| 单词 | Dhaka |
| 例句 | I wake up early, jet-lagged, and watch the sun rise over Dhaka from my bed. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In Calcutta—in Berlin, Peshawar, Delhi, Dhaka—men like this seem to turn up every day, appearing out of nowhere off the streets and walking unannounced into houses, stepping casually over thresholds into their past. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Amit picks me up at Dhaka International Airport, looking sharp in a banker's suit and tie. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was, however, a fatal attack on Humayun Azad, a well-known writer and a professor of Dhaka University, which proved to be a turning point in the nature of threats against writers in Bangladesh. The price of free speech in Bangladesh 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z In a searing editorial Monday, the Dhaka Tribune called on authorities to work harder to arrest and prosecute the killers, who frequently attack in broad daylight, in front of witnesses. With writers and editors being murdered, free speech is at risk in Bangladesh 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Damascus in war-torn Syria remained the worst-ranked city, below Lagos in Nigeria and the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, which swapped places. Vienna holds off Melbourne to top EIU ranking of most liveable cities 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Like last year, it will possibly affect the number of international speakers attending the Dhaka Literary Festival in November. The price of free speech in Bangladesh 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z Marina Tabassum’s mosque sits on a small trapezoidal plot of roughly 8,000 square feet, in a peripheral district of Dhaka. The 25 Most Significant Works of Postwar Architecture 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z Embassy worker, was hacked to death Monday in a Dhaka apartment, the Dhaka Tribune reports. With writers and editors being murdered, free speech is at risk in Bangladesh 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z She produced, co-wrote and edited The Clay Bird, and they directed a number of documentaries together, made by their own production firm Audiovision, based in Dhaka. Tareque Masud obituary 2011-08-15T15:43:53Z ‘Ruins in reverse’ … the National Assembly in Dhaka. Louis Kahn: the brick whisperer 2013-02-26T21:00:02Z As well as his upcoming role in the Avengers sequel, Hemsworth will also be seen this summer in sci-fi reboot Men in Black: International before starring in Netflix action drama Dhaka. Chris Hemsworth to play Hulk Hogan in big-screen biopic 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z American English was different from the language she'd learned at Maple Leaf International in Dhaka. 'The Newlyweds': an American-Bangladeshi coupling 2012-05-31T20:12:03Z On a cricket tour of Bangladesh, he met some local musicians in a Dhaka hotel lobby who got him play guitar in exchange for some match tickets. Rock against religious fanaticism 2010-04-22T21:20:00Z Duguid, an aide worker, remained in Dhaka to continue his work. Virtual-reality connections, sustainable aviation fuel and ‘carbon budgets’ — these Seattle locals have bright ideas for climate-conscious travel 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z The chaotic capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka is home to Kahn’s magisterial Parliament complex, which was completed in 1983 and remains a constant source of inspiration for one of Asia’s most vibrant architectural communities. The 25 Most Significant Works of Postwar Architecture 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z She is a dutiful, beloved only child and tutor in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 'The Newlyweds': an American-Bangladeshi coupling 2012-05-31T20:12:03Z Five years after the Rana Plaza disaster in Dhaka, Bangladesh — 1,100 garment factory workers were killed and another 2,500 were injured — few gains have been made for workers’ rights. Famous Photographs of Fabulous People 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z This reporter visited one in Dhaka, three days before the Rana Plaza anniversary. Why Won’t We Learn from the Survivors of the Rana Plaza Disaster? 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z I’m used to hospitals in London and Dhaka, where no matter what time you show up, it’s always a struggle to find an empty seat in the waiting room. ‘For five years we dreaded every meal’: my infant son’s struggle with food 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z The Dhaka Tribune criticizes the government for not protecting "secular writers and intellectuals" from terrorist violence. With writers and editors being murdered, free speech is at risk in Bangladesh 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Born to middle-class parents in Dhaka, Mr. Alam was 15 in 1971, when a civil war broke out and culminated in the independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan. Using His Camera as a Witness and Weapon 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z On a Friday evening in July of this year, a group of Bangladeshi terrorists stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery, an upscale café in the country’s capital, Dhaka, killing twenty-two people, most of them foreigners. A Daughter of Bangladeshi Revolutionaries Makes Sense of Life After War 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Four other models are now being built to bring other urgently needed services to Dhaka, although none of the units will consist of actual dwellings. Offshoring the Future of Housing 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z In 1984, he moved back to Dhaka to work as a professional photographer. Using His Camera as a Witness and Weapon 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z She was steeped in service from an early age, observing her mother and aunt educating illiterate girls in Dhaka, where she spent part of her childhood. Mahasweta Devi, Bengali Writer and Activist Who Fought Injustice, Dies at 90 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z He was a founding member of Short Film Forum, the primary forum for alternative filmmakers in Bangladesh, and was the coordinator of the first International Short Film Festival, held in Dhaka in 1988. Tareque Masud, Bangladeshi Director, Dies at 54 2011-08-24T22:26:52Z Farah had just moved from Dhaka, Bangladesh, to marry an American man whom she’d met on the Internet, and with whom she’d spent a total of nine days before they got engaged. An Accidental Activist 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Hemsworth plays the mercenary Tyler Rake, dispatched to Dhaka to rescue a crime kingpin’s kidnapped son. Stunt star turned Extraction director Sam Hargrave: 'Charlize Theron is the bravest actor I know' 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Protick began the project as a way to reconnect with his grandparents, both of whom were housebound in their Dhaka apartment due to health problems. Sarker Protick’s “What Remains” 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Tareque Masud, the first director from Bangladesh to be honored at the Cannes Film Festival, died in a bus accident near Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Aug. 13. Tareque Masud, Bangladeshi Director, Dies at 54 2011-08-24T22:26:52Z They founded Audiovision, a film production company in Dhaka, and produced and directed many documentaries and animated films together. Tareque Masud, Bangladeshi Director, Dies at 54 2011-08-24T22:26:52Z Almost a decade after that, my grandparents’ house, in Dhaka, was razed. The Three Chairs That Define Childhood 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z From humble beginnings - about 400 people attended the first festival - Hay has become a global brand, spawning festivals across the globe in cities from Cartagena in Colombia to Beirut and Dhaka. Hay book fest marks 25th at "Woodstock of the mind" 2012-05-24T15:07:35Z When we scouted Dhaka, all of our senses were being activated continuously. Inside Chris Hemworth's intense, 12-minute action sequence in Netflix's "Extraction" 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z She had been born in a village in southern Bangladesh, and her parents had struggled to find work in Dhaka. An Accidental Activist 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z He divides his time between Dhaka and London, and is currently at work on a novel. The price of free speech in Bangladesh 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z In Hong Kong, Dhaka and Santo Domingo, she met with garment workers, observing at first hand the hardships they put up with to secure United States contracts. Books of Style: Fashion’s Price, Hidden and Otherwise 2012-08-29T20:32:27Z After independence in 1971, Masud left his religious studies to enter general education, eventually completing a master's degree in history from Dhaka University. Tareque Masud obituary 2011-08-15T15:43:53Z “Every child deserves a future, an opportunity to contribute to humanity,” Chopra told a news conference in Dhaka after a four-day visit to Rohingya refugee camps at Cox’s Bazar on the southern tip of Bangladesh. Bollywood actress urges world to step up support for Rohingya... 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Rahman left Dhaka, Bangladesh, for New York 25 years ago at 19. Bangladeshi Flavors Alongside Burgers and Chicken at Neerob 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z At the other end of the table, Damascus retained last place, followed by the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, and Lagos in Nigeria. Vienna tops Melbourne as world's most liveable city: Economist survey 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z "We fear an escalation of violence in the coming days to create a pretext for emergency rule in Bangladesh," said Shakil Ahmed, assistant professor for government and politics at Jahangirnagar University in Dhaka. Bangladesh sets parliamentary election for Jan 7 amid violent protests 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Over the weekend, at least two garment factory workers were killed and several police officers wounded in Gazipur District, north of Dhaka, as protesters ratcheted up their longstanding demand for higher wages. Workers Making Clothes for Top Brands Reject a Proposal: $113 a Month 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Police said they used teargas and rubber bullets to break up protests by hundreds of workers who took to the streets in the garment hub of Gazipur, on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka. One killed in Bangladesh as garment workers clash with police over pay rise - police 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party face police during a protest in Dhaka. AP Week in Pictures: Asia 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z The BNP rally in the capital Dhaka attracted tens of thousands of people - one of the biggest gatherings seen there in a decade. Bangladesh: Political violence grips country as election looms 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The violence erupted in the capital, Dhaka, during protests calling Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign ahead of elections due in January. Bangladesh clashes: Two killed in anti-government protests 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z In Dhaka’s Mirpur area, where an Associated Press team was at the scene, hundreds of protesters chanted demanding better wages. Thousands of Bangladesh’s garment factory workers protest demanding better wages 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Other media reported clashes in Narayanganj district outside the capital, Dhaka, where three policemen were stabbed. 2 die in Bangladesh as police clash with opposition supporters seeking prime minister’s resignation 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Bangladesh's opposition leader and dozens of members of his party have been arrested after violent anti-government protests in Dhaka. Bangladesh opposition chief Alamgir arrested after clashes 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z Local reports said Sunday that police had raided the homes of several opposition leaders overnight in the capital, Dhaka. Bangladesh police detain key opposition figure, a day after clashes left one dead and scores injured 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z He told the Dhaka Times that the two activists were attending a rally in the central district of Kishoreganj on Tuesday - the first day of three days of planned protests called by the BNP. Bangladesh clashes: Two killed in anti-government protests 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesman Faruq Hossain told reporters one officer had been killed and 41 others were injured in clashes with protesters. Bangladesh opposition protest turns violent amid calls for PM to resign 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z The United News of Bangladesh agency reported violence including vandalism and arson in Dhaka and other districts. 2 die in Bangladesh as police clash with opposition supporters seeking prime minister’s resignation 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z "Seventeen bodies have been recovered and many injured taken to hospital," said Anowar Hossain, superintendent of Dhaka Railway Police, adding the death toll could climb as rescue operations were ongoing. Bangladesh trains collide, killing 17, wounding scores -police 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The EU delegation in Dhaka said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that it is “deeply saddened to see the loss of life” while stressing that a peaceful way forward was crucial. Bangladesh police detain key opposition figure, a day after clashes left one dead and scores injured 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z The Dhaka Times reported that about 50 people were injured, including about 15 police officers. Bangladesh clashes: Two killed in anti-government protests 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z At least 17 people were killed when a passenger train and a freight train collided outside Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, during a busy holiday season. Train Collision in Bangladesh Leaves at Least 17 Dead 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z On Saturday, Zia’s party held a rally in Dhaka that turned violent. 