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Ansell is accused of 'knowingly profiting' off the labour of slaves. Shuvo is one of them

Shuvo still has flashbacks about what happened to him inside a glove factory in Malaysia. He now wants justice for himself, and the 25 million other people across the world in forced labour conditions.

ABC News

Bangladesh Ministers to visit New Delhi for Joint River Commission meeting

Officials are hoping for a positive outcome at the meeting that will be held after more than a decade.

The Hindu

Why we should abandon the concept of the 'climate refugee'

It is entirely reasonable to assume that as climate change intensifies, it will result in more human migration and displacement. Images of Bangladeshis seeking refuge from the latest cyclone or Californians fleeing suburban wildfires affirm a sense that climate change is driving the next great migration. And yet the great…

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Bangladesh cuts school, office hours to save electricity

Schools in Bangladesh will close an additional day each week and government offices and banks will shorten their work days by an hour to reduce electricity usage amid concerns over rising fuel prices and the impact of the Ukraine war

The Independent UK

Indian Coast Guard hands over 32 rescued fishermen to Bangladesh

The fishermen were rescued from sea after their vessels capsized

The Hindu

Vikram Doraiswami to be India's next high commissioner to U. K.

Diplomat Vikram K. Doraiswami, an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1992 batch, is currently serving as Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh.

The Hindu

Rohingya crisis fund is 'well short of needs' - UN refugee agency

An appeal to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is "well short of needs", the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday, as refugees called on donors not to forget the crisis ahead of the fifth anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar.

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‘Like an open prison’: a million Rohingya refugees still in Bangladesh camps five years after crisis

Myanmar’s crackdown in 2017 forced a vast wave of refugees across the border into already crowded and unsafe camps – the result of decades of international political paralysis

The Guardian - UK

Myanmar's Rohingyas: 5 years of crisis

Myanmar's military launched a ferocious crackdown against the country's Rohingya Muslim population in 2017, driving more than 740,000 refugees into neighbouring Bangladesh.

Bangkok Post

Bangladesh to cut school, office hours to save power

Bangladesh will close schools for one extra day a week and cut office timings by an hour to save power, a government official said on Monday, as the country battles a shortage after shutting down all of its diesel-run power plants.

Reuters

Asia Cup: Sriram takes charge of Bangladesh team, Domingo exits T20 set-up

DHAKA: Bangladesh will not have a designated head coach for the Asia Cup but their board announced on Monday that technical consultant Sridharan Sriram, a former India all-rounder, will assist the team in the tournament.

The Times of India

Robbers try to loot bank ATM in Andhra Pradesh, were carrying Bangladesh ID Cards

Night beat constable prevents robbery, suffered injuries in the attack

The Hindu

Why are Bangladesh tea garden workers protesting?

Nearly 150,000 tea garden workers, who are among the lowest paid in the country, demand rise in daily wage by 150%.

Al Jazeera

Two Bangladeshis get five years imprisonment for illegally entering India

The two persons, identified as Abdul Hai and Niranjan Ghosh, were also fined ₹10,000 each for illegally entering India

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Extremists ambush BSF patrol in north Tripura, one jawan killed

BSF blamed the NLFT (BM) group for the attack at Khantlang, a triangle bordering Mizoram and Bangladesh

The Hindu

HC directs UIDAI to disclose Aadhaar details of 12 Bangladeshi nationals to NIA

The investigation agency is probing fabrication of documents to secure Aadhaar for illegal immigrants from that country

The Hindu

Janmashtami | 'You have the same rights as I have', Bangladesh PM Hasina tells Hindus

‘Please don’t undermine yourselves,’ she says.

The Independent UK

Climate Migration: Flooding forces Bangladesh family to flee

Mohammad Jewel and Arzu Begum were forced to flee Ramdaspur village in Bangladesh last year when the Meghna River flooded and destroyed their home

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The Independent UK

Bangladesh PM tells UN that Myanmar must take Rohingya back

Bangladesh’s leader has told a visiting U.N. official that hundreds of thousands of ethnic minority Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh must return home to Myanmar, where they had fled violent persecution

The Hindu

Trial run for cargo movement from Kolkata to northeast via Bangladesh port successful

Cargo movement from Kolkata port to the northeastern states through the India-Bangladesh Protocol route will not only reduce transit cost and time but also help in boosting the economy

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Govt Hails Economic Efforts to Achieve Goals of Vision 2030

The Saudi government praised on Tuesday efforts in various sectors throughout the Kingdom to maximize the economic impact of achieving the goals of Vision 2030. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the cabinet meeting that was held in Jeddah. The ministers reviewed the messages received…

The Hindu

Data | 75 years of independence: A comparison of India’s growth with other nations across ten indicators

Where does India stand when compared to countries that had become independent in the same time period and with other developed nations?

Bangkok Post

UN rights chief in Bangladesh, to visit Rohingya camps

United Nations rights chief Michelle Bachelet arrived in Bangladesh on Sunday for a four-day visit that will include a trip to squalid camps housing nearly a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.

The Hindu

Shakib Al Hasan appointed Bangladesh T20 captain for Asia Cup, T20 World Cup

He was appointed Test captain in June after Mominul Haque stepped down.

The Hindu

Bangladesh's Shakib cancels deal with betting site after BCB ultimatum

Shakib last week announced a partnership with Betwinner news, a portal operated by the gambling firm based on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao

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