Tens of thousands rally in Bangladesh over attacks on Hindus
DHAKA (AFP) – Tens of thousands of people from minority faiths rallied in cities across Bangladesh on Saturday (Oct 23) in protest against [...]
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Soaring food prices worrisome: Daily Star
DHAKA (THE DAILY STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The skyrocketing food prices continue to make the headlines in Bangladesh, exposing the government’s failure to [...]
Rohingya refugees seek escape from promised sanctuary in Bangladesh
DHAKA, BANGLADESH (NYTIMES) – Its name translates into “floating island,” and for up to 100,000 desperate war refugees, the low-slung landmass is supposed [...]
Mohib Ullah, 46, Dies; Documented Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya
Mohib Ullah, a Rohingya community leader who believed in the power of data to confront the brutality of ethnic cleansing, died on Wednesday, [...]
Legal empowerment the missing catalyst for human trafficking victims: Daily Star columnist
DHAKA (THE DAILY STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – When you first read it, it may seem like something scripted for the silver screen: the [...]
Bangladesh arrests social media star for dance video at mosque
DHAKA (AFP) – Bangladesh police have arrested a social media star for shooting a dance video with a woman at a mosque, officials [...]
Deadly Floods Leave Thousands of Rohingya Refugees Homeless Again
Heavy monsoon rains have washed away sprawling Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, turning settlements into fast-flowing rivers overnight. At least 11 people have [...]
This Holiday Season: Cows, Goats and Buffaloes Delivered to Your Door
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Think of it as Amazon, but for cows, goats and sheep. And this holiday season, the sales are skyrocketing. Every [...]
Worst time to ease Covid-19 lockdown: The Daily Star
DHAKA (THE DAILY STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – It has come out in a recent report by this newspaper that since early June, Gonoshasthaya [...]
Covid-19 lockdown deaths of animals in Bangladesh pet shops spark outcry
DHAKA (AFP) – Hundreds of animals have died in Dhaka’s biggest pet market after stores were forced to close during Bangladesh’s coronavirus lockdown, [...]