Japan will stop providing loans for two key coal-fired power plant projects in Indonesia and Bangladesh, citing its commitment to phase out coal power plants in line with the Group of Seven (G–7) nations. The two projects involved the Indramayu coal plant in Indonesia and the Matarbari coal plant in Bangladesh. Japan’s Foreign Ministry Press…
Japan Terminates Funding for Coal Power Plants in Indonesia and Bangladesh
Monsoon Storms Kill More Than 40 People in Bangladesh and India, Millions Stranded
Heavy monsoon rains have flooded parts of Bangladesh and India, killing at least 41 people and leaving millions of people stranded as their homes have been submerged, authorities said on Saturday. At least nine people, including two children, were killed in India’s Assam state, and 2 million others lost their homes in the flood. Two…
2 Days After Deadly Blasts, Bangladesh Container Depot Still Burns
DHAKA—Firefighters battled for a third day on Monday to control a huge fire that killed dozens when it triggered explosions at a Bangladesh container depot, as officials warned of the risk of further blasts if the flames spread to chemicals stored nearby. Drone footage from the BM Container Depot at Sitakunda, 40 km (25 miles)…
China Calls On Bangladesh to Reject US-led ‘Bloc Politics’
China has called on Bangladesh to “uphold independence” and reject “bloc politics,” particularly those led by the United States that Beijing characterized as U.S. “centrism and exceptionalism.” The Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a statement on June 2 following a meeting between Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs Liu Jinsong and Bangladesh’s Ambassador to China…
At Least 49 Dead in 2nd Day of Bangladesh Cargo Depot Fire
DHAKA, Bangladesh—A massive fire at a container depot near a port city in southeastern Bangladesh killed at least 49 people, including nine firefighters, and injured more than 100 others, officials and local media reported Sunday, as efforts to extinguish the blaze continued into a second night. The inferno at the BM Inland Container Depot, a…
Play and Art Therapy Improve Wellbeing and Preserve Culture in World’s Largest Refugee Camp
A team from the Monash Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability (CDES) has found that simple activities such as play therapy and art have proven powerful not only for improving the mental health and wellbeing of Rohingya women and children but also for preserving their traditional culture. Located in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, the world’s largest refugee camp…
At Least 5 Dead, Dozens Missing in Ferry Accident in Bangladesh
DHAKA—At least five people died and dozens went missing after a small ferry packed with passengers collided with a cargo vessel and sank on Sunday on the Shitalakhsya River in central Bangladesh, the latest waterway tragedy to hit the nation. Five bodies have been recovered after the ferry sank as it departed from the industrial…
Bangladesh Cargo Ship Hit in Ukraine, Crew Member Killed: Ship Owner
DHAKA—A missile or bomb hit a Bangladeshi-owned cargo ship in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Olvia, killing one of its crew members, and efforts were underway to rescue the others from the vessel, its owner said on Thursday. “The ship came under attack and one engineer was killed,” Pijush Dutta, executive director of Bangladesh…
Thousands Left Homeless After Bangladesh Rohingya Refugee Camp Engulfed in Flames
More than 5,000 people were displaced after a massive fire broke out at a Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh on Sunday, police said, but the cause of the fire has not been determined. A spokesman for the Armed Police Battalion, Kamran Hossain, said that the fire broke out at Camp 16 in Cox’s Bazar,…
Thousands of Bangladesh Rohingya Refugees Left Homeless After Fire Sweeps Camp
More than 5,000 people were displaced after a massive fire swept through a Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh on Jan. 9, police said. The fire broke out at Camp 16 in Cox’s Bazar, where more than a million Rohingya refugees live, a spokesman for the Armed Police Battalion, Kamran Hossain, said. About 1,200 houses were…
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