Bangladesh promises free, fair elections in response to US visa curbs
Dhaka, Bangladesh Reuters Bangladesh will take steps to tackle and prevent unlawful practices or interference in its elections, authorities said on Thursday, a day after the United States threatened curbs on citizens of the South Asian nation who undermine them. Concern flared after accusations of vote-rigging and the targeting of the political opposition marred national elections in […]
Floods swamp more of Bangladesh and India, millions marooned
Dhaka, Bangladesh/Guwahati, India Reuters Floodwaters inundated more of Bangladesh and north-east India on Tuesday, officials said, as authorities struggled to reach more than 9.5 million people stranded with little food and drinking water after days of intense rain. Particularly heavy monsoon rain has brought the worst floods in more than a century in some parts of […]
Four die in clashes set off by India’s Modi visiting Bangladesh
Dhaka, BangladeshAP At least four people were killed and scores injured in violent protests Friday set off by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s arrival in Bangladesh to celebrate its 50th anniversary of independence. The casualties happened after students from a prominent madrasa or Islamic school and members of an Islamist group clashed with police in […]
BANGLADESH: AS LIGHTNING STRIKES SURGE, PLANTING USED TO REDUCE RISKS
Lightning strikes killed around 360 people in Bangladesh last year. AZM ANAS, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on efforts to reduce the death toll using fast-growing palm trees…