Bangladesh

A manhunt is on after two men, sentenced to death for killing a blogger critical of hardline religiosity, escaped from a crowded Dhaka court.Two men sentenced to death for killing…

Police spokesman Faruk Ahmed says the two Rohingya leaders were killed at Camp 13 in one of the worst attacks in recent months.A mob of a dozen people hacked to death two Rohingya…

BNP says fake cases are being slapped on supporters as HRW accuses authorities of targeting opposition political parties.Thousands of party activists in Bangladesh have been hit…

From: 101 East101 East meets the Rohingya refugees living in exile on the remote Bangladeshi island of Bhashan Char.Bangladesh is home to the world’s largest refugee camp,…

Boat packed with Hindu devotees sinks in a river in the worst waterways disaster to hit the country in more than a year.At least 32 people have been killed and dozens feared…

More than a million Rohingya live in camps in southern Bangladesh that comprise the world’s largest refugee settlements.A Rohingya teenager has been killed and at least six people…

Rohingya refugees are marking the fifth anniversary of their mass exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh on Thursday, as the United States, the European Union and other Western nations…

Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – Rohingya people cannot be guaranteed safety in Myanmar, advocates say, where the government has been accused of decades of abuse that has left the…

Bangladesh tea workers have been holding a strike for nearly two weeks to demand raise in daily wages amid rising inflation. They say the current daily wage – 120 taka (about…

UN rights chief says return of Rohingya refugees is not possible currently due to concerns about their safety in Myanmar.Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has told the UN…