BANGLADESH

Bangladesh crimes tribunal issues arrest warrant for exiled former prime minister

DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently in…

Bangladesh president dissolves parliament, frees former PM Zia

By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh's president dissolved parliament on Tuesday, clearing the way for an interim government and new…

Bangladesh awaits interim government, army chief to meet protesters

By Ruma Paul and Kanjyik Ghosh DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh's army chief will meet student protest leaders on Tuesday as the…

Bangladesh turns back fleeing Myanmar soldiers at border

TEKNAF, Bangladesh, July 16, 2024 (AFP) - Bangladesh stopped dozens of Myanmar security personnel from crossing into its territory to…

Thousands flee as cyclone heads towards Bangladesh

By Mohammad MAZED PATUAKHALI, Bangladesh, May 26, 2024 (AFP) - Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis left their coastal villages Sunday…

Bangladesh reopens schools despite heat alert

DHAKA, April 28, 2024 (AFP) - Millions of students returned to their reopened schools across Bangladesh Sunday despite a lingering…

Two Rohingya found dead at sea after Indonesia ends survivor search

ACEH JAYA, Indonesia, March 23, 2024 (AFP) - The bodies of two Rohingya refugees were retrieved and several more were…

Rescuers end sea search for Rohingya refugees

By Zahlul Akbar MEULABOH, Indonesia, March 22, 2024 (AFP) - Indonesian rescuers called off the search for Rohingya refugees missing…

Upscale Dhaka restaurant fire kills at least 44, scores injured

DHAKA, Feb 29, 2024 (AFP) - At least 44 people were killed and dozens injured after a fire blazed through…

UN urges rescue of 185 Rohingya adrift in Indian Ocean

GENEVA, Dec 23, 2023 (AFP) - The United Nations called Saturday for the urgent rescue of 185 people, mainly women…

Nearly 200 Rohingya stranded on Indonesia beach: AFP

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Dec 10, 2023 (AFP) - Nearly 200 Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, were stranded on a…

Indonesia’s Widodo cites traffickers for Rohingya refugee influx

JAKARTA, Dec 8, 2023 (AFP) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Friday his government suspects a human trafficking network is…

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