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Ruma Paul

Ruma Paul

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UN chief vows to 'speak loud' to avert ration cuts for Rohingya in Bangladesh

The United Nations will do all it can to help prevent food rations being cut for Rohingya refugees in camps in Bangladesh, U.N.

UN chief vows to 'speak loud' to avert ration cuts for Rohingya in Bangladesh
Asia|Economy|Health|Political|World

UN plans to halve rations to Rohingya refugees without urgent funding

The United Nations has warned it will have to cut monthly food rations to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from $12.50 to $6 next month, unless it can

UN plans to halve rations to Rohingya refugees without urgent funding
Asia|Business|Economy|News|World

Bangladesh garment factories fire workers after protests, unions say

Bangladesh garment factories have fired hundreds of workers since protests in October demanding higher wages, three labour unions representing half a

Bangladesh garment factories fire workers after protests, unions say
Asia|Education|News|World

Bangladesh reopens schools amid scorching heatwave

Schools in Bangladesh reopened on Sunday despite a heatwave continuing to sweep the South Asian nation, with temperatures expected to climb above 40 degrees Celsius (104

Bangladesh reopens schools amid scorching heatwave
Asia|Education|Environment|Health|News|World

Bangladesh shuts schools again with no let-up in heatwave

Bangladesh again closed all primary schools across the country and educational institutions in almost half of districts including the capital as a severe heatwave saw

Bangladesh shuts schools again with no let-up in heatwave
Asia|Education|Environment

Extreme heat shuts schools for millions, widening learning gaps worldwide

Hena Khan, a grade nine student in Dhaka, has struggled to focus on her studies this week as temperatures surpassed 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit

Extreme heat shuts schools for millions, widening learning gaps worldwide
Asia|World

India and Bangladesh brace for year's first cyclone

Bangladesh and India braced on Sunday for cyclone Remal, the first of the year, as the storm with wind speeds of up to 120 kmh (75 mph)

India and Bangladesh brace for year's first cyclone
Asia|World

Rohingya may have entered Bangladesh in recent Myanmar clashes, refugee official says

Escalating violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine state in recent months may have spurred some Rohingya Muslims to cross into Bangladesh, a key

Rohingya may have entered Bangladesh in recent Myanmar clashes, refugee official says
Asia|News|World

Floods ravage parts of Bangladesh, strand over 2 million people

Monsoon rains and upstream river water from India have caused widespread flooding in northeastern Bangladesh, stranding more than 2 million people, and the situation

News|World

No competitive politics left in Bangladesh, says Nobel laureate Yunus

Bangladesh has turned into a "one-party" state as the ruling party stamps out political competition, Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, a pioneer of the global

No competitive politics left in Bangladesh, says Nobel laureate Yunus
Crime|News|World

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus indicted in Bangladesh embezzlement case

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and 13 others were indicted by a Bangladesh court on Wednesday on charges of embezzlement of 252.2 million taka ($2 million) from the

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus indicted in Bangladesh embezzlement case
Asia|World

Rohingya minority in firing line as rebels attack western Myanmar town

It was soon after afternoon prayers at a mosque near western Myanmar's Maungdaw town last month that 45-year-old Abdur said he looked up and spotted a

Rohingya minority in firing line as rebels attack western Myanmar town
Asia|Environment

Cyclone kills 16 in India, Bangladesh and cuts power to millions

Strong gales and heavy rain triggered by the first major cyclone of the year lashed the coastlines of

Cyclone kills 16 in India, Bangladesh and cuts power to millions
Asia

Bangladesh reopens schools as searing temperatures drop

Schools in Bangladesh reopened on Sunday and classes were continuing over the weekend after a searing heatwave a week ago that suspended lessons as the country baked in

Bangladesh reopens schools as searing temperatures drop
Asia|Election|News|World

Bangladesh opposition on the run despite not contesting vote

As general elections approach this week in Bangladesh, opposition leader Abdul Moyeen Khan says he had to hide out in the homes of a string of

Bangladesh opposition on the run despite not contesting vote
World

Bangladesh opposition decries 'death of democracy' ahead of vote

By Krishna N.

Bangladesh opposition decries 'death of democracy' ahead of vote
Economy

Global fashion factories in Bangladesh resigned to slimmer margins ahead of wage hike

By Ruma Paul and Krishna N.

Global fashion factories in Bangladesh resigned to slimmer margins ahead of wage hike
Asia|News|World

Flooding in northern Bangladesh displaces 40,000 people, shuts schools

Flooding in Bangladesh has swept away homes and shut schools, displacing tens of thousands of people, the disaster and relief ministry said on Tuesday, and a forecast

Asia|Crime|News|World

Five killed in violent anti-quota protests in Bangladesh

At least five people were killed and scores injured across Bangladesh on Tuesday as young government supporters and police firing tear gas clashed with students

Five killed in violent anti-quota protests in Bangladesh
Asia|News|World

Violence breaks out at Bangladesh anti-quota protests, government orders probe into killings

Police in Bangladesh fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse students protesting against the government's job quota system on Wednesday, a day after violent

Violence breaks out at Bangladesh anti-quota protests, government orders probe into killings
Asia|News|World

Thirteen killed in Bangladesh protests over job quotas

Thirteen people were killed as thousands of students armed with sticks and rocks clashed with armed police in Dhaka on Thursday, the worst day of violence so far in

Thirteen killed in Bangladesh protests over job quotas
Asia|Election|News|World

Bangladesh PM Hasina blames opposition for violence, curfew to remain

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina blamed her political opponents for deadly violence that swept the country during recent

Bangladesh PM Hasina blames opposition for violence, curfew to remain
Asia|Business|Economy|News

Bangladesh accepts court ruling to cut state job quotas after unrest, eases curfew

The Bangladesh government said on Tuesday it would heed a Supreme Court ruling that 93% of state jobs be open to competition,

Bangladesh accepts court ruling to cut state job quotas after unrest, eases curfew
Asia|News|World

Bangladesh factories, banks reopen as curfew is eased after protests taper off

Factories, offices and banks reopened in Bangladesh on Wednesday after a nationwide curfew enforced by the army was eased and relative calm prevailed following days of

Bangladesh factories, banks reopen as curfew is eased after protests taper off
Asia|Crime|News|World

Bangladesh says it forgot to remove UN logos from vehicles as it contained unrest

Bangladesh has said that it forgot to remove U.N. markings from vehicles during an army-enforced curfew to contain deadly violence that spread

Bangladesh says it forgot to remove UN logos from vehicles as it contained unrest

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