50 people have died in Bangladesh as cold weather continues to sweep across the country, officials said. CBC | World News
Read More »At least 7 killed, 25 hurt in Bangladesh gas pipeline explosion
At least seven people were killed and another 25 injured after a gas pipeline exploded in southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, police said. CBC | World News
Read More »At least 14 dead after powerful cyclone whips Bangladesh, India
A strong cyclone lashed northeastern India and Bangladesh on Sunday, killing several people in both countries after more than two million moved to shelters across Bangladesh’s vast coastal region, officials and news reports said. CBC | World News
Read More »Bangladesh evacuates more than 300,000 from coast as powerful cyclone nears
With a strong cyclone approaching Bangladesh on Saturday, authorities used more than 50,000 volunteers and officials to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people from across the low-lying delta nation’s vast coastal region. CBC | World News
Read More »Myanmar, Bangladesh sign deal for potential return of displaced Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar and Bangladesh have signed an agreement covering the return of Rohingya Muslims who fled across their mutual border to escape violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. CBC | World News
Read More »What awaits Bob Rae? Abused Rohingya living in epic squalor in Bangladesh
Bob Rae, Canada’s newly appointed special envoy to the Rohingya refugee crisis, arrived Wednesday in the South Asian region as Myanmar’s fleeing Muslim population continues to seek refuge in Bangladesh, already one of the world’s poorest countries. CBC | World News
Read More »Wild elephants attack Rohingya camps, kill 4 in Bangladesh
Wild elephants have attacked a new camp where Rohingya refugees were sleeping, killing a woman and her three children in southern Bangladesh. CBC | World News
Read More »‘The scale is just vast’: Authorities, aid workers in Bangladesh overwhelmed by Rohingya refugees
The movement of Rohingya from Myanmar to Bangladesh is an exodus of vast proportions that has bewildered even the most seasoned aid workers, writes Nahlah Ayed. CBC | World News
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