Bangladesh Watch: Motorbike ride sharing gets Dhaka traffic moving The Bangladeshi capital is one of the most congested cities in the world, and it can take more than an hour to drive 6 kilometres – close to walking speed 27/09/2019
Fashion Hong Kong Fashion Summit 2019: Sustainable fashion on the rise in Asia A radical sustainable fashion fund launched at Hong Kong's fashion summit plans to revolutionise garment production in the Asian manufacturing industry. 06/09/2019
no comment Thousands of Rohingya refugees gather for 'Genocide Day' prayer Thousands of Rohingya refugees staying in camps in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar gathered on Sunday for a "genocide day special prayers" rally. 25/08/2019
Bangladesh Fire rips through Bangladesh slum A fire ripped through a slum area of the Bangladesh capital Dhaka leaving thousands of people homeless 18/08/2019
no comment Bangladesh: More than 275,000 people affected by flooding Bangladesh: More than 275,000 people affected by flooding 23/07/2019
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
Bangladesh Watch: Bangladeshis crowd trains and ferries hoping to make it home fo Around 20 million people live in Dhaka for work, and leave the capital to celebrate holidays in their hometowns. 04/06/2019
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
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
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
no comment More than a dozen killed in high-rise building blaze in Bangladesh The cause of the deadly fire was not immediately clear. 28/03/2019
Bangladesh Bangladesh high-rise building blaze kills at least 19 people A huge fire broke out in a 19-storey building in the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka on Thursday, killing at least 19 people and wounding 73. 28/03/2019
View Bangladesh’s factories must never become death traps again | View In the coming weeks, Bangladesh may make the mistake of crippling an initiative that has achieved dramatic improvements in fire and building safety in the years since the Rana Plaza disaster. 31/01/2019
Bangladesh Violent clashes as Bangladesh goes to polls Police in Bangladesh report that at least 17 people died in violent clashes at the country held a general election 30/12/2018
Bangladesh Four die in clashes as Bangladesh goes to polls Prime Minister expected to secure third term in office. 30/12/2018
Bangladesh US not labelling atrocities against Rohingya as genocide US not labelling atrocities against Rohingya as genocide 27/09/2018
Aid Zone Bangladeshis and Rohingya refugees build communities in wake of crisis What happens when your community becomes outnumbered by a sudden wave of refugees? On the border with Myanmar, Bangladeshi communities are discovering that. with aid, co-operation, not exclusion, is the way forward. 27/09/2018
Myanmar Muslim Rohingya children: "a lost generation" That's the stark warning from the United Nations. It's exactly one year ago when 700,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar, fleeing a brutal crackdown by the military 25/08/2018
The Cube No resolution in sight as authorities crackdown on protests in Bangladesh | The Cube Police have cracked down on thousands of students who brought the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, to a halt with protests calling for tighter road safety laws. 07/08/2018
Bangladesh UN Security Council envoys visit Bangladesh and Myanmar UN Security Council envoys began a four-day visit to Bangladesh and Myanmar on Saturday to see firsthand the aftermath of a Myanmar military crackdown that Britain, the United States and others have denounced as ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims. 29/04/2018
Bangladesh Rohingya: UN rights chief wants claims of atrocities referred to ICC Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, also urged Myanmar’s government to allow monitors into the country. His call was backed in an interview with Euronews by Andrew Gilmour, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights 09/03/2018
world news 'Major challenges' face repatriation of Rohingya Muslims The UN warns 'major challenges' must be overcome as Myanmar and Bangladesh announce a two-year plan to repatriate Rohingya Muslims. 16/01/2018
Switzerland Genocide against Rohingya cannot be ruled out, says UN rights chief Comments came from the UN Commissioner for Human Rights at a special session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva 05/12/2017
Bangladesh Pope Francis says "Rohingya" on last day in Bangladesh Pope Francis visited a home for the outcast, destitute and orphaned in Bangladesh before meeting with muslim refugees from Myanmar, when he finally used the term "Rohingya". 02/12/2017
Bangladesh Pope meets Rohingya refugees Pope Francis had an emotional meeting with Muslim refugees from Myanmar in Bangladesh, using the word Rohingya to describe them for the first time on his Asia trip 01/12/2017
