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Bangladesh‘s fast bowling coach Allan Donald has labelled the team’s decision to appeal for a timeout of Angelo Mathews “disappointing to see”. The incident caused outrage at the World Cup, with Mathews labelling Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan’s decision “absolutely disgraceful”. Shakib defended the call, saying he needed to “make …

The salinity of the water in coastal Bangladesh contributes to high blood pressure. Credit: Rafiqul Islam/IPS by Rafiqul Islam (dhaka) Tuesday, November 07, 2023 Inter Press Service DHAKA, Nov 07 (IPS) – Since her childhood, Parveen Begum, 52, has been adding extra salt while eating her meals. However, she did not …

Human Rights Watch says Bangladesh ‘shouldn’t forget why Rohingya became refugees’ and recognise that those factors have not changed. The Human Rights Watch has criticised sharply a plan to return Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar, saying it poses “grave risks” to their lives and liberty. Bangladesh is home to …

Thousands of people have hunkered down in monasteries, pagodas and schools, seeking shelter from a powerful storm that slammed into the coast of Myanmar and southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday. As Cyclone Mocha crashed ashore, it uprooted trees, scattered flimsy homes in Rohingya displacement camps in Bangladesh, and brought a storm …

Supporters of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party demand Prime Minister Hasina to resign and for new elections. Tens of thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s main opposition party have gathered in Dhaka to protest against the government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and demand new elections. The protesters rallied on …

Data Entry by Specially Trained Community Health Worker in Bangladesh. Credit: Abdullah Al Kafi Opinion by Morseda Chowdhury (dhaka, bangladesh) Monday, October 31, 2022 Inter Press Service DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct 31 (IPS) – The digital transformation of thousands of community health workers in Bangladesh has dramatically enhanced their work, while enabling …

Laboni Akhter works on a laptop in front of the digital service centre at Bawalkar village in Badarkhali, Barguna district, southern Bangladesh, in September 2022. Credit: Farid Ahmed/IPS by Farid Ahmed (badarkhali, bangladesh) Monday, October 17, 2022 Inter Press Service BADARKHALI, Bangladesh, Oct 17 (IPS) – A barefoot young man in …

Lalita Roy now has access to clean water and also provides a service to her community by working as a pani apa (water sister), looking after the community’s rainwater harvesting plants. Credit: Rafiqul Islam/IPS by Rafiqul Islam (khulna, bangladesh) Friday, September 23, 2022 Inter Press Service KHULNA, Bangladesh, Sep 23 (IPS) …

More than a million Rohingya live in camps in southern Bangladesh that comprise the world’s largest refugee settlements. A Rohingya teenage was killed and at least six people were injured when a mortar shell fired from Myanmar exploded inside Bangladesh territory, local officials and a Rohingya leader said. The youth …

Dubbed by pundits as a development “miracle”, Bangladesh is slated for graduation from the status of “Least Developed Country” to “Developing Country” by 2026. Yet, suddenly, the nation finds itself battling comparisons with Sri Lanka, which has just experienced an economic free-fall. Bangladeshi mainstream media and social media are flooded with speculations …