2 die in Bangladesh as police clash with opposition supporters seeking prime minister’s resignation 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z In the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, activists protested against Israel's actions after Friday prayers at the main mosque. Supporters of Palestinians and Israel protest and pray 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Dhaka has signed several contracts with Moscow on cooperation in the nuclear power industry, trade and finances, and in other sectors. Bangladesh gets first uranium shipment from Russia for its Moscow-built nuclear power plant 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z On Saturday police broke up a rally in Dhaka calling on her step down. Bangladesh clashes: Two killed in anti-government protests 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z He emerged from Thursday’s questioning session in the commission’s headquarters in the nation’s capital, Dhaka, saying that he was not afraid and he did not commit any crimes. Bangladesh’s anti-graft watchdog quizzes Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus in embezzlement case 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Hundreds of dengue patients have swarmed hospitals in the capital of Dhaka seeking treatment but most of the facilities are at overcapacity. Bangladesh: Nearly 1,000 people die of dengue in severe outbreak 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Outside Dhaka and other big cities, medical professionals including nurses need better training in handling dengue cases, he said. Bangladesh is struggling to cope with a record dengue outbreak in which 778 people have died 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z The two were convicted on Thursday in Dhaka after a 10-year judicial process. Bangladesh jails activists for 2013 report on security force killings 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Dhaka police say at least 1,480 opposition activists have been arrested and charged with violence since 21 October. Bangladesh clashes: Two killed in anti-government protests 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z A huge fire gutted several hundreds shops at a market in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, but there were no casualties as the blaze swept through the area in the early hours of Thursday, before stores opened. UK, Germany, France and US says Iran must clarify issues over nuclear material 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z A huge fire gutted several hundreds shops at a market in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, but there were no casualties as the blaze swept through the area in the early hours of Thursday, before stores opened. Pakistan's military helps stifle currency black market to stabilise rupee 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Some residents of Dhaka are unhappy with the authorities. Bangladesh is struggling to cope with a record dengue outbreak in which 778 people have died 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Their report documented that security forces killed at least 61 people, including children, in an overnight operation in Dhaka to remove protesters. Bangladesh jails activists for 2013 report on security force killings 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Officers used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the striking factory workers outside Dhaka. Bangladesh clashes: Two killed in anti-government protests 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z A huge fire gutted several hundreds shops at a market in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, but there were no casualties as the blaze swept through the area in the early hours of Thursday, before stores opened. US considering seeking further expansion of Philippines base access, admiral says 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Fires are common in densely populated Dhaka, which has seen a building boom in recent years, often without proper safety measures. Hundreds of shops gutted in market fire in Bangladesh 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z "In a region facing new imperialism, we want to propose a third way," Macron told Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after landing in a sweltering Dhaka late on Sunday. With Bangladesh visit, Macron caps France's Asian pivot 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z France's President Emmanuel Macron will also visit Dhaka next week after attending the G20 meeting, aiming to deepen relations with a country experiencing rapid economic growth. Russia' Lavrov assures Bangladesh to complete nuclear power plant on time 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z A rare rally by the political opposition in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in July. Quietly Crushing a Democracy: Millions on Trial in Bangladesh 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z With foreign aid dwindling, Dhaka says it's spending more of its own resources to manage the camps. Rohingya: Gang violence stalks world's largest refugee camp 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z In April, a fire in a shopping complex in Dhaka injured several firefighters and burned down some 5,000 stores. Hundreds of shops gutted in market fire in Bangladesh 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z The two-day stopover in Dhaka was part of a French strategy to target mid-sized countries in a region where superpowers such as China, Russia or the U.S. are jostling for influence. With Bangladesh visit, Macron caps France's Asian pivot 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Dhaka has asked Moscow to ensure it uses non-sanctioned ships to deliver equipment for the plant, while urging a resolution of its conflict with its neighbour through dialogue and discussions. Russia' Lavrov assures Bangladesh to complete nuclear power plant on time 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Many people work outside on Bangladesh’s numerous construction projects, including residential and big infrastructure projects across the capital city of Dhaka. Dengue outbreak in Bangladesh sparks alarm after 364 people die this year and infections rise 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Rain or shine, Mohammad Shukkur Ali, a rickshaw puller in his 50s, shows up for work on the streets of the Bangladesh capital Dhaka. Climate change: The record summer that scorched Asia 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at stone-throwing opposition party supporters blocking major roads in the capital Dhaka on Saturday to demand the prime minister’s resignation. Joining China's Belt and Road was an 'atrocious' decision -Italy minister 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at stone-throwing opposition party supporters blocking major roads in the capital Dhaka on Saturday to demand the prime minister’s resignation. Israel to build $27 bln rail expansion, eyes future link to Saudi Arabia 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z “Our force was attacked without any reason. They were only trying to ease the traffic flow,” said Faruq Ahmed, a spokesman for the Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Bangladesh police clash with opposition supporters calling on PM to resign 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z The Ministry of Health has arranged extra beds in state-run hospitals in Dhaka and outside, but a shortage of IV saline has become a challenge. Dengue outbreak in Bangladesh sparks alarm after 364 people die this year and infections rise 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Mr Ali works eight-hour shifts every day in Gulshan, an affluent district in Dhaka which houses fancy apartments, sprawling corporate offices and several foreign embassies. Climate change: The record summer that scorched Asia 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z On Saturday, hundreds of activists of Zia’s party attempted to block several entry points to Dhaka, the capital, while police fired tear gas and charged with batons to disperse them. Bangladesh opposition supporters clash with police in protest over election oversight 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z Hospitals, especially in Dhaka, are struggling to find space for the high caseload of patients suffering high fever, joint pain and vomiting, health officials said. Bangladesh fears record high death toll from dengue outbreak 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Born in Dhaka, Rojin has lived in Mecca for 16 years, part of a significant South Asian community permanently residing there. What is it like living in Mecca? For residents, Islam’s holiest sites are simply home 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Two city corporations in Dhaka opened emergency teams to coordinate anti-mosquito drive and urged the residents to be aware of the breeding possibilities of Aedes mosquitoes, which thrive in the region. Dengue outbreak in Bangladesh sparks alarm after 364 people die this year and infections rise 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The winds will bring relief for several cities including Washington DC, Philadelphia and New York, which had significantly worse air quality this week than cities abroad such as Lahore, Dhaka and Hanoi. Canada wildfires: Smog spreads south as east coast sees relief 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z On Friday, Zia’s party announced the sit-in protest at all the entrances of Dhaka and supporters of the ruling Awami League party also took to the streets. Bangladesh opposition supporters clash with police in protest over election oversight 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z At least 201 people, more than half of them in the capital Dhaka, have died and more than 37,000 have become infected with the virus so far this year, according to official figures. Bangladesh fears record high death toll from dengue outbreak 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z About $876 million are needed to support the community for a year, but only 17% of that has been pledged to date, he said, calling it “scandalous” at a news conference in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka. Pledged fund to support Rohingya refugees is grossly insufficient, U.N. says 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z The 1971 fall of Dhaka in what was then East Pakistan and the birth of Bangladesh after defeat by arch-enemy India has been the lowest point for Pakistan's military since 1947. Analysis: Pakistan in uncharted territory as army seeks to vanquish Imran Khan 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z “The level of risk has reduced to a great extent in our Bangladesh,” Azizur Rahman, director of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department in Dhaka, told reporters. Powerful Cyclone Mocha floods streets, cuts communications in western Myanmar, at least 3 killed 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z According to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center in Dhaka, severe flash floods could affect the coastal region. Thousands along Bangladesh, Myanmar coast told to seek shelter as powerful Cyclone Mocha approaches 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z In April, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, hit 105.1 degrees, its highest temperature in six decades. Cyclone Mocha Moves Toward Myanmar and Bangladesh, Bringing Flood Threats 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Further west, the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka recorded its highest temperature since the 1960s while Indian authorities said parts of the country were experiencing temperatures that were three or four degrees above normal. Climate change: Vietnam records highest-ever temperature of 44.1C 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z In Bangladesh, the capital Dhaka saw the mercury rise above 40C, believed to be the hottest day in 58 years. Climate change: Spain braced for record April temperatures 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The average maximum temperature in Dhaka was 6.5% higher during the seven days ended on Tuesday, compared with the week before, government data showed. Bangladesh suffers widespread power outages during relentless heat 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z A massive fire ripped through another shopping complex in Dhaka on April 4, destroying some 5,000 stores. Bangladesh shopping centre fire doused after 27 hours 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z A massive fire ripped through a crowded shopping complex in Dhaka on April 4, destroying some 5,000 stores. Fire rips through Bangladesh shopping complex, smoke hampers rescue efforts 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z Thousands of shops were burned down in Dhaka, Bangladesh as a market went up in flames. Black smoke fills air as fire engulfs Bangladesh market 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z The reporter was picked up at his home outside Dhaka early on Wednesday morning by plain-clothes officers. 'Can't afford rice' quote lands journalist in jail 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Prothom Alo said Shams was detained in a raid early Wednesday at his home in a Dhaka suburb and his laptop computer and two phones were seized. Bangladeshi journalist arrested under disputed digital law 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z The city is 80 km away from the capital Dhaka. At least 19 killed in bus accident in Bangladesh 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Western countries can provide developmental aid but only if Bangladesh accepts it — a point that State Department counselor Derek Chollet emphasized during his recent trip to Dhaka, the U.S. official said. Aid dwindles for Rohingya refugees as money goes to Ukraine, other crises 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z He was in Dhaka to reopen Argentina’s Embassy as a gesture toward Bangladesh and its people who fervently support Argentina in the World Cup. Argentina wants Ukraine war to end, says foreign minister 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z The Media Freedom Coalition, an initiative by a group of Western nations in Dhaka, has expressed concern over recent reports of violence and intimidation of journalists, including the detention in the Prothom Alo case. 'Can't afford rice' quote lands journalist in jail 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z A large crowd of conservative Muslims angered by the inclusion of hijras recently held a protest at Dhaka’s main mosque calling for the textbook to be recalled. In Bangladesh, new school textbook features transgender people 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Three years later, a woman trapped under a collapsed building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, was saved after 17 days. Turkish teen filmed ‘last moments’ from quake-hit apartment 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z The EU's executive European Commission proposed similar steps vis-a-vis Iraq, Senegal and Bangladesh, though two EU officials said cooperation with Dhaka on returning people has since improved. EU wants to send more people back to Africa, Middle East, Asia 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Case in point — the recent back-and-forth battle between two Bangladeshi experts we stumbled over from last month’s national championship tournament in Dhaka. Playing chess is a great way to see the world 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z He grew up in Dhaka city surrounded by them. Fashion brands paid Bangladesh factories less than cost - report 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z Some commuters in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, now have an easier route to work after the first phase of a long-awaited metro system finally opened. Bangladesh: Densely-populated Dhaka gets first metro line 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z A section of the first line connects a prime neighborhood on Dhaka’s periphery with the city center. Bangladesh opens first metro service to ease Dhaka traffic 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Dhaka will host the first two ODIs on 1 March and 3 March and the final two T20Is on 12 March and 14 March. England confirm rearranged Bangladesh tour dates 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Bangladeshi fans took to the streets of Dhaka to celebrate Argentina's World Cup final win over France. Bangladeshi fans go wild for Argentina 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Indeed, the World Cup is that rare event that brings together much of the world — from Wall Street trading desks to the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh — to watch. Opinion | This was a World Cup of human rights horrors 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z Ms Hasina said the eventual six lines and more than 100 stations would help eradicate traffic jams, which are estimated to cost the Dhaka economy around $3bn a year in lost work time. Bangladesh: Densely-populated Dhaka gets first metro line 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Dhaka is one of the world’s most densely populated cities with over 20 million people who struggle to commute on clogged roads. Bangladesh opens first metro service to ease Dhaka traffic 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Haque was watching the game in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Messi fans overjoyed in south Asia after Argentina semi win 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z All the previous rallies outside Dhaka drew huge crowds despite challenges including what the party said were politically motivated