Chakma Leader from Chittagong Hill Tracts on India visit Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma or Shantu Larma, the leader of the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) has arrived in India. The Hindu · May 7, 2023
NCGG expanding capacity to train higher number of civil servants from more countries The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) is expanding its capacity to train more civil servants from different countries with a rise in demand for its programmes such as those in public policy and governance, the institute said on May 7. The Hindu · May 7, 2023
West Bengal: BSF seizes 8 gold biscuits worth over 57 lakhs on international border, one smuggler held Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended a smuggler on the India-Bangladesh international border area with 8 gold biscuits worth over 57 lakhs on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · May 7, 2023
Vigil held for slain university student as Darwin student community calls for greater safety Darwin's Bangladeshi community continues to band together after the death of 23-year-old university student Md Isfaqur Rahman, who was killed during an alleged violent home invasion during the week. ABC News · May 6, 2023
Rohingya reject Myanmar repatriation plan DHAKA: Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh said on Saturday they would not return to Myanmar to “be confined in camps” after making their first return visit as part of efforts to encourage their voluntary repatriation. Bangkok Post · May 6, 2023
Rohingya say will not go home to Myanmar to be stuck in camps Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh said on Saturday they would not return to Myanmar to "be confined in camps" after making their first return visit as part of efforts to encourage their voluntary repatriation. Reuters · May 6, 2023
‘Peace of mind at last’: the Bangladeshi villagers digging their way out of the floods ‘Plinth’ settlements built on raised ground above the country’s flooding rivers are providing permanent homes and emergency refuges The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023
Bangladeshi CDU student, 23, dies after sustaining critical injuries in Darwin home invasion Northern Territory Police say they are treating the death of Md Ishaqur Rahman, 23, commonly known as Sifat, as a homicide. A man remains in custody but has not been charged. ABC News · May 4, 2023
The International Student Who Was Critically Injured During A Darwin Home Invasion Has Passed Away "Our whole community is shaken by this tragic loss. May his soul find eternal peace in the presence of Allah." Pedestrian.tv · May 4, 2023
Rohingya, Bangladesh officials to visit Myanmar in repatriation effort A team of 20 Rohingya Muslims and some Bangladeshi officials will visit Myanmar's Rakhine state on Friday for a day as part of a planned repatriation effort, a Bangladesh repatriation official told Reuters. Reuters · May 4, 2023
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Refuses To Acknowledge the Government's Misrepresentation of Mask Research Recent comments by former COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci contradict what public health officials told us during the pandemic. Reason · May 3, 2023
Bangladesh media in fear after PM’s ‘people’s enemy’ attack Even stories on cost of living leave journalists facing assault, threats and arrest under Digital Security Act The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2023
Saudi Ship Carries Out Largest Evacuation Since Sudan Fighting Broke Out A Saudi-flagged ship arrived Saturday at the King Faisal Naval Base in Jeddah, carrying the largest number of evacuees since evacuations from Sudan kicked off. The Saudi-flagged ship “Amana” carried 20 Saudi citizens, as well as 1,866 nationals of brotherly and friendly countries from different nationalities, including: Thailand, Australia, Rwanda,… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 29, 2023
‘A nightmare I couldn’t wake up from’: half of Rana Plaza survivors unable to work 10 years after disaster A decade after Bangladesh’s worst garment-industry disaster, injury and ill health plagues those that escaped The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2023
Bangkok Post · Apr 26, 2023 Regional triad is drawing closer The northeast region comprising India's eight northeastern states -- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim -- is undergoing dramatic change.
Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023 Mum saw someone 'with no hands' as 1,000 died during horror of factory collapse Nilufa Yasmin was trapped beneath the rubble for three days at the Rana Plaza factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in an ordeal which is too traumatising to recall
The Hindu · Apr 24, 2023 Bangladesh spells out Indo-Pacific priorities Bangladesh will work with all the stakeholders for peacekeeping, peace building and counter-terrorism initiatives in the Indo-Pacific region, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said
The Guardian - AU · Apr 24, 2023 Best&Less accused of putting profit before Bangladesh workers by failing to sign safety accord Company says its own code of conduct goes further than the global accord prompted by the Rana Plaza disaster 10 years ago
Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2023 What was the Rana Plaza disaster? Tragedy remembered 10 years on The garment factory that collapsed worked with the likes of Primark, Benetton, and Bonmarche.
Al Jazeera · Apr 24, 2023 Ten years of Rana Plaza: How safe is Bangladesh garment industry? The nine-storey building collapsed in 2013, killing 1,134 people, in one of the deadliest industrial disasters ever.
The Hindu · Apr 24, 2023 First Army formation to reach Dhaka during 1971 Bangladesh war celebrates 60 years The first Army formation to reach Dhaka, formerly Dacca, during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War celebrated 60 years of service to the nation on April 24.
Radio France Internationale · Apr 24, 2023 How a pioneering French law emerged from the ruins of a factory in Bangladesh The collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh a decade ago, in which more than a thousand people died, led to a revolutionary French law on duty of care. How did it come about and is it effective in protecting workers' rights and the environment?
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023 Abuses ‘still rife’: 10 years on from Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza disaster Campaigners say safety has improved but brands need to do more for workers’ rights and pay as survivors recount tragedy
The Conversation · Apr 23, 2023 A decade after the Rana Plaza garment factory disaster, New Zealanders still rely on fast fashion Ten years to the day after the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh, a disaster that killed more than 1,100 workers and injured another 2,500, the global addiction to cheap clothing remains strong.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023 Men who escaped fire in crowded London flat face homelessness Men of Bangladeshi origin say they cannot find homes after paying landlord to live in ‘humiliating’ conditions