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VIRAL: Bangladeshi kid playing hide and seek reaches Malaysia

Unexpectedly, a 15-year-old Bangladeshi kid wound up 2,000 kilometers away in Malaysia after accidentally dozing off while playing hide and seek. The child decided to hide inside a shipping container while playing with his friends, according to the Daily Mail report. But because he was so exhausted, he dozed off…

The Times of India

Australia's cotton farmers can help prevent exploitation in the global garment industry

Ten years ago, the garment industry’s worst industrial accident – the Rana Plaza collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh – killed more than 1,100 workers and highlighted the travesty of conditions for millions of garment workers globally.

The Conversation

UN expert: Deaths of Bangladeshi migrants should be probed

A U.N. expert says the countries where Bangladeshi migrant workers are employed, including former World Cup host Qatar, should thoroughly investigate all cases of deaths and human rights violations

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Trying to crack the Nipah code: How does this deadly virus spill from bats to humans?

Nipah virus, which can rapidly infect and kill members of a community, is carried by bats. Exactly how does it cross over into humans? Researchers in Bangladesh are trying to find out.

WEKU

Alex Hales 'to skip England's tour of Bangladesh' ahead of World Cup as PSL pays more

Alex Hales has reportedly committed to play the entire Pakistan Super League with Islamambad United, meaning the 34-year-old will miss England's tour of Bangladesh in March

Daily Mirror

Bangladesh secures $4.7 billion from IMF as other South Asian countries see delays

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved loans of $4.7 billion to Bangladesh for disbursal starting immediately, making it the first to secure such funds out of three South Asian countries that applied last year amid economic trouble.

Reuters

Bangladesh to get $4.7bn IMF package

The funding comes under a new programme which aims to help vulnerable middle-income countries and island states.

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Rohingya refugees risk death at sea to escape Bangladesh camps

In early December, a video showing Rohingyas on an overcrowded makeshift boat made the rounds on social networks. It was drifting in the Andaman Sea, between Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia and Thailand, but no country came to its rescue – despite appeals from NGOs and the UN. Many boats meet the…

France 24

Younger players hampered by ‘impossible’ cricket schedule, says England captain Jos Buttler

As Harry Brook and Ben Duckett continue to impress across other formats, the England skipper sympathises with the talented youngsters

Evening Standard

Born with kidney disease in a Bangladeshi refugee camp, it's been a long journey to the Transplant Games for Rezwan Mohammed

After coming to Australia from a Bangladeshi refugee camp, Rezwan Mohammed suffered from kidney disease throughout his childhood. Not allowed to play contact sports, he turned to badminton to get his sporting fix.

ABC News

Surging crime, bleak future push Rohingya in Bangladesh to risk lives at sea

Mohammed Ismail says four of his relatives were killed by gunmen at the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh between April and October last year. He recalls the September night when, he says, he almost met the same fate: masked men kidnapped him, cut off parts of his left arm and…

Reuters

‘They beat me with sticks’: Bangladesh opposition reels under crackdown as thousands arrested

Police accused of shooting at activists and leaders of growing street protests against Sheikh Hasina’s draconian government

The Guardian - UK

Sea ‘a graveyard’ as number of Rohingya fleeing Bangladesh by boat soars

UN figures show number of those attempting to escape horrendous conditions in refugee camps increased from 700 in 2021 to over 3,500 in 2022

The Guardian - UK

Shubman Gill cements his position as an opener with a blistering double century

HYDERABAD: Opener Shubman Gill, who has been under-pressure since the scintillating double century by Ishan Kishan against Bangladesh in December, came up with a brilliant double century – his second century on the trot – to repay the faith reposed in him by the team management.

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UN reports ‘alarming’ rise in Rohingya deaths at sea in 2022

More than 3,500 Rohingya refugees risked the dangerous sea crossing to escape Myanmar or Bangladesh last year.

Al Jazeera

HRW accuses Bangladesh police unit of ‘rampant’ Rohingya abuse

Rights group says the Armed Police Battalion is engaged in extortion, harassment and wrongful arrests of the refugees.

Bangkok Post

Bangladsesh police accused of abusing Rohingya

An elite Bangladesh police unit is engaged in the rampant extortion, harassment and wrongful arrests of the Rohingya refugees it has been tasked with protecting, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.

The Times of India

KS Bharat is a tough cricketer, he should get a chance in the Test series against Australia: MSK Prasad

HYDERABAD: It was in November 2019 that Andhra wicketkeeper Kona Srikar Bharat was first drafted into the India Test squad as a cover for Wriddhiman Saha for the second game against Bangladesh. In November 2021, Bharat took the field in the first Test against New Zealand as a replacement for…

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'Ganga Vilas Cruise not stuck in Bihar, cruise docked for tourists to explore shoreline'

PATNA: The Ganga Vilas Cruise, which was inauguarated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, reached Patna as per schedule and is not stuck in Chhapra, Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) clarified on Monday.

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Ganga Vilas Cruise Gets Stuck On Third Day Of its Journey In Bihar's Chhapra Due To 'Shallow Water'

The flagship Ganga Vilas Cruise, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, got stuck on the third day of its 51-day journey in Bihar's Chhapra due to shallow water in the Ganga. Read on for Details:

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Insecurity among players reason for India's poor showing in ICC events

DUBAI: Former India player Robin Uthappa feels leaving Kuldeep Yadav out of the second Test against Bangladesh after his eight wickets in the opening game does not send the right message to players, and makes them insecure.

Bangkok Post

Rohingya drown, govts fail to act

On Jan 8, a boat with 185 Rohingya refugees washed ashore on the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province. They had spent weeks at sea in desperate conditions, fleeing cramped and overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh in search of a better life. More than half were women and children.

Bangkok Post

Bangladesh 'key' to India's Northeast

Recently, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar stated that, if there is one border and one region of India which has dramatically improved in the last decade, it is eastern and northeastern India. And the reason for that is that India has vastly improved its relationship with Bangladesh.

The Independent UK

Shirtless man filmed repeatedly punching fellow passenger on flight

Video taken on Bangladesh flight goes viral

Dynamite News

PM Modi Flags Off World's Longest River Cruise MV Ganga Vilas In Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the world's longest river Cruise, MV Ganga Vilas in Varanasi via video conferencing on Friday. Read on for details:

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