Bangladesh

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‘Won’t join farcical vote’: Bangladesh opposition leader ahead of election
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party will boycott January elections amid a deepening crisis for the country’s democracy.
Published On 29 Nov 2023
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The woman who gave up her home for Dhaka’s stray cats and dogs
Living costs are up, but animals still come first for the founder of Bangladesh’s first animal adoption shelter.
Published On 24 Nov 2023
Bangladesh battles record dengue deaths as disease pattern changes
Densely populated country faces worst-ever outbreak in history, with over 1,500 dead and hospitals packed to the brim.
Published On 21 Nov 2023
Sport Weekly: India’s Cricket World Cup approaches its climax
Even if India somehow manage to lose Cricket World Cup final, there’s no doubt where the power in global cricket lies.
Published On 17 Nov 2023

Bhuyan talks to Al Jazeera about his rise to stardom in Bangladesh, his move to Argentina, and World Cup qualifiers.

Violent protests by opposition parties have demanded premier’s resignation, transfer of power to caretaker government.

Experts attribute the current economic downfall to an oligarchy of political elites entrenched in Sheikh Hasina regime.

It’s the highest number among all regions in the world, the UN children’s agency says.

Strikers worry PM Sheikh Hasina’s hardline stance invites a crackdown.

Protests rejecting a government-offered pay rise force the closure of at least 100 factories outside Dhaka.

Police use tear gas and rubber bullets to break up protests by hundreds of workers who rejected pay rise.

The minimum wage increase comes after weeks of the worst protests in a decade hit Bangladesh’s major industrial areas.

Mathews was dismissed ‘timed out’ upon Bangladesh’s appeal that the batter failed to take strike within two minutes.

Cricket World Cup match goes ahead despite appalling air quality in the polluted Indian capital.

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