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Using art and song to help bring the world's largest mangrove swamp back from the brink

Located in the low-lying islands in the Bay of Bengal, the Sundarbans straddle the border between India and Bangladesh and cover more than 1 million hectares, making them the world’s largest single contiguous mangrove swamp. A Ramsar site and a UNESCO World Heritage site inscribed in 1987, they are home…

The Conversation

Mehidy stars as Bangladesh edge India to clinch ODI series

Dhaka (AFP) - Mehidy Hasan Miraz hit his maiden one-day international century and took two key wickets as Bangladesh prevailed in a five-run win over India on Wednesday.

AFP

Notorious Bangladesh police unit received spy training in the UK

Despite US sanctions against the Rapid Action Battalion, members went to Britain to receive mass surveillance training.

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150 Rohingya stranded on leaking boat off Ranong

At least 150 ethnic Rohingya people are stranded at sea off Thailand after their boat broke down, activists said on Wednesday, adding that several may have died and urging authorities to rescue the survivors.

Bangkok Post

More than 150 Rohingya stranded on leaking boat off Thai coast - activists

At least 150 ethnic Rohingya are stranded at sea off Thailand after their boat broke down, activists said on Wednesday, adding that several may have died and urging authorities to rescue the survivors.

Reuters

UK refusal to sanction Bangladesh ‘death squad’ revealed

Despite receiving evidence of the RAB’s alleged involvement in extrajudicial killings, the UK did not impose sanctions.

Al Jazeera

Thousands of Bangladeshi fans cheer Brazil win

Dhaka (AFP) - Thousands of Bangladeshi fans of Brazil's football team cheered and blared vuvuzelas in Dhaka Tuesday to celebrate the Latin American giant's victory against South Korea in the World Cup.

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Riyadh Allows Fingerprint E-Registration to Issue Umrah Visa for 5 Countries

The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said fingerprint registration will be mandatory to issue a visa for pilgrims coming to Makkah from the United Kingdom, Tunisia, Kuwait, Bangladesh and Malaysia. The decision aims to ease the entry procedures through the Kingdom’s ports and improve the digital experience for pilgrims.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

25 years later, Bangladesh closer to peace in border region

Bangladesh is marking 25 years since the government signed a peace treaty to end decades of fighting by a tribal insurgent group seeking autonomy in the hilly southeast region bordering Myanmar and India

The Independent UK

In crowded camps, Rohingya refugees embrace family planning

Kutupalong (Bangladesh) (AFP) - Rohingya cleric Abdur Rashid still believes children are divine gifts, but life in a Bangladeshi refugee camp with six little mouths to feed has left him and his wife unwilling to accept another heavenly blessing.

AFP

Thousands in Bangladesh capital cheer Argentina World Cup win

Dhaka (AFP) - As Argentina claimed its decisive 2-0 World Cup victory over Poland, thousands of fans were erupting in celebration on a grassy field in Bangladesh early Thursday.

AFP

Eduardo Porter: Migrant workers face worse choices than building World Cup stadiums

The global financial crisis of 2008 dealt a blow to thousands of Indian laborers. They were set to join hundreds of thousands of compatriots providing the workforce for a construction boom in Dubai. Then the world economy spasmed, the price of oil tanked and international finance dried up. Hundreds of…

Tribune News Service

Odisha: Bangladeshi YouTuber Held For Taking Pics Inside Puri Temple; Circulating Those On FB

A 23-year-old YouTuber from Bangladesh was arrested for allegedly taking photos of Jagannath temple's sanctum sanctorum on phone. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

When art intersects human rights

Art and human rights violations do not always share the same tone. How can surviving abuse or living with restrictions also be beautiful and artistic? Violations come with misery, hopelessness, suffering and disagreement, while art brings beauty, meaning and creativity. Could brutal human rights violations be presented in artistic form?…

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Generation game: how British Bangladeshi gardeners have gone back to their roots

More and more members of the community are cultivating traditional fruit and veg as a way of connecting to the old country

360info

South Asian women pushing back against rape culture

Violence against women in South Asia remains high, but women are slowly gaining wins through online activism.

The Conversation

We know sweatshop clothing is bad – and buy it anyway. Here's how your brain makes excuses

You face a dilemma. You’ve found the perfect shirt, and it’s an absolute bargain, but you notice it’s “Made in Bangladesh”. You’re conscious it was probably made using cheap labour. Do you buy it, or walk away?

The Guardian - UK

‘Stateless’ Shamima Begum would face death in Bangladesh, court hears

Lawyer says home secretary failed to consider ‘serious consequences’ of removing 23-year-old’s citizenship

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Terrorists on death row for hacking blogger to death escape court on motorbikes

Suspected members of the Al-Qaeda militant group stormed a motorcade once it arrived at the Dhaka court complex in Bangladesh, seizing the two suspects and sparking a nationwide manhunt

France 24

Photographer Anne de Henning: Documenting Bangladesh's 1971 war for independence

Witnessing the birth of a nation... French photographer Anne de Henning travelled through Bangladesh in the early 70s, during the war of independence, photographing freedom fighters, families, refugee trains and women fleeing villages. To mark the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence, Paris’s Guimet Museum is hosting an exhibition of Anne…

Al Jazeera

Men on death row for US blogger murder flee from Bangladesh court

Two men sentenced to death for 2015 killing of blogger critical of hardline religiosity escape from crowded Dhaka court.

Reuters

Two militants sentenced to death for killing U.S. blogger escape from Bangladesh court

Two Islamist militants sentenced to death for killing a U.S. blogger critical of religious extremism escaped from a crowded court in Bangladesh's Dhaka on Sunday.

AFP

Spurning World Cup favourites, Bangladeshi duo hoist South Korean colours

Bancharampur (Bangladesh) (AFP) - Bangladeshi chemist Abu Kowsir says South Korea gave his family prosperity -- so the least he can do is cheer on his benefactors when they begin their World Cup campaign this week.

Evening Standard

World Cup 2022: The greatest show on earth is here, but don’t lose sight of the true cost of Qatar tournament

Construction workers from Bangladesh and Nepal frantically complete last-minute snagging in intense heat; drained players race to be ready for their opening game; WAGs adjust to life on a luxury cruise ship; and fans from across the globe descend on a desert state smaller than London.

The Independent UK

How women and girls vulnerable to climate change are fighting back

ActionAid’s photo essay series features women and girls from Bangladesh, Kenya, Somaliland and Senegal who are battling against climate change

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