20 dead, 5 million affected in Bangladesh floods
DHAKA — At least 20 people have died and more than 5.2 million have been affected in Bangladesh by floods caused by relentless monsoon rains and overflowing rivers, officials said on Sunday (Aug 25).
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Bangladesh transit rail back on track after protest closure
Bangladesh’s metro railway in the notoriously congested capital Dhaka resumed on Sunday, more than a month after it was closed during the peak of student-led protests that eventually toppled the prime minister.
Rohingya refugees mark the anniversary of their exodus and demand a safe return to Myanmar
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who live in sprawling camps in Bangladesh on Sunday marked the seventh anniversary of their mass exodus, demanding safe return to Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
Rohingya demand end to violence on 7th anniversary of flight from Myanmar
DHAKA (Reuters) -- Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees rallied in camps in Bangladesh on Sunday on the seventh anniversary of the military crackdown that forced them to flee, demanding an end to violence and safe return to Myanmar.
Floods send nearly 300,000 Bangladeshis into emergency shelters
Nearly 300,000 Bangladeshis were taking refuge in emergency shelters on Saturday from floods that inundated vast areas of the low-lying South Asian country, disaster officials said.
Millions stranded in Bangladesh due to heavy flooding
Heavy flooding in Eastern Bangladesh severed power lines, communications, and disconnected roads, stranding millions of people and killing at least 15.
UN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar’s Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting
BANGKOK (AP) — The U.N.’s human rights chief joined a chorus of concern Friday for members of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority after many were reported killed in recent fighting between the military government and the Arakan Army, an armed ethnic rebel group.