Posts Tagged ‘bangladesh’

Fire destroys homes, displaces thousands in UN Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh (VIDEOS)

A devastating blaze swept through a decades-old UN Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh in the early hours of Thursday, destroying more than 550 homes and displacing about 3,500 people, UN aid workers said. The fire struck a UN camp in southern Bangladesh, with footage circulating on social media of the flames raging and completely burning […]

Thousands take part in anti-France rallies in Bangladesh and Indonesia

Tens of thousands of Muslims marched in the capitals of Bangladesh and Indonesia to protest against Emmanuel Macron’s support for caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. In Dhaka, they chanted slogans such as “Down with France”, “Boycott French Products” and burned effigies of the French president. Meanwhile in Jakarta, more than 2,000 demonstrators many wearing white […]

Lightning strikes kill 4 across Bangladesh

     Four people were killed in lightning strikes in three districts — Mymensingh, Bogura and Sunamganj — on Wednesday, reports UNB. In Mymensingh, two people died after being hit by lightning while catching fish in two separate beels — one at Kolakanda village in Muktagachha upazila and the other at Nattakuri village in Sadar upazila. […]

29 killed in lightning strikes in 24 hours across Bangladesh – 112 such deaths in May so far

     Dozens of Bangladeshis were killed in lightning strikes as pre-monsoon thunderstorms wreaked havoc across the South Asian country, an official said Thursday. Farmers harvesting rice in open fields made up the majority of victims, Iftekharul Islam, a director at Bangladesh’s disaster management department, told AFP. “In the last 24 hours, 29 people have died […]

Lightning strikes kill 7 more in 3 districts of Bangladesh

     Seven people, including a schoolgirl, were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike in Sunamganj, Sherpur and Habiganj districts on Monday. In Habiganj, two farmers were killed and another was injured when a thunderbolt struck them at Telghari haor in Baniachang upazila in the morning, reports UNB. The deceased are Adhir Baishnab, 27, and […]

Lightning strikes kill 19, injure at least 16 others across Bangladesh

     At least 16 others were injured when lightning bolts slammed into the ground in Sirajganj, Magura, Naogaon, Rangamati, Noakhali, Sunamganj, Brahmanbaria, Gopalganj and Gazipur on Sunday. In Sirajganj, five people were killed and four others injured by the outburst of lightning different areas of the district on Sunday. Two died in Shahjadpur Upazila, two […]

U.S. and European clothing brands are skulking away from workplace safety in Bangladesh — at int’l risk

There has been no new tragedy in Bangladesh in the 5 years since the Rana Plaza garment factory collapsed there on April 24, 2013, crushing 1129 people to death. Rana Plaza was only the worst in a string of workplace disasters, mainly fires, that had killed scores of Bangladeshi workers at a time over the […]

Bangladesh indicates Rohingya repatriation could be delayed

Press TV- A deal signed between Bangladesh and Myanmar for the repatriation of Rohingya Muslim refugees into their homeland in Myanmar’s state of Rakhine may not be implemented soon, authorities in Bangladesh have suggested. A Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry official said Tuesday that the January 21 deadline set as the date for the start of repatriation […]

10,000 Rohingya waiting at border to cross into Bangladesh: Report

Press TV- Over 10,000 more Rohingya refugees fleeing a military crackdown at home in Myanmar’s Rakhine State have amassed near a crossing point with Bangladesh awaiting entry into the neighboring country. The refugees “are arriving at the western grove between Letphwekya and Kwunthpin village to emigrate to the neighboring country,” the state-backed Global new Light […]

16 Rohingya Muslim refugees drown in Myanmar-Bangladesh border river

Press TV- At least 16 Rohingya Muslims, including children, have drowned while fleeing an escalation of violence in Myanmar, which has forced thousands of members of the persecuted minority to seek refuge across the border in neighboring Bangladesh. Coastguards in Bangladesh discovered the bodies washed up on the western banks of the border river of […]

Lightning bolt kills 3 in in Khagrachhari, Bangladesh

     Three people including a father and his daughter were killed as lightning struck them at Milonkarbaripara area under Tobolchhari union of Matiranga upazila of Khagrachhari on Wednesday evening, reports news agency UNB. The deceased were identified as Nandamohan Tripura, 35, his daughter Lalita Tripura and Kallyan Chandra Tripura, cousin of Lalita. Shaifur Rahman, on-duty […]

The floods in Nepal, Bangladesh and India have killed about 500 and affected over 16 million

     More than 16 million people have now been affected by seasonal flooding across a swathe of South Asia, say aid officials. The floods in Nepal, Bangladesh and India are thought to have killed about 500 people and are expected to worsen. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) says it is […]

Lightning bolt kills 2 farmers in Bangladesh

     Two farmers were killed and another was injured as they were hit by a lightning strike at Horihora village in Shailakupa upazila in Jhenaidah on Friday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Ratan Mandal, 35, son of late Mohon Mandal, and Waz Mandal, 55, son of late Mansur Mandal, of the village while […]

Bangladesh has Expelled Over 236,000 Fake Refugees to Burma

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Lightning bolt kills 5, injures 4 others in Bangladesh

     Five people have been killed in a village in Kushtia after lightning struck them. The incident has been reported from Mirpur Upazila of the western district on Sunday afternoon, said police. Four others including a woman, injured in the lightning, have been hospitalised, Police Inspector Rafiqul Islam told bdnews24.com. The lightning struck around 1:30pm […]

Siemens delivers 46 transformer substations to Bangladesh

nsnbc : Germany’s global energy and engineering powerhouse Siemens received an order from the stare-run energy provider Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) to supply […]

Five killed by lightning strikes in Manikganj, Bangladesh

     Five people were killed and another five injured after lightning struck two spots in Manikganj yesterday. The victims are Abdul Barek, 45, Taher Alam, 46, and Aslam Hossain, 50, of Baira Katakhali village under Singair upazila and Nitai Sarker, 15, and Joyanta Sarker, 13, of Hargaj village in Saturia upazila. Aslam had employed Barek, […]

‘Un-Islamic’ Lady Justice statue reinstalled in Bangladesh after protests led to removal

The statue, which shows a lady blindfolded and holding scales while wearing a sari, was a Bangladeshi spin on the traditional Greek goddess Themis.  ‘Un-Islamic’ Lady Justice statue dismantled in Bangladesh However, it became a highly controversial issue from the moment it was placed on the Supreme Court grounds in Dhaka six months ago. Opponents […]

‘Un-Islamic’ Lady Justice statue dismantled in Bangladesh

The statue of a woman in a sari holding scales and a sword was placed in front of the Supreme Court building in December last year. The Supreme Court commissioned the nearly-$22,000 statue to Bangladeshi sculptor Mrinal Haque.  The sculptor witnessed the statue being taken down early on Friday. “This is injustice, this is not […]

62 killed and 140 injured by lightning strikes since mid-April in Nepal

     As many as 109 people have been killed—47 in landslides and flooding and 62 in lightning bolts—and 197 others have been injured in such natural disasters since April 13, Minister for Home Affairs Shakti Basnet told Parliament on Friday. According to the data prepared by the Ministry of Home Affairs, lightning was the leading […]

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