transport strikes and intimidation by security agencies and the ruling party. Bangladesh opposition party rallies to demand PM quit 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Over the past week, 15 foreign embassies in Dhaka put out a joint statement emphasizing the right to peaceful protest. Bangladesh Arrests Opposition Leaders as Crackdown Intensifies 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z At the opening ceremony, Ms Hasina also commemorated six Japanese engineers who worked on the rail line and were killed during an attack on a Dhaka café by Islamist extremists in 2016. Bangladesh: Densely-populated Dhaka gets first metro line 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z According to a research by the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, the economy in Dhaka loses about $3 billion each year in lost work time due to traffic jams. Bangladesh opens first metro service to ease Dhaka traffic 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z It was midnight Wednesday in Dhaka and by the time the final whistle blew with Argentina beating Croatia 3-0, Haque’s worries had long dissipated. Messi fans overjoyed in south Asia after Argentina semi win 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z The rally in Dhaka was held during heightened tension after police stormed the party headquarters following clashes between police and opposition supporters on Wednesday, leaving at least one dead and 50 injured. Bangladesh opposition party rallies to demand PM quit 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z The police in Dhaka, the capital, said they had taken both leaders in for questioning regarding clashes earlier in the week outside the B.N.P.’s main headquarters. Bangladesh Arrests Opposition Leaders as Crackdown Intensifies 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Before Argentina’s match against Saudi Arabia, the owner of a pizza shop in the capital, Dhaka, announced that if the Saudis pulled off a miracle upset, he would give his pizza away. In India, Fiercely Loyal Soccer Fans (of Brazil and Argentina) 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z In Bangladesh, garment workers in Amazon’s supply chain will march in Dhaka and Chittagong. Amazon faces Black Friday protests, strikes in 40 countries 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Fans poured onto the streets in Dhaka waving Argentina flags and wearing the team’s sky blue and white jersey. Messi fans overjoyed in south Asia after Argentina semi win 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z The venue at Golapbagh in Dhaka was filled up by Saturday morning and the crowd spilled out into streets when opposition activists chanted slogans such as “Down with Hasina” and “We want a fair election.” Bangladesh opposition party rallies to demand PM quit 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Others were watching from their home countries: Amirul Hussein was gathered with friends to watch the opener in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In a stadium of their own, migrant workers say their sweat made World Cup happen 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Men on motorcycles attacked police officers escorting the prisoners to court in Dhaka by spraying something in the officers’ faces before whisking the convicts away, the police said. Inmates Who Killed a Writer and a Publisher Escape in Bangladesh 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Heavy rain fell on the streets of the capital, Dhaka, causing some flooding and disruption to commuters. Cyclone lashes Bangladesh killing nine, flooding low-lying areas 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Since early Monday, all of Bangladesh has been experiencing moderate to heavy rain, disrupting life in Dhaka and elsewhere. Tropical storm quickly approaching Bangladesh’s coast 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Mr Dhaka adds that investments in solar projects in western Rajasthan have caused land prices and rents to rise, so many smallholders have benefitted. India's solar powered future clashes with local life 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z She could either stay in her farming village in western Bangladesh where her husband couldn't find work or move five hours northeast to Dhaka, the country's capital. Climate reparations are on the agenda at COP27 — whether wealthy nations like it or not 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Harun Or Rashid, the chief of the detective branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said that four unidentified men turned up at the court premises as the police arrived with the prisoners. Inmates Who Killed a Writer and a Publisher Escape in Bangladesh 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z All power plants tripped and electricity was cut in the capital, Dhaka, and other big cities, said Shameem Hasan, a power department spokesman. Bangladesh faces power blackout after national grid fails 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z At least 34 people died in April last year after an overcrowded ferry collided with a cargo vessel and sank on the Shitalakhsya River outside the capital Dhaka. Bangladesh ferry accident kills 25, several missing 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Dhaka, for example, is expected to see an 8.3 percent loss in worker productivity as a share of total economic output, the report found, while Bangkok will see a nearly 5 percent reduction. Extreme Heat Saps Billions in Worker Productivity 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z The Myanmar envoy in Dhaka has been summoned three times in recent weeks so that those concerns could be conveyed. Rohingya teenager killed in Bangladesh by mortar fired from Myanmar 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Earlier that year, Mr. Roy, a Bangladeshi-American known for writings critical of religious extremism, was stabbed to death on his way home from a book fair in Dhaka. Inmates Who Killed a Writer and a Publisher Escape in Bangladesh 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z For Sadaf Khan, a 22-year-old Bangladeshi American whose grandparents grew up during British rule in Dhaka, the capital of modern-day Bangladesh, the queen’s death has been a source of familial tension. In former British colonies, ghosts of past haunt mourning for queen 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z In her 20s, Ms Lakhani, who had moved to the US, she travelled back to Dhaka city in Bangladesh to document the stories from her grandmother herself. India and Pakistan: Tales of partition trauma bringing families closer 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z People cross a road at night, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 22, 2022. Bangladesh to cut school, office hours to save power 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z It’s estimated that more than 2,000 migrants arrive in the capital Dhaka every day, with many fleeing coastal towns. Climate Migration: Flooding forces Bangladesh family to flee 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z After winning elections in 2008, Hasina’s administration closed the Taiwanese business representative office in Dhaka in response to a request from China, and since then China has increased its engagement in Bangladesh. Bangladesh seeks China help to repatriate Rohingya refugees 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z Post-mortem examinations have been carried out and been sent to Dhaka. Funeral held in Bangladesh for Cardiff dad and son after suspected poisoning 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Garment workers come out of a factory during the lunch break as factories remain open despite a countrywide lockdown, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 6, 2021. Bangladesh seeking IMF loan, finance minister confirms -paper 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z The aircraft planned to make “technical landings” in Amman, Jordan; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; and Ahmedabad, India, before reaching its final destination in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, he added. Ukrainian cargo plane carrying mines crashes in Greece, officials say 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z Ms. Beshra, who works at a coffee shop in Dhaka, one of the world’s most densely populated cities, said she was frustrated by how many people came to her store without masks on. Bangladesh Sees Jump in Covid Cases Before Eid Celebrations 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z “We haven’t seen such rainfall in many, many years,” said Dr. Tarekul Islam, a professor at the Institute of Water and Flood Management at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in Dhaka, the capital. Ruinous Flooding in India and Bangladesh Kills at Least 116 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Water levels in all major rivers across the country were rising, according to the flood forecasting and warning center in Dhaka, the capital. Floods in India, Bangladesh leave millions homeless, 18 dead 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z In a statement, the government’s Flood Forecasting and Warning Center in Dhaka, the nation’s capital, said Friday that water in all major rivers across the country was rising. Fresh floods hit Bangladesh, hundreds of thousands marooned 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z He told Reuters that Dhaka does not "want workers to end up falling into a cycle of debt trap", adding that Malaysia wants to hire 200,000 Bangladeshi workers within a year. Malaysia firms turn down orders as migrant labour shortage hits 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Still, thousands took to the streets in Dhaka, the capital, to criticize the Indian officials and their own government, The Associated Press reported. Your Monday Briefing: Russia Encircles Sievierdonetsk 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, tens of thousands of people took to the streets in its capital, Dhaka, and other parts of Bangladesh demanding that the Hasina government join in the condemnations. Protests Over Prophet Muhammad Comments Turn Deadly in India 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z A fire in a house illegally storing chemicals in the oldest part of the capital, Dhaka, killed at least 123 people in 2010. Firefighters Unaware of Chemicals at Bangladesh Depot, Official Says 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z The owners were quoted on Tuesday in Bangladesh newspapers including the Dhaka Tribune as saying hydrogen peroxide was being exported through the depot "following due process with the permission of the concerned authorities". Bangladesh police open investigation into deadly container depot fire 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Malaysia's Saravanan, who was in Dhaka early this month, said Malaysia had given the Bangladesh government reassurances that it would ensure better salaries and protection of workers' welfare. Malaysia firms turn down orders as migrant labour shortage hits 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z The last major fire in Bangladesh was in July last year when 54 people were killed at a food processing factory outside the capital, Dhaka. Deadly Bangladesh container depot fire brought under control 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z “This regime believes that they are dependent on India to retain the power,” said Asif Nazrul, a law professor at the University of Dhaka and a political commentator. Protests Over Prophet Muhammad Comments Turn Deadly in India 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z In 2012, another fire raced through a garment factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, killing at least 112 people trapped behind its locked gates. Firefighters Unaware of Chemicals at Bangladesh Depot, Official Says 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z The last major fire in Bangladesh was in July when 54 people were killed at a food processing factory outside Dhaka. Bangladesh police open investigation into deadly container depot fire 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z More than a dozen victims have been airlifted and brought to a specialized hospital in the capital, Dhaka. Depot fire latest to spotlight Bangladesh industrial safety 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z The depot is near the country’s main Chittagong seaport, more than 125 miles southeast of the capital, Dhaka. World Digest: June 5, 2022 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z At least 52 people were killed and 20 injured after a massive fire raged through a juice-making factory in Narayanganj, southeast of the capital, Dhaka. Factbox: Deadly fires common in Bangladesh, mainly in industrial settings 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z And earlier that same year, at least 52 people died in a factory fire in Rupganj near the capital, Dhaka. Bangladesh: Five killed, scores injured in depot blast 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z In early 2018, a US-Bangla flight carrying 71 people from Dhaka in Bangladesh caught fire as it landed in Kathmandu, killing 51 people. Nepal: Plane wreck carrying 22 passengers found 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z In 2021, a fire at a food and beverage factory outside Dhaka killed at least 52 people, many of whom were trapped inside by an illegally locked door. Depot fire latest to spotlight Bangladesh industrial safety 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z In early 2018, a US-Bangla Airlines flight from Dhaka to Kathmandu crashed on landing and caught fire, killing 51 of the 71 people on board. Nepal says missing plane with 22 on board crashed 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z A suspected gas pipeline explosion at a mosque just outside Dhaka killed 17 people and injured dozens as worshippers were about to end their prayers. Factbox: Deadly fires common in Bangladesh, mainly in industrial settings 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z At least three rivers were flowing above the danger level Monday, said Arifuzzaman Bhuiyan, executive engineer of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center in Dhaka, the nation’s capital. Deluges of rain flood parts of India, Bangladesh 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z One of the most striking images is a 1969 photocollage of the construction of Louis Kahn’s National Parliament House in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Review | After colonialism, they wanted a new world. Architects built it. 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z The country’s worst industrial disaster occurred the following year, when the Rana Plaza garment factory outside Dhaka collapsed, killing more than 1,100 people. Depot fire latest to spotlight Bangladesh industrial safety 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z Eventually though, Sanzid and I left school and moved to Dhaka. 'My first court case: Prosecuting my father's killers' 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z At least 10 people were killed when a fire swept through a fan factory near Dhaka. Factbox: Deadly fires common in Bangladesh, mainly in industrial settings 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z Huge crowds were seen in capital Dhaka’s main Kamalapur Railway Station and bus terminals. India’s Muslims mark Eid al-Fitr amid community violence 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Aging Dhaka, 47, who has run a souvenir shop in Thames for 30 years, said most people in the business felt the worst was behind them. Visitors trickle back, but climbing mecca Nepal seeks more 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z In 2019, a blaze ripped through a 400-year-old area cramped with apartments, shops and warehouses in the oldest part of Dhaka and killed at least 67 people. Depot fire latest to spotlight Bangladesh industrial safety 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z I started university in 2006 and my mother came to live with me in Dhaka, as I settled in. 