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Bangladesh votes in landmark polls after deadly uprising
AFP, Published on 12/02/2026
» DHAKA - Bangladesh voted on Thursday in its first election since a deadly 2024 uprising, as parties crushed under Sheikh Hasina’s rule return to the fray with a powerful political heir facing an Islamist-led coalition.
Landmines destroy limbs, lives on Bangladesh-Myanmar border
AFP, Published on 06/01/2026
» BANDARBAN, Bangladesh - In the dense hill forests along Bangladesh's border with war-torn Myanmar, villagers are losing limbs to landmines, casualties of a conflict not of their making.
Bangladeshi woman shot dead in wage protest
AFP, Published on 08/11/2023
» DHAKA - A Bangladeshi woman was shot dead on Wednesday in the latest violent protests by garment workers after they rejected a government wage increase offer, with the victim's husband blaming the police.
Bangladeshi mystic fights demons with psychiatry
AFP, Published on 15/09/2022
» MAIZBHANDAR (BANGLADESH) - Evil spirits bedevil the families that seek blessings from an elderly Bangladeshi mystic -- but he knows his prayers alone are not enough to soothe their troubled minds.
Quake-hit Afghan village struggles back to life as aid trickles in
AFP, Published on 25/06/2022
» WUCHKAI (AFGHANISTAN) - A ruined village in eastern Afghanistan, just 10 kilometres (six miles) from the epicentre of this week's deadly earthquake, is struggling back to life as aid trickles into the isolated region.
Bangladesh depot accused over blast that killed at least 49
AFP, Published on 06/06/2022
» SITAKUNDA (BANGLADESH): Bangladesh authorities accused a container depot operator Monday of not telling firefighters about a chemical stockpile before it exploded with devastating consequences, killing at least 49 people -- nine of them from the fire service.
Huge anti-France rally in Bangladesh as Macron backlash widens
AFP, Published on 27/10/2020
» DHAKA - Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the Bangladesh capital on Tuesday in the biggest anti-France rally since President Emmanuel Macron defended cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed.
22 killed as 'super cyclone' ravages Bangladesh, India
AFP, Published on 21/05/2020
» At least 22 people died as the fiercest cyclone to hit parts of Bangladesh and eastern India this century sent trees flying and flattened houses, with millions crammed into shelters despite the risk of coronavirus.
Bangladesh PM wins landslide, opponents demand new vote
AFP, Published on 31/12/2018
» DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was declared the landslide winner Monday of an election marred by deadly violence that the opposition slammed as "farcical" and rigged.
Resilient and resourceful, Rohingya diaspora carve out new lives
AFP, Published on 23/08/2018
» BRADFORD (UNITED KINGDOM) - Driven from Myanmar over decades, Rohingya Muslims have been labelled the most persecuted people on earth. But resilience and ingenuity have led members of the stateless community to carve out new lives -- everywhere from refugee camps in Bangladesh to the hospitals of Europe.