Cyprus signs migrant return deal with Bangladesh
Cyprus reached an agreement with Bangladesh on Saturday that will immediately expedite procedures for the return of Bangladeshi nationals from the island to their home...
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Floods swamp more of Bangladesh and India, millions marooned
Floodwaters inundated more of Bangladesh and northeast India on Tuesday, officials said, as authorities struggled to reach more than 9.5 million people stranded with little...
Millions stranded as floods ravage parts of Bangladesh, India, more rain forecast
Monsoon rains caused widespread flooding in northeastern Bangladesh and India, stranding nearly 6 million people and killing at least 19 people in Bangladesh, authorities said...
Firefighters still working to put out deadly Bangladesh container blaze
Firefighters were still working on Sunday to put out a massive blaze that killed at least 41 people at a container depot in southeast Bangladesh,...
Bangladesh seeks $22.4 m after missile hits ship in Ukraine
State-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corp is seeking $22.4 million from its insurer for a cargo ship hit by a missile in March, government officials with knowledge...
New warning system in Bangladesh to tackle rising landslide risk
A new system that can warn people of landslides nearly a week in advance is set to be launched in Bangladesh later this year, helping...
Dhaka building fire kills at least 70, toll could climb
By Ruma Paul DHAKA, Feb 21 (Reuters) – The death toll from a fire in a centuries-old area of the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, jumped dramatically...
Bangladesh to complete Rohingya return in two years
Bangladesh said on Tuesday it would complete the process of returning within two years many of the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who had fled...
US sanctions Myanmar general, others for abuses, corruption
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on 13 “serious human rights abusers and corrupt actors” including Myanmar general Maung Maung Soe, who oversaw this year’s brutal...
‘No evidence’ NY bomb suspect linked to Bangladesh militants
Bangladesh has found no evidence linking a Bangladeshi man charged with an attempted suicide bombing in New York with militants in Bangladesh, its counter-terrorism chief told Reuters on...