'My first court case: Prosecuting my father's killers' 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z A fire broke out in a 22-storey commercial building in Dhaka, killing at least 19 people, injuring 70 and trapping many more. Factbox: Deadly fires common in Bangladesh, mainly in industrial settings 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z Khaleda Akter, a garment worker in Dhaka, said she was going to be traveling to her village and was excited to celebrate with her parents. India’s Muslims mark Eid al-Fitr amid community violence 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z As Indonesia has allowed loading until April 28, consuming countries will have enough supply for the first half of May, but could face shortages from the second half, said a refiner based in Dhaka. Indonesia's palm oil export ban leaves global buyers with no plan B 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z A court in Dhaka sentenced eight militants to death and six others to life in prison in 2014 for their involvement in the attack. Bangladesh, Nepal celebrate new years after pandemic pause 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z The week he died, my father had come to Dhaka to visit us all for a few days, leaving for Rajshahi early in the afternoon on Wednesday 1 February 2006. 'My first court case: Prosecuting my father's killers' 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z A fire at a plastics factory on the outskirts of Dhaka killed 13 people and injured dozens. Factbox: Deadly fires common in Bangladesh, mainly in industrial settings 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z Among the hardest hit were Chittagong, Bangladesh, where concentrations tripled, and four cities — Luanda, Angola; Dhaka, Bangladesh; Antananarivo, Madagascar; and Hanoi, Vietnam — where concentrations more than doubled. A ‘New Era of Air Pollution’ in the Tropics Could Have a Huge Toll 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Imtiaz Ahmed, director of the Centre for Genocide Studies at the University of Dhaka, said the declaration was “a positive step,” but it would be important to see what actions and “concrete steps” follow. Rohingya refugees welcome US calling repression genocide 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z In Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, people clad in the traditional red attire ushered in the Bengali year 1429. Bangladesh, Nepal celebrate new years after pandemic pause 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Our whole extended family had gathered at my brother's house in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka. 'My first court case: Prosecuting my father's killers' 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z A fire at a sportswear factory supplying global retailers killed at least 26 people and injured about 100 just outside Dhaka. Factbox: Deadly fires common in Bangladesh, mainly in industrial settings 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z Local media reported that 30 to 50 people were on the ferry when the collision occurred just outside Dhaka. World Digest: March 20, 2022 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z Local media reported between 30 and 50 people were on the ferry when the collision occurred in Narayanganj, just outside Dhaka. Ferry sinks near Bangladesh capital; at least 6 dead 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z They marched, sang and danced at a prominent arts college on the Dhaka University campus and in historic Ramna Park. Bangladesh, Nepal celebrate new years after pandemic pause 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Ukraine has accused the Russian military of targeting Olvia port facilities in a missile strike, while Russia’s embassy in Dhaka said last week the circumstances of the incident involving the Bangladesh ship were "being established". UN to work on safe corridor for ships stranded by Ukraine conflict 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z A fire at a garment factory in a Dhaka suburb killed 21 workers and injured about 50. Factbox: Deadly fires common in Bangladesh, mainly in industrial settings 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z For many, the virus itself now feels like a minor problem compared to others people are facing, such as inflation and job losses, said Mir Arshadul Hoque, a former student at Dhaka University. Life in South Asia returns to normal as COVID cases decline 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Already, more than 2,000 migrants arrive at its capital of Dhaka every day, many fleeing coastal towns. UN: Climate change to uproot millions, especially in Asia 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Similar processions were organized in other parts of Dhaka and elsewhere in the country, but the celebration was subdued as the Muslim-majority Bangladesh was also observing the fasting month of Ramadan amid scorching heat. Bangladesh, Nepal celebrate new years after pandemic pause 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Amartya’s father, Ashutosh, taught chemistry at Dhaka University, and his mother, Amita, defied conservative social mores as a dancer in dramas staged by the poet Rabindranath Tagore, a close family friend. Review | An economist at home in many cultures 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z A fire at a garment factory outside Dhaka killed 22 people and injured more than 50. Factbox: Deadly fires common in Bangladesh, mainly in industrial settings 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z An annual, month-long book fair is likely to open sometime in February in Dhaka, drawing thousands more visitors. Schools close, fairs on amid omicron surge in Bangladesh 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z In northern Dhaka, for example, officials are building shelters for climate migrants and improving the water supply. UN: Climate change to uproot millions, especially in Asia 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Another injured passenger died overnight in a Dhaka hospital. Death toll in massive Bangladesh ferry fire rises to 40 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z One clue as to where Sen first developed the idea that “home” might transcend geography can be found in the name of his family home in Dhaka — “Jagat Kutir,” or “the cottage of the world.” Review | An economist at home in many cultures 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z The ferry left Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, on Thursday and was traveling along the Sugandha River near the town of Jhalakathi when the blaze overtook the three-decker boat. World Digest: Dec. 24, 2021 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Teachers at another school, in Dhaka’s Moghbazar area, also were frustrated over having to restart online classes for their 500 students. Schools close, fairs on amid omicron surge in Bangladesh 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z In June 2020, a ferry sank in Dhaka, the capital, after a collision with another ferry, claiming at least 30 lives. Fire on Crowded Bangladesh Ferry Leaves Dozens Dead 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z In April, 25 people died after a ferry collided with another vessel and capsized outside Dhaka. Massive ferry fire kills at least 39 in southern Bangladesh 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Tom Andrews, U.N.’s Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, said in Dhaka that he would encourage the international community going back in Geneva to follow stronger and coordinated efforts. UN rapporteur: Do more to resolve Rohingya crisis 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z It took Ali a week to reach Libya - leaving by bus from Dhaka to the Indian city of Kolkata then on various flights passing through Mumbai, Dubai and Cairo. How Bangladeshis are lured into slavery in Libya 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Lahore ranked third behind Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, and Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar on the pollution index, according to Switzerland-based air quality information platform IQAir. Pakistan’s Lahore becomes world’s 3rd most polluted city 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z But a year later, Huq said, researchers from the International Center for Climate Change & Development, where he is the director, found that thousands of people had migrated to Dhaka after the storm leveled their homes. Calls for climate reparations reach boiling point in Glasgow talks 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Huq, who founded the International Centre for Climate Change and Development in Dhaka, says countries must continue to work through the UN, collaboratively, to get justice. COP Architects Furious at Lack of Climate Justice at Pivotal Summit 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z This large population growth, along with the warming trend for the area, reveals that Dhaka had the biggest increase in heat exposure in the world. AP analysis: Exposure to extreme heat has tripled since 1983 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z In contrast to Pakistan, where tensions with India sometimes break out into open conflict, Mr. Modi has cultivated good relations with Bangladesh, and harsh words could sour diplomatic ties between New Delhi and Dhaka. In a Region in Strife, India’s Moral High Ground Erodes 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z The design suffers from a pile-on of deficiencies — among them, a willful, warehouse blandness, limited egress and an extreme density that McFadden likens in his letter to parts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dear UC Santa Barbara: Don't let a petulant billionaire build a prison dorm on your campus 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z The dorm would qualify as the eighth densest neighborhood on the planet, falling just short of Dhaka, Bangladesh, according to McFadden. Two doors, few windows and 4,500 students: Architect quits over billionaire’s mega-dorm 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z The BJP has stoked fear of immigration from Bangladesh, causing anger in Dhaka, and Hindu hardliners in India have called for immigrants to be deported to Bangladesh. Bangladesh's Hindus living in fear following mob attacks 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Some of those gathered to protest near the Dhaka University in the capital city on Monday held up banners that demanded the police identify the attackers and bring them to justice. Hundreds protest in Bangladesh over religious violence 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z On Monday, the followers of the Hindu group International Society for Krishna Consciousness were joined by students and teachers from Dhaka University in blocking a major intersection in Dhaka to demand justice. Hindus denounce violence amid new attacks in Bangladesh 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Authorities shut down mobile internet access in Dhaka for much of the day. Bangladesh Strengthens Security as Violence Targets Hindu Festival 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Police said that the street protests began after the main Friday prayers at the Baitul Mukarram mosque in the center of Dhaka. Protests erupt in Dhaka, amid Muslim-Hindu tensions 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Aktara Begum, 22, from a northern district of Bangladesh, has been living in Dhaka with her husband since getting married but does not have the required documents to register for immunization. ‘Marginalized’: Women trail men in some vaccine efforts 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z Delhi and Dhaka topped the global ranking, but the index showed that Jakarta was the worst in Southeast Asia. Indonesia court finds president negligent in air pollution lawsuit 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z “They decided to slay the victims for their involvement in gay rights’ activism,” a special antiterrorism tribunal in Dhaka said on Tuesday in announcing the convictions and sentences. 6 Sentenced to Death in Bangladesh for Killing of Gay Rights Activist 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z The worst of the violence convulsed Chandpur district, south of Dhaka, where police clashed with an angry mob trying to attack a Hindu temple. Bangladesh Strengthens Security as Violence Targets Hindu Festival 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z The killings in an apartment in Dhaka were part of a wave of attacks targeting atheists, moderates and foreigners. Bangladesh court sentences 6 militants to death in slayings 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z In the capital, Dhaka, one of the world’s most densely populated cities, ambulances sound their sirens as they ferry patients searching for beds, oxygen and intensive care. Bangladesh, Citing Economic Pain, Reopens Amid Worst Covid Wave Yet 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z The official said the bride was not with the group when the incident occurred about 150 miles northwest of Dhaka, the capital. World Digest: Aug. 4, 2021 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z During the last major Islamic festival in May, an estimated 10 million of Dhaka’s 20 million residents left to celebrate with their families. Bangladesh lifts lockdown to celebrate, exasperating experts 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z A visit by the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, to Dhaka this spring was met with widespread protests over the treatment of Muslims in India. Bangladesh Strengthens Security as Violence Targets Hindu Festival 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z The owner of a food-processing factory outside the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, was arrested Saturday on murder charges over a fire that killed 52 people. World Digest: July 10, 2021 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z Also arrested on Saturday was the group's chief executive officer, Shahan Shah Azad, and other senior officials, the Dhaka Tribune reported. Bangladesh factory fire: Owner arrested after blaze kills 52 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z On Saturday, her mother and other family members struggled to identify her remains in the morgue at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Police arrest Bangladesh factory owners after fire kills 52 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z Among the huge crowd of people shopping at Dhaka’s New Market, was Shah Alam, a dental technician. Bangladesh lifts lockdown to celebrate, exasperating experts 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z Two people inside the building, in the district of Narayanganj, about 10 miles southeast of Dhaka, leapt to their deaths trying to escape the fire, officials said. Dozens Die as Another Factory Fire Strikes Bangladesh 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z The fire started late Thursday on the ground floor of a six-story building in Narayanganj, southeast of Dhaka, and was still raging Friday evening as firefighters tried to control it. World Digest: July 9, 2021 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z At least 70 people also died in 2019 when fire ripped through apartments in Dhaka where chemicals were illegally stored. Bangladesh factory fire: Owner arrested after blaze kills 52 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z In February 2019, a blaze ripped through a 400-year-old area cramped with apartments, shops and warehouses in the oldest part of Dhaka, killing at least 67 people. Police arrest Bangladesh factory owners after fire kills 52 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z In February 2019, a blaze ripped through a 400-year-old area cramped with apartments, shops and warehouses in the oldest part of Dhaka and killed at least 67 people. Fire in food factory in Bangladesh kills at least 49 people 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z In Bangladesh, scientists