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Tag: Bangladesh News

February 28, 2024

Illegal Gas Line Connections and Leaks...

Thousands of illegal connections on lines belonging to Bangladesh’s largest gas transmission and distribution company can lead to deadly explosions in Dhaka and other places, including the industrial hub of Narayanganj, officials and analysts said.

February 10, 2024

Border Guards Who Fled Myanmar Tell...

Myanmar border guards and soldiers fled into Bangladesh earlier this week after losing contact with their commanders during fierce fighting in Rakhine state, an interpreter present during their conversation with Bangladesh officials told BenarNews on Friday.

February 2, 2024

Bangladesh Shuts Down Hundreds of Unlicensed...

Bangladesh’s health department in mid-January began efforts to shut down more than 700 hospitals and clinics operating without proper accreditation, following an order from the country’s new health minister, officials said Thursday.

December 30, 2023

Bangladesh’s One-Sided Election Leaves Some Voters...

Bangladesh goes to the polls next week with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her ruling Awami League all but assured victory, and with the opposition boycotting an election that analysts say is likely to cement autocratic rule.

December 22, 2023

Journalists in Bangladeshi Diaspora Say Govt...

Freedom House, a Washington-based NGO, said the harassment and persecution back home of family members of exiled government critics and journalists is a widespread tactic in transnational repression carried out by authoritarian governments across the globe. 

December 20, 2023

Bangladesh’s Long and Troubled History with...

Bangladesh’s birth as a nation in 1971 was violent, coming out of a war partly ignited by the then-Pakistani military government’s refusal to honor the results of a democratic election.

December 16, 2023

The Bangladesh Election: Why Almost Everyone...

Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League party is poised to clinch a fourth consecutive term in national polls set for Jan. 7, 2024.

November 25, 2023

Bangladesh is Poised for an Election...

Bangladesh’s Election Commission set the country on a familiar but gravely uncertain path last week when it announced Jan. 7 as the date for the 12th parliamentary elections. 

November 8, 2023

Bangladesh Garment Workers Reject Wage Raise...

Garment unions swiftly rejected a 56% hike to the minimum wage that Bangladesh’s government set on Tuesday after days of violent protests and factory shutdowns where striking workers demanded a near-tripling of their pay.

November 3, 2023

Factories Close as Bangladesh Police Clamp...

Street protests by Bangladeshi garment workers who want higher wages have turned violent while hundreds of factories have shut down, crippling the industry that is an engine of the country’s export economy.

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