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City liveability rankings tell a biased story -- our research in Dhaka explains why

Like many fast-growing megacities in Asia and Africa, Dhaka, in Bangladesh, is often stigmatised as one of the most unliveable cities on earth, due to overcrowding, slums and substandard housing. The Bangladeshi capital boasts around 23 million residents.

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Zafrullah Chowdhury obituary

Other lives: Public health activist who used his medical training in the UK to improve access to healthcare in rural Bangladesh

The Guardian - UK

Bangladeshi labour leader beaten to death while trying to resolve dispute

Shahidul Islam died in an assault on Sunday in Dhaka after meeting garment factory employees fighting for unpaid salaries

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Bangladesh suffers long power cuts amid worst heatwave in decades

Frequent power cuts due to fuel shortages worsen misery as searing heat forces schools to close and disrupts lives.

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Bangladesh government seeking clarification from MEA on ‘Akhand Bharat’ map in new Parliament building

The Government of Bangladesh has instructed its mission here to contact the Ministry of External Affairs about the “Akhand Bharat” map placed in the new parliament building.

The Hindu

European team in Bangladesh probes genocide by Pakistan army in 1971

A European team was in Bangladesh for an international probe into countless killings by the Pakistani army in 1971 amid calls to declare the atrocities the worst genocide since World War II.

Radio France Internationale

British charity brings joy to hundreds of Bangladeshi babies born with a cleft

Thanks to the help given by the UK's CLEFT – Bridging the Gap to local doctors, children with the condition can benefit from world-class surgery and care

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The lethal price of sweatshop development

It has been ten years since an eight-storey commercial building housing several textile factories on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed on April 24, 2013. The collapse of Rana Plaza claimed the lives of 1,134 people and severely injured 2,000 more, most of them women.

Bangkok Post

Indo-Pacific is a reality: S. Jaishankar in Dhaka

The vision of the Indo Pacific Is reality in the 21st century External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar said on Friday in Dhaka.

The Hindu

When nations violate agreements, damage to trust and confidence is immense, says Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addresses the sixth Indian Ocean Conference in Dhaka on May 12

The Hindu

Bangladesh audiences see first Indian movie in 50 years

Dhaka (AFP) - Thousands flocked to cinemas in Dhaka on Friday as Shah Rukh Khan's blockbuster "Pathaan" hit the big screens, the first Bollywood movie to get a full release in Bangladesh in more than half a century.

AFP

‘We have a right to live in dignity’: Biharis in Bangladesh fight for equality – and jobs

The Urdu-speaking ethnic group was stateless for many years after the partition of India – and even now remain marginalised, living in cramped settlement camps and struggling to find formal work

The Guardian - UK

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

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.

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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

Al Jazeera

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

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

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Rana Plaza: ten years after the Bangladesh factory collapse, we are no closer to fixing modern slavery

It’s ten years since the tragic collapse of the Rana Plaza building near Dhaka, Bangladesh, which killed at least 1,132 garment workers and injured several thousand more. The collapse of the eight-storey building on April 24 2013, which housed five factories making clothes for western high street brands like Accessorize,…

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Fire rips through Bangladesh shopping complex, smoke hampers rescue efforts

A huge fire swept through a shopping complex containing nearly 1,500 shops in Bangladesh's capital of Dhaka, officials said on Saturday as firefighters and soldiers struggled to put out the blaze with smoke hampering rescue efforts.

AFP

Tucker's debut hundred leads Ireland fightback in Dhaka

Dhaka (AFP) - Debutant Lorcan Tucker became only the second Irishman to hit a Test century, ably assisted by Andy McBrine's unbeaten 71, to lead a tenacious fightback against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Thursday.

AFP

Debutant Tucker becomes only second Irish Test centurion

Dhaka (AFP) - Debutant Lorcan Tucker on Thursday became only the second Irishman to hit a Test century, leading a tenacious fightback against Bangladesh in Dhaka.

AFP

Mushfiqur ton, bowling attack gives Bangladesh edge in Ireland Test

Dhaka (AFP) - Bangladeshi left-arm spin duo Shakib Al Hasan and Taijul Islam made quick work of Ireland's top order on Wednesday to leave the tourists flailing at 27-4 on day two of their one-off Test in Dhaka.

AFP

Mushfiqur ton puts Bangladesh in control of Ireland Test

Dhaka (AFP) - Mushfiqur Rahim's 126 runs salvaged early wobbles from Bangladesh to put them in control of their one-off Test against Ireland on Wednesday, the hosts reaching 369 all out in the final session of day two.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Huge Fire Destroys Popular Clothes Market in Dhaka

Hundreds of Bangladeshi firefighters battled an inferno that raged through a popular clothing market in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday and blanketed the city's oldest neighbourhoods in black smoke. No fatalities have been reported so far, but shop owners and fire officials told reporters that the famous Bongo Bazar and…

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