found that nearly 70 percent of coronavirus samples from the capital, Dhaka, taken between May 25 and June 7 were the Delta variant. Pandemic Surges Again in Many Parts of the World, Fueled by Variants 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z Alamgir, a chief scientific officer of the government’s Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research in the capital, Dhaka. Variant surge at border forces Bangladesh into new lockdown 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Shafiqul Islam told reporters at least seven people died. Police: At least 7 dead in Bangladesh blast; cause unknown 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z This was the case with the Dhaka outbreak. The Disease Detective 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z Bangladesh's Dhaka Tribune journal reported on Monday that efforts were underway to restart talks on the repatriation between Bangladesh and Myanmar with the help of China. Myanmar junta leader casts doubt on return of Rohingya 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z A secretary is the top bureaucrat of a ministry, and the room was inside the Bangladesh Secretariat, the downtown Dhaka premises where almost all government ministries are located. Bangladesh arrests journalist known for unearthing graft 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z In anticipation, thousands of people attempted to flee Dhaka since last weekend, crowding bus and ferry terminals while flouting public health measures like maintaining distance. Variant surge at border forces Bangladesh into new lockdown 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z The Dhaka Tribune reported that the graveyard buried 27 coronavirus victims in January, nine in February and 55 in March. Dhaka's sole COVID-19 graveyard sees sharp increase in burials amid new wave 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Dhaka, facing a second wave of the pandemic, is racing to secure more vaccines after its bigger neighbour halted exports of the AstraZeneca shot in response to a record surge in domestic infections. Coronavirus live news: more countries tighten travel restrictions for arrivals from India 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z In Bangladesh, Chinese-backed projects are among 15 planned coal plants that the government in Dhaka is reviewing, with an eye to canceling them altogether. Coal Is Set to Roar Back, and So Are Its Climate Risks 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z On Tuesday morning, she was produced before a court in Dhaka where police sought that she be remanded to their custody for five days to be interrogated. Bangladesh arrests journalist known for unearthing graft 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z In Bangladesh, Mr. Ali worked for 17 years as a knitting operator at the A-One factory in Dhaka before it closed in April 2020, laying off 1,400 workers. Garment Workers Who Lost Jobs in Pandemic Still Wait for Severance Pay 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z But owners and workers of shopping malls in Dhaka’s Elephant Road area took to the streets, demanding that authorities allow them to run their shops. Bangladesh enforcing weeklong lockdown amid virus surge 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z More than 30 people drowned in June after two ferries collided in Dhaka. 27 Killed as Cargo Ship Collides With Ferry in Bangladesh 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z Dhaka and the eastern district of Brahmanbaria witnessed some of the worst violence. Why Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh led to 12 deaths 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z The man was rushed to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment, he said. Bangladeshi protesters clash with police during strike 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Protesters also vandalised and burned several buses in Dhaka as they blocked many roads, a police official said. Bangladesh violence spreads after Modi's visit, attacks on Hindu temples, train 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Some three-wheelers and cars were seen running on the streets of the capital, Dhaka, which are usually clogged during any busy day. Bangladesh enforcing weeklong lockdown amid virus surge 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z Thousands of Islamist activists marched down the streets of Chittagong and Dhaka on Saturday in protest. Bangladesh violence spreads after Modi visit, attacks on Hindu temples, train 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z The controversial law took Dhaka by surprise as well. Why Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh led to 12 deaths 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Authorities deployed paramilitary border guards to Dhaka to keep order. Bangladeshi protesters clash with police during strike 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Clashes between protesters and security forces began Friday after weekly prayers in three cities — Dhaka, the capital; Brahammanbaria, near the Indian border; and the coastal city of Chattogram. At Least 10 Killed in Protests Against Modi’s Visit to Bangladesh 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z Modi arrived on Friday to join celebrations of Bangladesh’s 50th anniversary of independence, but the visit was overshadowed by violent protests in the capital, Dhaka, and elsewhere. India’s Modi ends Bangladesh visit that sparked violence 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z On Saturday, hundreds of members of Hefazat-e-Islam and other Islamist groups marched on the streets of Chittagong and Dhaka protesting the deaths of their supporters. Facebook services down in Bangladesh amid protests against Modi visit 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z At Dhaka’s main mosque, clashes broke out between groups of demonstrators and police dispersed the crowd by using tear gas and rubber bullets — injuring scores of people, officials and witnesses said. World Digest: March 26, 2021 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Protests also flared in the capital Dhaka, where dozens of people, including two journalists, were injured in clashes with police, witnesses said. Four people killed in Bangladesh during protests against visit of India's Modi - police 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Modi visited a Hindu temple outside Dhaka that is sacred to the Matua community in West Bengal, hoping to draw critical votes in that state. At Least 10 Killed in Protests Against Modi’s Visit to Bangladesh 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z With an eye on galvanizing Hindu support in the key battleground state, Modi is set to visit a Hindu temple outside Dhaka that’s sacred to the Matua community back in West Bengal. India PM Modi visits Bangladesh to mark independence day 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z In February, protesters swarmed an intersection in Dhaka over the death in prison of a commentator who was charged under the law for critical statements about the government’s handling of the pandemic. Born in war, Bangladesh marks 50 years of independence 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z In February, protesters swarmed an intersection in Dhaka over the death in prison of a commentator who was charged under the law for critical statements about the government’s handling of the pandemic. Born in war, Bangladesh marks 50 years of independence 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z The group claimed responsibility for a 2001 suicide attack that killed 10 people and injured dozens at a park in downtown Dhaka during the Bengali New Year celebration. Bangladesh court sentences 14 Islamist militants to death 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z A religious school for transgender people has opened in Dhaka, the capital of nearby Bangladesh, and last year a Christian transgender group started its own church in Pakistan’s bustling southern port city of Karachi. A transgender Islamic school in Pakistan breaks barriers 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z Modi is due to arrive in Dhaka on March 26, which Bangladesh celebrates as its independence day. Muslims, students protest Indian PM’s visit to Bangladesh 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z In January, she began studying public health at a Dhaka university, which she is continuing alongside her job at the TV station. Bangladesh TV hires country’s 1st transgender news anchor 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z After fleeing her home town, she lived alone in the capital Dhaka and in Narayanganj. Bangladesh's first transgender news reader makes debut 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Modi is visiting Dhaka as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of Bangladesh’s independence later this month. India's foreign minister travels to Bangladesh amid Rohingya repatriation crisis 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z Both Kishore and Ahmed were arrested on May 5 last year in Dhaka in a single case under the Digital Security Act. Bangladesh High Court grants bail to imprisoned cartoonist 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Separately, about 200 left-leaning student activists marched through streets on Dhaka University campus where they called Modi as “the butcher of Gujarat.” Muslims, students protest Indian PM’s visit to Bangladesh 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Mizanur Rahman, a law professor at the University of Dhaka and a former chairman of Bangladesh’s National Human Rights Commission, said the Digital Security Act was being used to shrink free speech in the country. Bangladeshi Writer, Detained Over Social Media Posts, Dies in Jail 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Determined to study, she went on to gain a masters in public health in Dhaka. Bangladesh's first transgender news reader makes debut 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Hundreds of protesters gathered near Dhaka University campus while many others took to the social media to voice their anger. Bangladeshis protest prison death of commentator 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z On Wednesday, dozens of people rallied in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka and attempted to march toward the Prime Minister’s Office to demand justice for Ahmed and the release of Kishore. Bangladesh High Court grants bail to imprisoned cartoonist 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z He is scheduled to travel to a place outside Dhaka that is sacred to the Matua community of India’s West Bengal state. Muslims, students protest Indian PM’s visit to Bangladesh 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Authorities say the broke the network of militants in a massive crackdown following a 2016 attack on a cafe in Dhaka in which 22 people, including 17 foreigners, were killed, along with five assailants. Bangladesh sentences 5 to death for killing blogger 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z On the same day, another publisher survived a near-simultaneous attack in Dhaka. World Digest: Feb. 10, 2021 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z Authorities say the broke the network of militants in a massive crackdown following a 2016 attack on a cafe in Dhaka in which 22 people, including 17 foreigners, died together with five assailants. 8 sentenced to death in Bangladesh for killing publisher 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z “Demand for pyjamas is at a life-time high,” Ali in Dhaka acknowledged. What recovery? Clothes retailers cut orders while factories fight to survive 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z The Dhaka government wants to move 10 percent of the 1 million Rohingya refugees, who fled violence in neighboring Buddhist-majority Myanmar, to the island. World Digest: Jan. 30, 2021 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z High rice prices pose a problem for the Dhaka government, which is ramping up efforts to replenish its depleted reserves after floods last year ravaged crops and sent prices to a record high. Bangladesh to buy Myanmar rice, putting aside Rohingya crisis 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z They were married over the phone, while she was in Dhaka and he was in London. 'The phone call that brought me freedom - but broke my mother's heart' 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z "I had to travel to Dhaka four or five times in the past two years to convince them I really have the condition," Gopesh said. The family with no fingerprints 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z On Monday in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, thousands of protesters demanded a boycott of French products and an end to the country’s ties with Paris. End ties with France in 24 hours, Bangladesh Islamist group tells government 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z In Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, police said 20,000 protesters took to the streets after Friday prayers, rallying under the banner of two Islamist groups. Angered at French call to ‘reform’ Islam, tens of thousands gather in protests across majority-Muslim countries 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Protesters in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, beat and set fire to effigies of Mr Macron and carried placards denouncing him as an Islamophobe. Anti-France protests: Muslims hold rallies worldwide as tensions rise 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z In Dhaka, tens of thousands of people from more than a dozen Islamist parties and groups poured into the streets near the Baitul Mokarram national mosque demanding that Bangladesh sever relations with France. Tens of thousands protest in Bangladesh over French cartoons 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z At the protest in Dhaka, however, demonstrators accused Macron of promoting Islamophobia. Nice residents mourn church attack dead as official warns of more militant attacks 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Protesters marching through the streets of Dhaka, the capital of Muslim-majority Bangladesh, chanted “Boycott French products” and carried banners calling Macron “the world’s biggest terrorist”. Killings in France trigger Bangladesh protests against Macron 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z In Bangladesh, an estimated 40,000 people took part in an anti-France rally in the capital, Dhaka, burning an effigy of Mr. Macron and calling for a boycott of French products. Muslim Countries Denounce French Response to Killing of Teacher, Urge Boycott 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z In the streets of Dhaka he was decried as a leader who “worships Satan”. Anger towards Emmanuel Macron grows in Muslim world 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Protesters in Dhaka unfurled placards with caricatures of Macron and shouted slogans, demanding an unconditional apology and the ouster of the French ambassador. Thousands rally in Bangladesh to protest Macron comments in cartoon row 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z In Bangladesh, an estimated 40,000 people took part in an anti-France rally in the capital, Dhaka, burning an effigy of Macron and calling for a boycott of French products. Muslim backlash against Macron gathers pace after police raids 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z “No mercy to rapists” shouted protesters gathered in the capital Dhaka and elsewhere, hundreds of women and students among them. Bangladesh approves death penalty for rape amid protests 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z In recent days, protests were held in Dhaka, the capital, and elsewhere, after a video of a woman being attacked by a group of men in the country’s southwest spread rapidly on Facebook. Bangladesh to Allow Death Penalty for Rape Convictions 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z A series of violent sexual attacks in recent weeks has triggered protests in the capital, Dhaka, and elsewhere. Bangladesh’s Cabinet approves death penalty in rape cases 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Many carried placards bearing messages such as “Stop Islamophobia”, “Boycott France” and “Lay siege to the French Embassy in Dhaka” as they marched towards the French embassy before police stopped them. Thousands rally in Bangladesh to protest Macron comments in cartoon row 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z “Hang the rapists,” shouted protesters gathered in the capital Dhaka and elsewhere, hundreds of students among them. Bangladesh weighs death penalty for rapists as protests flare 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z RNA–protein correlations are higher when they are part of molecular pathways that cancer cells prioritize, says Sajib Chakraborty, a computational biologist at the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh. The RNA and protein landscape that could bring precision medicine to more people 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Last fall, seven children died after a gas cylinder used for inflating balloons exploded in Dhaka. Explosion at Mosque, Likely Caused by Gas Leak, Kills 16 in Bangladesh 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z At least 37 people were admitted to a burn unit in a state-run hospital in Dhaka, where 24 subsequently died. Death toll from Bangladesh mosque explosion rises to 24 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z A suspected gas explosion and fire at a mosque outside the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, killed at least 20 people, police and doctors say. World Digest: Sept. 5, 2020 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z With that, they began distributing food packs in the impoverished neighborhoods in Dhaka. Friends bring businesses to aid needy Bangladeshi people 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z The national federation tested 24 players in the first rounds of checks in Dhaka. 