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Now playing Next Bangladesh More than 3 million affected by flooding in Bangladesh Monsoon flooding has left millions homeless, with lost crops and livelihoods. More than 7.5 million more are at risk of flooding according to the National Need Assessment Working Group. 26/07/2020
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Now playing Next no comment Refugee camps hit by monsoons in Bangladesh Thousands of people have been displaced within the Rohingya refugee camps of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh over the last few days after heavy monsoon rains started last Thursday (July 4) causing flooding and landslides. 11/07/2019
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Now playing Next no comment Muslim prayers spill over into street on the last Friday of Ramadan Tens of thousands of Muslims descended on the Old City of Jerusalem for the last Friday prayers of Ramadan, Islam's holiest month and Hundreds of Bangladeshi Muslims packed one of the mosques in Dhaka to join the special prayers on the last Friday (May 31) of Ramadan. 31/05/2019
Now playing Next no comment Nurses protest against rape in Bangladesh The rape and murder of a nurse in Bangladesh just weeks after a female student was burned to death has sparked ongoing protests. 13/05/2019
Now playing Next no comment Firefighters battle deadly Dhaka building fire A fire in a high-rise office building in Bangladesh's capital on Thursday killed 17 people and injured about 70 others, officials said. 29/03/2019
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