Mar 01 No emergency exits in Bangladeshi shopping mall that caught fire, death toll climbs By Julhas Alam, Associated Press Bangladesh's prime minister says a six-story shopping mall that caught fire in the country's capital had no fire exits. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 6:57 How upcoming elections in South Asia will test democracy in the region By John Yang, Winston Wilde, Azhar Merchant More than 1 billion people are going to the polls in South Asia this year. In a test of democratic values and human rights in the region, voters will choose leaders in five countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, India and… Continue watching
Jan 09 Hasina re-elected for fourth term in controversial boycotted Bangladeshi election By Krutika Pathi, Associated Press Campaigning was rife with violence and the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies boycotted the vote, saying that Hasina’s government could not oversee free and fair polls. Continue reading
Jan 07 Bangladeshi prime minister wins 4th consecutive term after campaign marred by violence By Krutika Pathi, Julhas Alam, Associated Press Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won an overwhelming majority in Bangladesh's parliamentary election after a campaign fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition party, giving her and her Awami League a fourth consecutive term. Continue reading
Jan 05 Apparent arson on a train in Bangladesh kills 4 ahead of tense Sunday election By Julhas Alam, Associated Press The fire rapidly raced through four coaches in the passenger train late Friday in what one police official called an attack aimed at scaring people ahead of the voting. Continue reading
Jan 01 Bangladeshi court sentences Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to 6 months in jail By Julhas Alam, Associated Press Yunus' supporters believe the charges were filed to harass him amid a wider complex political context and frosty relations with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Bangladesh’s governmnet has denied the allegations. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 2:15 News Wrap: Tropical Cyclone Mocha batters Myanmar coast In our news wrap Sunday, Cyclone Mocha made landfall over Myanmar and lashed refugee camps in Bangladesh, Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy made stops in Berlin and Paris to meet with German Chancellor Scholz and French President Macron, and Homeland Security reported… Continue watching
May 13 Watch 2:47 News Wrap: Bangladesh, Myanmar brace for powerful Cyclone Mocha In our news wrap Saturday, a massive tropical cyclone barrels toward Myanmar and Bangladesh, Egypt says it brokered a new cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met with Pope Francis, North Carolina’s governor vetoed a state ban… Continue watching
May 12 Evacuations begin as Bangladesh and Myanmar prepare for very dangerous Cyclone Mocha By Julhas Alam, Associated Press Tropical cyclone Mocha intensified to become very dangerous on Friday. Authorities in Bangladesh and Myanmar are preparing to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people as they brace for the severe cyclone churning in the Bay of Bengal. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: Bangladesh faces historic heat wave In our news wrap Thursday, Bangladesh faced its worst heat in half a century and widespread power outages for millions, tornadoes in Oklahoma killed three people and injured dozens more, Sudan's army rejected negotiations with a paramilitary faction saying it… Continue watching