18 players in Bangladesh soccer squad have virus 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z On July 1, 2016, five militants took hostages and opened fire in a Dhaka cafe, killing more than 20 people, mostly foreigners. Bangladesh arrests 3 in police station blast, denies IS link 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Three years ago, Mahammed Heron left his village outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, for work in the energy-rich nation of Qatar, tracing a route pursued by tens of millions of South Asian migrants. They Crossed Oceans to Lift Their Families Out of Poverty. Now, They Need Help. 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z The explosion on Friday night hit as Muslim worshipers were about to end their evening prayers at the Baitus Salat Jame mosque in Narayanganj district, nearly 15 miles south of Dhaka. World Digest: Sept. 5, 2020 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z Kadir spoke with The Associated Press as he and other volunteers visited a cancer hospital in Dhaka to distribute food packs. Friends bring businesses to aid needy Bangladeshi people 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z The huge drop followed the arrest of more than a dozen people, including a Dhaka hospital owner, on charges they issued fake certificates to thousands of patients saying they were virus-free without testing them. Global wrap: Hong Kong 'critical' as Covid cases rise worldwide 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z Shahed is chairman of the Regent Group and owner of two Regent hospitals in the capital, Dhaka. Bangladeshi hospital owner arrested over fake virus tests 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Shahed is chairman of the Regent Group and owner of two Regent hospitals in the capital, Dhaka. Bangladeshi hospital owner arrested over fake virus tests 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Thirty-seven victims with severe wounds were taken to Dhaka’s specialist burn and plastic surgery institute. World Digest: Sept. 5, 2020 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z Abdullah Biswas, a father of a cancer patient in a specialized cancer hospital in Dhaka, was happy to get food packs. Friends bring businesses to aid needy Bangladeshi people 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z Shahed is also accused of charging for the certificates and virus treatments despite agreeing that his hospitals in the capital, Dhaka, would provide free care. Global report: Bangladesh hospital owner accused of faking thousands of Covid-19 test results 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z A court in Dhaka on Thursday allowed investigators to keep Shahed in custody for 10 days for questioning. Bangladeshi hospital owner arrested over fake virus tests 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z A court in Dhaka on Thursday allowed investigators to keep Shahed in custody for 10 days for questioning. Bangladeshi hospital owner arrested over fake virus tests 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z The minister said he suspended flights from Bangladesh for a week after “a significant” number of the over 200 passengers who arrived at Rome’s Fiumicino airport on Monday from Dhaka tested positive. Italy could ‘section’ people who refuse treatment for Covid-19 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z She said the Morning Bird ferry was traveling on the Buriganga River to the capital, Dhaka, from a neighboring district when it was hit by the larger ferry. World Digest: June 29, 2020 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z Reports said the ferry sank as it attempted to moor at Sadarghat, Dhaka's main river port, which is used by hundreds of boats to travel to the country's south. At least 32 dead in Bangladesh ferry crash 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z A spokesman told a newspaper in Dhaka that the hospital was a general hospital which lacked facilities to treat Covid patients. Cases rising, Bangladesh fears coronavirus crisis 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Mohammed Rakib, 15, was accused of beating a man in Dhaka nearly two months ago. Bangladeshi courts freeing child suspects due to virus risk 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z Prior to the coronavirus outbreak, thousands of truck drivers would pass through the area every day, delivering agricultural products and other goods to Dhaka. Sex workers around the world fear for their future 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z In the capital, Dhaka, magistrates from the country’s road transport authority were checking if the buses were operating under health guidelines set by the government. The Latest: India climbs to 7th biggest outbreak in world 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z Firefighters recovered the bodies of four men and one woman after the blaze was controlled, Dhaka fire agency official Quamrul Islam said. Asia Today: S Korea virus cases make biggest jump in 50 days 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Mr Ahmed, a leading epidemiologist in Dhaka who works for Johns Hopkins and Edinburgh universities, said his friend's death illustrated the need to increase hospital capacity and train more medical staff as case numbers rise. Cases rising, Bangladesh fears coronavirus crisis 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z One of the signatories was Shahidul Alam, an internationally renowned photojournalist arrested in an alleged attempted forced disappearance after his coverage of protests that brought the capital Dhaka to a standstill in 2018. Bangladeshi journalist is jailed after mysterious 53-day disappearance 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z It is the main transport hub that connects the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka with the country's southern districts. Sex workers around the world fear for their future 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z A senior government health official in a major industrial zone near Dhaka urged factories to close down again. Bangladesh factories resume work, risking new virus cases 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z The United Hospital Ltd. is in Dhaka’s Gulshan area, where many diplomatic missions and corporate offices are located. Asia Today: S Korea virus cases make biggest jump in 50 days 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z The 75 year old died on a Wednesday evening in May 2020, when the coronavirus isolation unit he was being treated at in Dhaka burnt to the ground. Cases rising, Bangladesh fears coronavirus crisis 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z She works in a garment factory on the outskirts of Dhaka in Bangladesh making shirts for the European market. How quiet high streets put Bangladesh jobs at risk 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z "A lot of them who were kidnapped as children were sold there," says Srabanti Huda, a lawyer and human rights activist based in Dhaka. Sex workers around the world fear for their future 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Thousands of workers reportedly are rushing back to reclaim their jobs in the capital, Dhaka and nearby industrial districts, alarming labor advocates. Bangladesh factories resume work, risking new virus cases 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z It’s set in the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka, one of the most densely populated cities in the world. A teeming, violent pre-pandemic world in ‘Extraction’ 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z It said the flights from Dhaka to London will depart on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and next Sunday. UK announces first Bangladesh rescue flights 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z She is at home with her family of seven on the outskirts of Dhaka. How quiet high streets put Bangladesh jobs at risk 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z The flights will leave the capital Dhaka for London on 21, 23, 25 and 26 April, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said. Hundreds of Britons stranded in Bangladesh to be repatriated 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z Protests were reported in several parts of Dhaka, including in Kamlapur and Mirpur, while hundreds of workers blocked a highway outside the city, disrupting vehicles carrying produce. Hundreds of Bangladeshi garment workers demand unpaid wages 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z The throngs there doubled for Dhaka and populated “Extraction,” a teeming movie made very obviously before the pandemic era of social distancing. A teeming, violent pre-pandemic world in ‘Extraction’ 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Domestic flights between Sylhet and the capital Dhaka will be included in the overall cost of the charter flights for those who require them. UK announces first Bangladesh rescue flights 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z The Dhaka Tribune said the ship was packed with nearly 500 Rohingya. Bangladesh rescues hundreds of Rohingya drifting at sea for nearly two months 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z Robert Chatterton Dickson, the british high commissioner to Bangladesh, said the commission in Dhaka would remain open and continue to provide assistance to stranded British nationals. Hundreds of Britons stranded in Bangladesh to be repatriated 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z But in Dhaka, a city of more than 10 million where the average home is less than 120 square feet and a million people live in slums, that is easier said than done. From Dhaka to Gaza: How do you socially distance in a crowd? 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z In Dhaka, a city of more than 10 million people, streets were empty and malls and roadside shops were closed. Soldiers enforce 10-day shutdown in Bangladesh to slow virus 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z On Dec. 17, 1971, the day after the surrender in Dhaka, the front page of the newspaper Dawn made no mention of it, instead running a banner headline that said: “War Till Victory.” The Terrorist Who Got Away 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z According to the Dhaka Tribune newspaper, the prayers performed were that of the Six Quranic Verses of Healing. Mass prayer event in Bangladesh fuels virus fears 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z I remember watching the footage of the 2012 Dhaka garment factory fire. 'I wear my grandad’s old boxers': meet the people who haven't bought clothes for a decade 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Originally from Dhaka, Bangladesh, Mir was a prominent member of the gay community. 'Gayropa': challenges and hopes of Europe's LGBT+ refugees – in pictures 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z Flora said those who left Dhaka must stay at home in their villages to contain the spread of the virus. Soldiers enforce 10-day shutdown in Bangladesh to slow virus 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z As she walked to her job as a garment worker, Rima Khatun was passing the Natural Sweater Village on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, when a boiler exploded inside. After Factory Disaster, Bangladesh Made Big Safety Strides. Are the Bad Days Coming Back? 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee spoke in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, ahead of the court’s verdict in The Hague, Netherlands. Top UN official says Myanmar must follow order on Rohingya 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z The court also asked the officials to prepare “a complete list of illegal factories or factories without effluent treatment plants” operating in and around Dhaka within three months. Bangladesh court orders 231 factories closed to save river 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z After the brutal murders of his boyfriend and colleague in Dhaka, claimed by Isis, Mir and others from his social and work circles went underground. 'Gayropa': challenges and hopes of Europe's LGBT+ refugees – in pictures 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z Dhaka, once a small capital, is now one of the most populous cities in the world, growing by an estimated half a million people every year. 'The river is our home': Bangladeshi boatmen mourn their receding waters 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z A crumbling old bazaar in the center of Dhaka — far from some of the newer factories on the city outskirts — has been turned into a cottage factory for companies in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. After Factory Disaster, Bangladesh Made Big Safety Strides. Are the Bad Days Coming Back? 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Court’s Judge Mohammed Rabiul Alam made the order in a crowded courtroom while four of the defendants were in the dock. Bangladesh sentences 10 to death for 2001 political bombings 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z Many big tanneries polluted the Buriganga for decades, but under pressure from environmental groups at home and abroad, authorities relocated them to a distant site outside Dhaka in 2017. Bangladesh court orders 231 factories closed to save river 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z The protesters gathered on the campus in Dhaka, the capital, after the victim was rescued and taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital around midnight Sunday. Over 1,000 protest in Bangladesh after student is raped 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Dhaka, Dar es Salaam and other coastal cities are hit almost every year by storm surges and other extreme sea-level incidents that used to occur only once a century. The environment in 2050: flooded cities, forced migration – and the Amazon turning to savannah 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z It also stirred memories of the Rana Plaza disaster in 2013, in which a Dhaka factory collapse killed more than 1,100 people, mostly women. After Factory Disaster, Bangladesh Made Big Safety Strides. Are the Bad Days Coming Back? 