Tag: Bangladesh
24 dead, million seek shelter as Cyclone Sitrang hits Bangladesh
Around 10 million people were without power in districts along the coast on Tuesday
Bangladesh evacuates hundreds of thousands ahead of cyclone
The government plans to evacuate about 2.5 million people from the most vulnerable areas in the path of the storm before the cyclone hits
Welcome no more: Rohingya face backlash in Bangladesh
Much has changed in the time since he and 750,000 other members of the stateless Muslim minority escaped neighboring Myanmar
Climate refugees flee as Bangladesh villages washed away
Scientists say climate change has increased the severity and frequency of the floods, with more erratic rainfall causing more cyclones
Power blackouts hit 130 million people in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has suffered a major power crisis as a result of higher global energy prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Bangladesh boat tragedy death toll hits 51
The small boat packed mostly with women and children on their way to a popular temple flipped over on Sunday in a river
Ethnic minorities missing from census, say Bangladesh activists
Census results in July said those minorities amounted to 1.65 million people, one percent of the national total of 165 million
Without land, Bangladesh’s Manta people live – and die – on...
Eroding Bangladeshi rivers stole their land - and now climate change and overfishing threaten the life they have built on water
Dead rivers: The cost of Bangladesh’s garment-driven economic boom
Environmentalists say growth has come at an incalculable cost, with a toxic melange of dyes, tanning acids and other dangerous chemicals
59 dead, millions stranded as floods hit Bangladesh, India
The flooding forced Bangladesh's third-largest international airport in Sylhet to shut down on Friday
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