Bangladesh

• Bangladesh school plane crash death toll rises to 31 as students protest

  Protesting students demanded “accurate” publication of identities of the dead and injured, and an immediate halt to the use of “outdated and unsafe” training aircraft.

  World

  Jul 22
  
• Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashes into school, killing 20 in capital

  Doctors at Uttara Adhunik Hospital said more than 60 students, many between the ages of 12 and 16, were transferred to a special hospital for burn victims.

  World

  Jul 21
  
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• Canada gives $272M in aid to Bangladesh, Indo-Pacific as USAID shuttered

  While the U.S. has halted foreign aid, Canada is supporting projects in Bangladesh on gender equality, reproductive health and access to inclusive education and skills training.

  Politics

  Mar 9
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• Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to head Bangladesh’s interim government

  An economist and banker, Mohammed Yunus was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his work developing microcredit markets. He has been named the head of the interim government.

  World

  Aug 7, 2024
• What’s behind the political crisis in Bangladesh?

  The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday urged people to exercise restraint in what it said was a “transitional moment on our democratic path.”

  World

  Aug 6, 2024
• Bangladesh PM resigns, flees country amid deadly anti-government protests

  Thousands of demonstrators stormed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official residence and other buildings associated with her party and family.

  World

  Aug 5, 2024
• Quebec sees surge in number of asylum seekers from Bangladesh amid unrest

  There's been a surge in the number of asylum seekers from Bangladesh to Quebec. Based on IRCC data, Canada's total could be five times what it was a year ago, at more than 22,000.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2024
• As Canada renews strategy for Rohingya crisis, advocates urge rethink

  As Canada's strategy for supporting Rohingya people expires, advocates are calling for a rethink of how Ottawa is trying to limit suffering in refugee camps in Bangladesh.

  Canada

  May 19, 2024
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• At least 17 killed in Bangladesh train collision, police say many injured

  Train accidents are not uncommon in Bangladesh, mostly attributed to unsupervised rail crossings, poor signalling and track conditions.

  World

  Oct 23, 2023
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• Myanmar death toll rises to 54 after cyclone Mocha roared through

  Cyclone Mocha roared in from the Bay of Bengal on Sunday with high winds and rain slamming a corner of neighboring Bangladesh and a wider swath of western Myanmar's Rakhine state.

  Weather

  May 18, 2023