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z On Jan. 20, 2001, bomb attacks on a party rally in Dhaka killed five people and wounded 50 others. Bangladesh sentences 10 to death for 2001 political bombings 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z On Wednesday, a fire in a plastic factory near Dhaka killed at least 15 people. Fire in Bangladesh factory kills at least 10 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z Demonstrations hit the capital Dhaka last year after two schoolchildren were run over and killed by a speeding bus. Three jailed over crash that sparked mass protests 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z The attack on 1 July on the restaurant popular with foreigners in Dhaka’s diplomatic area shocked the nation of 160 million and signalled a chilling threat to business, including the vital garment exports sector. Bangladesh sentences seven to death for 2016 cafe attack 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z The review is nearing completion; on 28 October, the Dhaka Tribune reported that a decision would be made by 15 November. Bangladesh could be the first to cultivate golden rice, genetically altered to fight blindness 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Last month, a gas cylinder used to inflate balloons exploded in the capital city of Dhaka, killing seven children, according to Reuters. At least seven killed in Bangladesh gas explosion 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z The weather office in Dhaka on Saturday morning issued the most severe storm signal as Cyclone Bulbul is on track to slam ashore Saturday evening. Bangladesh on alert as cyclone approaches Bay of Bengal 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Protesters in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, demonstrated for several days, seeking “exemplary punishment” for the killers. Bangladesh: 16 people sentenced to death over murder of student 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Those cities that start early in adapting for the climate breakdown will be the most successful, says Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The climate crisis in 2050: what happens if cities act but nations don't? 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z The Dhaka court ordered Yunus and two others in July to appear before it on October 8. Arrest warrant issued for Nobel laureate and Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z News of the death led to protests on Monday in Dhaka and other cities. Bangladesh student beaten for hours before death 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z On Monday, students in Dhaka and other cities staged street protests, chanting slogans and blocking roads. Killing of Bangladesh student triggers protests 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z My father was a professor at Dhaka University, so he was teaching there along with quite a few rather good academics. Amartya Sen’s Hopes and Fears for Indian Democracy 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Congestion in Dhaka, one of the world’s most crowded cities with a population of 20 million, eats up 3.2 million working hours per day, according to a 2017 World Bank study. Motorbike ride-sharing a panacea for Dhaka traffic chaos 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z He said the embassy was “willing to collaborate with the foreign ministry in Dhaka in case they decide to launch an investigation”. UN agency accused of pressuring refugees to return to Bangladesh 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z In March police in Dhaka arrested two of the owners of a commercial complex that caught fire last week, killing 26 people and injuring about 70. Bangladesh fire leaves 10,000 homeless after blaze razes slum 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z In February a fire in the historic district of Dhaka killed about 80 people, and nine died in another blaze in a slum in the coastal city of Chittagong. Slum fire leaves 50,000 homeless in Bangladesh 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z But, in 1946, I think five or six people left because Dhaka University had so much rioting and trouble that there were hardly any classes. Amartya Sen’s Hopes and Fears for Indian Democracy 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z The process began last year in Dhaka with the separation of the shared cerebral vein parts. Conjoined Bangladeshi twins separated by Hungarian doctors 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z The process began last year in Dhaka with the separation of the shared cerebral vein parts. Conjoined Bangladeshi twins separated by Hungarian doctors 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z The victims were targeted over rumours that human sacrifices were needed to build the Padma Bridge, south of the capital Dhaka. Mobs lynch eight over child abduction rumours 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Hussein Mohammed Ershad, the former military dictator of Bangladesh who ruled from 1982 to 1990 and was serving as opposition leader in Parliament, died July 14 at a hospital in Dhaka, the capital. Hussein Mohammed Ershad, former Bangladeshi military dictator, dies at 89 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z He was admitted to the Dhaka military hospital on June 26 and was kept in the intensive care unit. Bangladesh ex-dictator H.M. Ershad dies at 91 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z He was admitted to the Dhaka military hospital on June 26 and was kept in the intensive care unit. Bangladesh ex-dictator H.M. Ershad dies at 91 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z According to The Sun, his case will reportedly be discussed by Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s board, which treated a young girl with the same condition in 2017. Bangladeshi 'Tree Man' begs for hands to be amputated to relieve pain, report says 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z On Saturday, Ms Begum, 42, was beaten to death outside a school in Dhaka by a mob who suspected her of being a child kidnapper. Mobs lynch eight over child abduction rumours 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z The documents also contain an alleged "confession" where Mr Sanaullah reportedly said that he is actually from a village near the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. The Indian army veteran detained as a foreigner 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Cities making the list for the first time include Buenos Aires, Dhaka, Cairo, Rome, Lagos, Riyadh and Seoul. San Francisco has the highest salaries in the world, report says | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z He said it was more powerful than an explosion in April in Dhaka that was also claimed by IS. IS claims responsibility for Bangladesh explosion 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z Civil society groups in Dhaka, one of many cities that is struggling to cope with the arrival of displaced people, are exploring ways of diverting people to other secondary cities in Bangladesh, she added. Global neglect of millions forced from their homes by conflict branded 'pitiful' 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z A storm surge still breached embankments to submerge dozens of villages on Bangladesh’s low-lying coast, a disaster ministry official in Dhaka said. Cyclone hits Bangladesh after battering India, mass evacuations... 2019-05-04T04:00:00Z Hundreds of Bangladeshi garment workers and members of labor organizations rallied in Dhaka, the capital, to demand better working conditions and higher wages. Labor activists rally around the world to mark May Day 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Police in Bangladesh are investigating an Islamic State-claimed small crude bomb explosion in front of a shopping center in Dhaka that injured three traffic police officers on Monday. South Asian security experts downplay Islamic State threat 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z They raised their hands seeking blessings for Zayan Chowdhury while many of his relatives cried at a prayer session Saturday in Dhaka. Prayers for Bangladeshi boy killed in Sri Lanka attack 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z They raised their hands seeking blessings for Zayan Chowdhury while many of his relatives cried at a prayer session Saturday in Dhaka. Prayers for Bangladeshi boy killed in Sri Lanka attack 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z The Dhaka Tribune reported that Zayan’s father was injured in the blast and admitted to a hospital. Victims of Sri Lanka Attacks: Who They Were 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Mr Selim's personal assistant told news outlet the Dhaka Tribune that the boy's father was also injured in the blast. Who are the victims of the Sri Lanka attacks? 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z She died four days later in a Dhaka hospital with burns covering 80% of her body. Protesters in Bangladesh after girl is burned to death 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Unable to treat the burns, they sent her to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Burned to death for reporting sexual harassment 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Faruque in Dhaka after police charged them with negligence and violations of a building code that resulted in casualties. Bangladesh police arrest building owners over fatal blaze 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z Faced with no alternative, as the 22-storey FR Tower burned in Dhaka, at least six people leaped to their deaths. 'The builders don't care': Dhaka reacts to another deadly blaze 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z The fire at the FR Tower, on a busy avenue in Dhaka's Banani commercial district, was the latest in a city where flouted building regulations and safety norms have made deadly blazes common. World Digest: March 28, 2019 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z The fire injured about 70 people, many of them now being treated at Dhaka Medical College's burn unit. Fire in Bangladesh high-rise fully controlled after 19 died 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met Nusrat's family in Dhaka and promised that every person involved in the killing would be bought to justice. Burned to death for reporting sexual harassment 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z The fire injured about 70 people, many of them now being treated at Dhaka Medical College’s burn unit. Fire in Bangladesh high-rise fully controlled after 19 died 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z More than a dozen people were injured on Thursday, and fire trucks were trying to douse the fire in the Banani area of Dhaka, where the building is located, among many structures close together. High-rise fire in Dhaka prompts people to jump from building 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Dhaka, with a population of more than 18 million, is one of the world's most densely populated cities. Huge blaze hits Dhaka skyscraper 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z The threat of the Accord's Dhaka office being forced to close coincides with a crackdown on worker protests across the garment industry. 6 years after Rana Plaza collapse, an accord to improve Bangladesh’s worker safety is in jeopardy 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z And although Cox’s Bazar remains a haven for the refugees, the political trend in Dhaka is worrisome. Opinion | The Rohingya are not going home to Myanmar. Can Bangladesh cope? 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Last month, a fire in the oldest part of Dhaka, a 400-year-old area cramped with apartments, shops and warehouses, left at least 67 people dead. Fire in Bangladesh high-rise fully controlled after 19 died 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Women, left, attend a candlelight vigil to mark International Women's Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh. International Women’s Day | Images from around the world 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Officials said the attempted hijacking by a Bangladeshi man occurred shortly after takeoff from Dhaka. Criminal case filed over Bangladesh hijacking attempt 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z The flight made an emergency landing in southeastern Bangladesh 40 minutes after taking off from the country’s capital of Dhaka. Analysis | The Daily 202: Jay Inslee is building his 2020 campaign around a more pragmatic approach to tackling climate change 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z The hijacking took place after takeoff from Dhaka when a man on the flight reportedly waved a gun and attempted to enter the cockpit. Suspect in failed hijacking on Dubai-bound flight had toy gun, previously arrested in kidnapping case 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z The plane operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines made an emergency landing Sunday in Chittagong after the suspect allegedly attempted to hijack the plane shortly after takeoff from Dhaka. Bangladesh police ID suspect in plane hijacking as local, 24 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z A flight bound for Dubai from Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, made an emergency landing Sunday in Chittagong, Bangladesh, after a man attempted to hijack the plane, officials said. World Digest: Feb. 24, 2019 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z In a deadly attack claimed by Islamic State in 2016, militants killed 22 people including 18 foreigners at an upmarket cafe in Dhaka popular with westerners. Bangladesh plane hijacker shot dead after emergency landing 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Flights were temporarily suspended at the Shah Amanat International airport in Chittagong as the authorities attempted to control the situation, the Dhaka Tribune reports. 