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Bangladeshis rush back to work as factories reopen despite virus surge

Shimulia, Bangladesh: Hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers rushed back to major cities Saturday, besieging train and bus stations after the government said...

AFP - July 31, 2021

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Bangladesh evacuates 10,000 Rohingya from landslide-hit camps

Kutupalong, Bangladesh: Bangladesh has evacuated 10,000 Rohingya from around refugee camps on the Myanmar border after monsoon landslides and flash floods killed at least...

AFP - July 28, 2021

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Eid Al-Adha: Bangladesh flouts lockdown to celebrate

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Tens of millions of Bangladeshis defied a Covid-19 surge, Wednesday, to join prayers in packed mosques and outdoor locations, as Muslims slaughtered...

AFP - July 21, 2021

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Bangladesh executes Islamist extremist for 2005 bomb attack

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh has executed a hardline Islamist for a 2005 bomb attack in which eight people died, officials said Friday. Asaduzzaman Ponir, 37, was...

AFP - July 16, 2021

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Bangladesh Nobel laureate Yunus to receive Olympic Laurel

Tokyo, Japan: Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus will receive the Olympic Laurel at the Tokyo Games, the second time the trophy has...

AFP - July 15, 2021

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Bangladesh to lift lockdown for festival despite record infections

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh will lift its nationwide coronavirus lockdown for the country's second-biggest religious festival, the government said Tuesday, even as new infections soared to...

AFP - July 13, 2021

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Bangladesh secures vaccine boost after virus cases pass one million

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh has sealed deals for 17.5 million more coronavirus vaccine doses, the health minister said Saturday, as the country battles record deaths...

AFP - July 10, 2021

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