Bangladesh

UNICEF has expressed deep concern over the devastating floods impacting northeastern Bangladesh. According to the international organization, over 2 million people, including more than 772,000 children, are urgently in need of assistance, reliefweb reported yesterday. Children are especially vulnerable to…

Landslides and floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 15 people and displaced millions in Bangladesh and India, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh were particularly affected, with eight Rohingya Muslims confirmed dead, the…

At least nine people were killed in a landslide that struck Rohingya refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh early Wednesday, Xinhua reported today. The landslides, triggered by heavy rainfall, occurred in camps number 9 and 10 in Cox’s Bazar district, about…

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are “forgotten”, said General-Secretary of a leading Catholic aid agency during a visit to the population in Cox’s Bazar, as reported by Crux website today. “While the attention of the world has moved on, the Rohingya…

The Bangladeshi government has established an ambitious target to increase the country’s tree cover from 22.37% to 25% and forest coverage from 14.1% to 16% by 2030, Xinhua reported yesterday. Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury announced…

Dhaka, a bustling city of 20 million, is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) in a bid to revolutionize its notoriously congested traffic system, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday in an article. According to the source, an initial pilot project at the…

Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister on Friday requested for coordinated efforts by UN agencies to address the longstanding Rohingya refugee crisis, accusing neighboring Myanmar of using internal conflicts as a pretext to delay the repatriation of the persecuted Muslim group, Anadolu Agency…

The Bangladeshi government has approved a major funding package totaling 84.82 billion Bangladeshi Taka ($723 million) to support persecuted Rohingya refugees and host communities in the southeastern Cox’s Bazar region, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The financing will come from the…

A severe cyclone named Remal made landfall in Bangladesh on Sunday, forcing authorities to evacuate over 800,000 people from coastal areas, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The cyclone, accompanied by heavy rains, storms and high tides, struck the south-central region of…

In a significant move to address the issue of illegal migration, the UK government has signed a new agreement with Bangladesh to streamline the process of returning migrants without legal rights to remain in the country, UK Government website reported…