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Rana Plaza: ten years after the Bangladesh factory collapse, we are no closer to fixing modern slavery

It’s ten years since the tragic collapse of the Rana Plaza building near Dhaka, Bangladesh, which killed at least 1,132 garment workers and injured several thousand more. The collapse of the eight-storey building on April 24 2013, which housed five factories making clothes for western high street brands like Accessorize,…

The Conversation

Fire rips through Bangladesh shopping complex, smoke hampers rescue efforts

A huge fire swept through a shopping complex containing nearly 1,500 shops in Bangladesh's capital of Dhaka, officials said on Saturday as firefighters and soldiers struggled to put out the blaze with smoke hampering rescue efforts.

Reuters

Huge Fire Destroys Popular Clothes Market in Dhaka

Hundreds of Bangladeshi firefighters battled an inferno that raged through a popular clothing market in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday and blanketed the city's oldest neighbourhoods in black smoke. No fatalities have been reported so far, but shop owners and fire officials told reporters that the famous Bongo Bazar and…

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Massive fire rages through Bangladesh cloth markets

A massive fire raged through at least six cloth markets in Bangladesh's capital of Dhaka on Tuesday, local media reported citing witnesses and fire officials.

Reuters

Massive fire guts popular clothing market in Bangladesh capital

Thousands of garment shops burn down in the fire, dealing a major blow to businesses weeks before the Eid festival.

Al Jazeera

‘They are men … they do nothing’: inside the home lives of women around the world

From Bogotá to Dhaka, women are likely to shoulder the bulk of chores and childcare. Six women talk about their duties and the challenge of shifting the burden now and for the next generation

The Guardian - UK

Bangladesh journalist arrested after report on high food prices

Shamsuzzaman Shams, a correspondent for Prothom Alo, detained under the controversial Digital Security Act.

Al Jazeera

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Facing floods: What the world can learn from Bangladesh's climate solutions

The world's worst cyclones hit Bangladesh. Floods are devastating. Yet death tolls are falling. The country's climate disaster strategies offer lessons for all coastal communities.

WEKU

Dhaka explosion: 14 dead in enormous blast at seven-storey building in capital city

A explosion inside of a seven-story commercial building in Bangladesh's capital of Dhaka has killed 14 people and injured more than 120 people, officials say

Daily Mirror

An explosion in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka kills 17 and injures more than 100

Firefighters are carrying victims out of the wreckage on stretchers. Officials are investigating the cause of the blast. Two other recent explosions were blamed on gas leaks.

WEKU

Bangladesh: Deadly explosion hits commercial building in Dhaka

The explosion took place inside a five-storey building in a bustling commercial district in the Bangladeshi capital.

Al Jazeera

15 killed in Dhaka building blast

DHAKA: At least 15 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in Bangladesh’s capital on Tuesday, after an explosion inside an office building in a bustling commercial district.

Bangkok Post

Bangladesh building explosion kills at least 14; scores hurt

An explosion in a seven-story commercial building in Bangladesh’s capital has killed at least 14 people and injured dozens

The Independent UK

Explosion kills four in crowded Dhaka market

Four people were killed in an explosion in a crowded market area in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Tuesday, a local fire service official said.

Reuters

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Bangkok Post

Rohingya camp fire leaves thousands homeless

DHAKA: More than 12,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees have been left homeless by a fire that swept through a camp at Cox’s Bazar in southeastern Bangladesh, the United Nations said.

The Independent UK

Jason Roy century helps England amass 326 in bid for Bangladesh ODI series win

Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali and Sam Curran were also among the runs at Dhaka.

The News Lens

Bangladesh Reassesses Its Belt and Road Initiative Strategy With China as the US Offers a New Alternative

The economic troubles faced by Pakistan and Sri Lanka have prompted Bangladesh to reassess its involvement in BRI-related infrastructure projects.

The Independent UK

Talking points as England prepare to take on Bangladesh in limited-overs series

The first of three one-day internationals takes place in Dhaka on Wednesday.

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Reuters

Russia summons Bangladesh envoy over sanctioned ships dispute

Russia summoned the ambassador of Bangladesh on Tuesday to protest over Dhaka's decision to block the entry of Russian ships into Bangladeshi ports.

Reuters

Congested Dhaka navigates cleaner transport, jobs with first metro rail

Wasif Mohammad Abdullah, a 34-year-old banker, was thrilled to take his first trip this month on Dhaka's new metro rail line, while visiting the northern part of the Bangladeshi capital, one of the world's most crowded cities.

The Independent UK

Teenage leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed handed England white-ball call-up

Ahmed became England’s youngest men’s Test cricketer when he lined up against Pakistan in Karachi

The Conversation

Australia's cotton farmers can help prevent exploitation in the global garment industry

Ten years ago, the garment industry’s worst industrial accident – the Rana Plaza collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh – killed more than 1,100 workers and highlighted the travesty of conditions for millions of garment workers globally.

Bangkok Post

Bangladesh 'key' to India's Northeast

Recently, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar stated that, if there is one border and one region of India which has dramatically improved in the last decade, it is eastern and northeastern India. And the reason for that is that India has vastly improved its relationship with Bangladesh.

360info

Town planners sidelined in Dhaka's development

Depoliticised planning in Dhaka has meant a shift away from professional planners and public concerns.

The Independent UK

Bangladesh opens first metro service to ease Dhaka traffic

Bangladesh’s prime minister has inaugurated the country’s first metro rail service aimed at easing notorious traffic jams in capital Dhaka

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