Bangladesh

The 23 crew members of the merchant vessel MV Abdullah were joyfully reunited with their families this week after a harrowing 33-day hostage situation at the hands of Somali pirates, VOA reported today. The sailors were welcomed home to a…

In a meeting on Tuesday with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General Amy Pope, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the organization to find new partners and raise additional funds to support the Rohingya refugees living in the…

On World Press Freedom Day, senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Abdul Moyeen Khan emphasized the crucial role of press freedom in safeguarding democracy. Speaking at a discussion organized by pro-BNP journalist unions, Moyeen said “Free press is the cornerstone…

A fishmonger from the coastal area of Satkhira in southwestern Bangladesh, Mohammad Habib Rahman, has embarked on a journey to write the largest hand-written Quran in the world. Away from the storms and floods that hit frequently the country, Habib…

Experts have warned that the detrimental impact of climate change in the Bangladeshi city of Rajshahi poses threat to the indigenous fish species, particularly the small ones as most of the water bodies in the region, especially in the high…

Bangladesh went through its longest heat wave in recorded history in April, lasting for 27 days straight, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday as the phenomenon broke records for the number of heat wave days in a single year since 1948. According…

The Bangladesh government has shut schools for seven days until April 27 as scorching heat waves sweep across the South Asian country, Anadolu Agency reported. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Friday issued a 72-hour heat alert after temperature crossed 41°C…

At least 14 people, including five members of a family, were killed on Tuesday in a head-on collision between a bus and a pick-up truck on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Bangladesh, IndianExpress reported. The accident happened in Faridpur, where a…

The United Nations is urging for increased donations to support Rohingya refugees residing in camps in Bangladesh, Al Jazeera reported. The UN has requested $852.4 million in its annual response plan to provide food and aid to the predominantly Muslim…

A huge fire in Bangladesh that raged through a six-storey building housing restaurants has killed at least 46 people and injured dozens, Reuters reported on Friday. According to fire authorities, a gas leak or a stove could have caused Thursday’s…