'Hijacked' plane lands in Bangladesh 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Hasina told reporters Saturday that she wants all the chemical warehouses removed from the oldest part of Dhaka, a cramped 400-year-old area. Bangladesh prime minister sees injured in deadly Dhaka fire 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z Police confirmed Ahmed’s identity with his parents and that he lived in the district outside the capital, Dhaka. Bangladesh police ID suspect in plane hijacking as local, 24 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z He said inspectors were paid bribes to look the other way in Chawkbazar, a district in what’s known as Old Dhaka, which dates back centuries. Bangladesh officials point fingers in many directions on cause of deadly fire 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z A car powered by compressed natural gas was traveling through a bazaar in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, when the cylinder stored in the back exploded, witnesses said. Scores Dead in Bangladesh Fire: ‘This Isn’t About Poverty, It’s About Greed’ 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Officials in Bangladesh say the death toll from a fire in Dhaka is lower than they previously reported. The Latest: Death toll in Bangladesh fire lowered to 67 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z The newer northern half of Dhaka, where many famous fashion brand factories are located, contrasts greatly with the southern half that includes Chawkbazar. Deadly fire strikes oldest part of Bangladesh capital 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Many of the victims trapped inside the buildings, said Mahfuz Riben, a control room official of the Fire Service and Civil Defense in Dhaka. Fire in centuries-old part of Bangladesh's capital kills 70 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z The fire started in a four-storey building on Wednesday night and spread to nearby buildings in the Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka, which dates back to the Mughal period more than 300 years ago. Bangladesh building fire kills at least 70, toll could climb 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Less than a year after that, an even deadlier disaster struck the garment industry, when an eight-story building in a Dhaka suburb collapsed, killing more than 1,100 people. Scores Dead in Bangladesh Fire: ‘This Isn’t About Poverty, It’s About Greed’ 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z About 50 others were injured, and the fire in Dhaka was mostly under control after more than nine hours of frantic efforts by firefighters. World Digest: Feb. 20, 2019 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z A government eviction drive in Chawkbazar and other areas of Old Dhaka to clear makeshift stalls from walkways was met with protests last May on the eve of Ramadan by business owners and residents. Deadly fire strikes oldest part of Bangladesh capital 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z “Many of the recovered bodies are beyond recognition,” Mahfuz Riben, an official of the Fire Service and Civil Defense in Dhaka, told The Associated Press. Bangladesh Fire Tears Through Crowded Neighborhood, Killing 70 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Hundreds of people rushed to the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital to search for missing relatives, witnesses said. Bangladesh building fire kills at least 70, toll could climb 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z The fire in Dhaka was mostly under control early Thursday after more than nine hours of frantic efforts by firefighters. The Latest: Fire in Bangladesh’s capital kills at least 69 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Ibrahim Khan said at least two cars and 10 cycle rickshaws were burned in the fire. Dhaka fire: more than 50 die in apartments used as chemical store 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Victims also included people outside the buildings, some guests at a restaurant and members of a bridal party, deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Ibrahim Khan told AFP. Bangladesh building fire kills dozens 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z About 50 other people were injured and the fire in Dhaka was not yet under control completely. Fire in old part of Bangladesh’s capital kills at least 45 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Four members of one family were among the victims, the Dhaka Tribune reported. Bangladesh slum fire kills nine 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z Saleemul Huq, director of the International Center for Climate Change and Development, an environmental research center in Dhaka, described the findings of the report as “very alarming,” especially for downstream nations such as Bangladesh. Third of Himalayan glaciers can no longer be saved: study 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z A police inspector at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital said at least 45 people were injured, including four people whose conditions were critical. Dhaka fire: more than 50 die in apartments used as chemical store 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z In 1968, researchers in Dhaka, Bangladesh, began administering a solution of glucose and salts to patients suffering from severe cholera-related dehydration. “Reverse Innovation” Could Save Lives. Why Aren’t We Embracing It? 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z The plane, US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211, was landing at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, on a flight from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, when it crashed on March 12. Pilot in Nepal Plane Crash Had an ‘Emotional Breakdown,’ Officials Say 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z The flight carrying 71 people from Dhaka in Bangladesh caught fire as it landed in Kathmandu, killing 51 people. Nepal plane crash pilot had 'breakdown' 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z In a trial that taught members of poor communities in Dhaka, Bangladesh, about water safety and supplied 600 households with two free months’ worth of water-treatment products, the devices went largely unused. How Humans Get in the Way of Clean Water 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z A similar fire in 2010 in an old Dhaka building, which was also used as a chemical warehouse, killed more than 120 people in one of the worst fire tragedies in Dhaka. Dhaka fire: more than 50 die in apartments used as chemical store 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z But at the headquarters of the foundation, a dusty two-room ground floor apartment in the industrial town of Mirpur on the outskirts of Dhaka, there are regrets. Exclusive: Some in Bangladesh election observer group say they now... 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z The factory where she has worked for more than five years, off a narrow, winding road three hours’ drive from Dhaka, is where charity T-shirts designed by the group were made. 'Inhuman conditions': life in factory making Spice Girls T-shirts 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z Investigators say the pilot's vocal pitch, and the language he was using "indicated that he was agitated and experiencing high levels of stress" even when speaking to ground control in Dhaka before take-off. Nepal plane crash pilot had 'breakdown' 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z "When you say that we'll give you development but you have to sacrifice your rights, you have to sacrifice your voice," said Asif Nazrul, a law professor at Dhaka University and a government critic. Critics: Bangladesh vote opens door for an aggressive Hasina 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z After that fire, Dhaka city authorities launched a crackdown on chemical warehouses in residential areas, but in recent years the drive ground to a total halt. Dhaka fire: more than 50 die in apartments used as chemical store 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z In the capital, Dhaka, posters for opposition candidates were scarce. Analysis | Why Bangladesh’s landslide election result is bad for its democracy 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z “The whole election was completely manipulated. It should be canceled,” Mr. Hossain, 82, said in an interview at his residence in the capital, Dhaka, late Sunday. Bangladesh Prime Minister Wins 3rd Term Amid Deadly Violence on Election Day 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z More than 1,100 people died and thousands more were injured when the Rana Plaza building complex in the capital, Dhaka, collapsed in 2013. Bangladesh clothing factories: Are they safe now? 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z At the Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka, Hindus poured in on Tuesday to pray and get a glimpse of the Goddess Durga, something they say was not possible under previous governments. Critics: Bangladesh vote opens door for an aggressive Hasina 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Campaign posters of the ruling party dominated streets in many parts of Dhaka. Hasina set for landslide victory in Bangladesh as opposition calls... 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z Mr. Khan helped lead huge student protests this year that paralyzed the streets of Dhaka, the capital. Bangladesh Elections: Choice of ‘Lesser of Two Evils,’ Voters Say 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z The BNP said it was prevented from holding a final campaign event in the capital, Dhaka, where thousands of Awami League supporters rallied on Friday. Bangladesh election: polls open after campaign marred by violence 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z "I am alerting all, don't get confused even if the BNP announces that they are boycotting the election," Hasina said while visiting a party leader injured in campaign violence at a military-run hospital in Dhaka. Bangladesh opposition leader expects victory if vote is fair 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z “I am alerting all, don’t get confused even if the BNP announces that they are boycotting the election,” Hasina said while visiting a party leader injured in campaign violence at a military-run hospital in Dhaka. Bangladesh opposition leader expects victory if vote is fair 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z Earlier in the week, the Awami League led massive rallies through Dhaka. Security tight in Dhaka as Bangladesh prepares to vote 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z Dhaka Reporters Unity, a union body, said many of its members had been “seriously injured” in the assault. Masked youths attack Bangladeshi journalists covering election... 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z On Monday, five top opposition leaders met with Zia in a jail in Dhaka, and said she asked them to contest the polls. Bangladesh delays national elections by a week to Dec. 30 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z “We are looking forward to starting the repatriation by mid November,” the Bangladesh foreign secretary, Shahidul Haque, said on Tuesday after talks in Dhaka between officials from both countries. Rohingyas to be repatriated despite UN genocide warning 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z The 73-year-old Zia was absent from the filled courtroom in Dhaka and her lawyers also skipped the proceedings, saying they would not get justice. Bangladesh court jails ex-PM Zia for 7 years for graft 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Members of the Editors’ Council told a news conference in the nation’s capital, Dhaka, that they were not pleased that the bill was made a law despite their objections. Bangladeshi newspaper editors protest digital security law 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z Dhaka district’s top police official, Shah Mizan, said a police team sent to the hotel after the incident had not been able to immediately determine who the attackers were. Masked youths attack Bangladeshi journalists covering election... 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z The Editors’ Council told a news conference on Saturday in the nation’s capital, Dhaka, that they were not pleased that the bill was made a law despite their objections. Bangladeshi newspaper editors protest digital security law 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z The tribunal in Dhaka delivered a verdict Wednesday on nearly 50 cases stemming from the grenade attack 14 years ago that killed two dozen people and wounded hundreds. Bangladesh sentences 19 to death for political rally attack 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z The protest was triggered after a speeding bus killed two students in Dhaka. Exclusive: Myanmar's delaying tactics blocking Rohingya return -... 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z “What Myanmar has done is simply heinous. They have lowered their reputation,” Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told a news conference in Dhaka on Sunday. Myanmar army apologizes for mistaken photos in book on Rohingya crisis 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z In the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam told reporters the U.N. produced “the most comprehensive, factual and crucial report since the attack in August last year”. Myanmar rejects 'false allegations' in U.N. genocide report 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Dhaka has said it will not force any Rohingya to return involuntarily, and Ullah is determined history will not be repeated. 'We cannot go back': grim future facing Rohingya one year after attacks 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Around 60% of the country was flooded, including large parts of the capital Dhaka. Jailed journalist's powerful photos of Bangladesh 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z At the other end of the table, Damascus retained last place, followed by the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, and Lagos in Nigeria. Vienna named world's most liveable city as Melbourne loses crown 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z At the other end of the scale, war-torn Damascus in Syria was ranked the least liveable city, closely followed by Dhaka in Bangladesh and Lagos in Nigeria. The world's most liveable city named 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z At 3:15 a.m., he was shot dead in a sandy field beside a set of railroad tracks north of Dhaka. Arrested and killed: inside the Bangladesh prime minister's war on... 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z Weeks before the attack, her friend Tarishi Jain, a UC Berkeley sophomore, was among 20 hostages killed at a restaurant by militants in Dhaka, Bangladesh. US students turn grief into tech startup after France attack 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z For some, the protests offered a glimpse of a brighter future for Dhaka. Bangladesh spars with U.S. Embassy over students’ road safety protests 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z According to the Dhaka Tribune, the attackers chased and threw small bricks at the embassy motorcade. Bangladeshi authorities investigate weekend attack on U.S. ambassador’s car 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z But a diplomat in Dhaka, who asked for anonymity to speak on a politically sensitive question, said the student movement appeared organic and genuine, and the opposition’s role limited. Violence Intensifies as Student Protests Spread in Bangladesh 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Local media said dozens of people were hurt in Monday’s clashes as police used teargas to disperse protesters in at least two areas of Dhaka including the southern Rampura neighbourhood and Bashundhara in the east. Bangladesh struggles to contain mass road-safety protests 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Tens of thousands of schoolchildren took to the streets of Dhaka, blocking roads and intersections, leading to deadlock in the city. How a traffic accident stopped a city of 18 million 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z They have also helped ease street congestion by forcing Dhaka’s drivers — notorious for driving on the wrong side of the road or skipping traffic lines — to obey laws. Students Pour Into Dhaka’s Streets to Demand Safer Roads 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z A spokesman for Dhaka police, Masudur Rahman, said Monday that authorities were trying to identify the attackers in the weekend motorcade incident and that an investigation was ongoing. Bangladeshi authorities investigate weekend attack on U.S. ambassador’s car 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z “Authorities should also ensure that Alam and all journalists covering unrest in Dhaka are able to work without fear of attack or arrest.” Violence Intensifies as Student Protests Spread in Bangladesh 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Khan questioned why there was such an uproar over the two Dhaka children but no reaction when 33 people were killed in an Indian bus crash the day before. Bangladesh PM urges teen protesters to go home amid violence 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z Armed men attacked a convoy of cars carrying the US envoy to Bangladesh in the capital Dhaka on Saturday night, US officials said. US envoy's cars attacked in Dhaka unrest 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z Last weekend, after a speeding bus struck and killed two students in Dhaka, Bangladesh, their peers began to pour into the streets to demand justice. Protesters in Bangladesh demand justice after a speeding bus kills two students 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z Embassy in Dhaka said Monday that the ambassador would continue with her planned schedule for this week. Bangladeshi authorities investigate weekend attack on U.S. ambassador’s car 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z |
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