Sep 01 South Asia floods have killed more than 1,400 as communities brace for more By Larisa Epatko More than 40 million people have been affected, and heavy rains are expected to continue through at least October. Continue reading
Aug 25 Monsoon floods cut off villages, swamp farms in South Asia By Larisa Epatko At least 1,200 people have died from monsoons and flooding in India, Bangladesh and Nepal over the past month. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 7:32 Surfer girls make waves and defy expectations in Bangladesh By PBS NewsHour In Bangladesh's only beach town, there are just a handful of girls who ride the waves. In fact, most people there frown upon seeing girl surfers, who have faced threats from conservative Muslims in the neighborhood. But surfing makes them… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 7:18 Myanmar’s Rohingya stuck in limbo between persecution and relocation By PBS NewsHour The Rohingya people, an ethnic Muslim minority group, have fled murder and persecution by the army of Myanmar to seek refuge in camps in Southern Bangladesh, but their arrival has been less than welcome. Special correspondent Tania Rashid reports. Continue watching
May 31 Watch 2:53 News Wrap: Rohingya Muslim refugee camps devastated by cyclone By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, a tropical cyclone that tore through southern Bangladesh has left thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees in ruined camps. Having fled persecution in Myanmar, many have lost what little they had when the storm hit. Also,… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 8:05 Bangladesh’s leather industry exposes workers and children to toxic hazards By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Nov 01 More people from far-flung corners of world crossing into U.S., Homeland says By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The arrests of more than 8,000 people from India, China, Romania, Bangladesh and Nepal is offering a new challenge to immigration agents tasked with fully identifying would-be immigrants. Continue reading
Aug 28 Kerry heads to Bangladesh, India amid South Asian tensions By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's stops in Bangladesh and India come amid increasing concerns about terrorism in both South Asian nations. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 6:04 Defeated on the battlefield, ISIS steps up terror attacks By PBS NewsHour There's no coincidence that the number and ferocity of ISIS terror attacks have increased in recent weeks as their losses on the battlefield mount. John Yang discusses the significance of the timing with Joby Warrick, author of "Black Flags: The… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 2:24 Spate of global attacks shows growing reach of ISIS By PBS NewsHour A Sunday bombing in Iraq — marking one of Baghdad’s bloodiest days in a decade — capped off a week of Islamic-State linked attacks spanning the globe. Before Iraq came a suicide bombing at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, which Turkey blamed… Continue watching