BANGLADESH

At least 16 killed, 170 injured in Bangladesh depot fire

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AFP) -- At least 16 people were killed and 170 others injured after a massive fire tore through…

Bangladesh arrests ferry owner after blaze that killed 39

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) - Bangladesh police on Monday arrested the owner of an overcrowded ferry that caught fire and killed at…

At least 37 dead in Bangladesh ferry fire

  by Shafiqul ALAM Agence France Presse DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- At least 37 people died when an overcrowded night…

32 dead in Bangladesh ferry fire: police

by Shafiqul ALAM DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- At least 32 people died when a packed ferry caught fire in southern…

World’s shortest cow gets posthumous recognition

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- A knee-high celebrity cow that became a sensation in Bangladesh has won posthumous recognition as the…

US sending Bangladesh extra 2.5 million Covid vaccine doses: W.House

by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States is shipping another 2.5 million Covid vaccine doses to…

Bangladesh begins Covid-19 vaccinations for Rohingya refugees

KUTUPALONG Bangladesh (AFP) -- Bangladesh on Tuesday began vaccinating Rohingya refugees living in congested camps as the impoverished South Asian…

Bangladesh street kitchens battle to keep free food on the menu

by Shafiqul ALAM DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Mohammad Masud braves Dhaka's sweltering summer heat to pedal across the Bangladeshi capital…

Lightning strikes kill 16 at Bangladesh wedding

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) --Several lightning bolts hit a Bangladesh wedding party within a few seconds Wednesday, killing 16 people and…

Bangladesh to vaccinate 10 million in seven days

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Bangladesh extended its strict lockdown on Tuesday and announced plans to vaccinate at least 10 million…

20 dead, 300,000 stranded in flood-hit Bangladesh region

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Monsoon floods and landslides have cut off more than 300,000 people in villages across southeast…

20 dead, 300,000 stranded in flood-hit Bangladesh region

  COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Monsoon floods and landslides have cut off more than 300,000 people in villages across…

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