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At Least 26 Die When Speedboat Overturns in Bangladesh River

May 3, 2021
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DHAKA, Bangladesh—A speedboat carrying about 30 passengers overturned after hitting a sand-laden cargo boat in a Bangladeshi river on Monday, leaving at least 26 people dead, an official said. The speedboat was carrying passengers in violation of government restrictions during a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, said Rahima Khatun, a top government official in the area. It…

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Bangladesh Ferry Accident Kills at Least 26

April 5, 2021
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DHAKA—A Bangladesh ferry carrying around 50 passengers collided with a cargo vessel and sank on Sunday in the Shitalakhsya River south of the capital Dhaka, leaving at least 26 people dead and a few still missing, officials said. Twenty-one bodies had been recovered on Monday. The ferry sank just after it departed from the industrial…

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‘Devastating’ Fire at Rohingya Camp in Bangladesh Kills 15, Leaves 400 Missing—UN

March 23, 2021
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DHAKA—At least 15 people have been killed in a massive fire that ripped through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, while at least 400 remain missing, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday. “It is massive, it is devastating,” said UNHCR’s Johannes Van der Klaauw, who joined a Geneva briefing virtually from Dhaka, Bangladesh. “We…

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Photographer Captures Stirring Before-and-After Portraits of Former Child Laborers, Now in School

March 8, 2021
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For over two decades, award-winning photographer GMB Akash has been preoccupied by the lives of marginalized people in his home country of Bangladesh. Akash has spent 17 years documenting the plight of child laborers. His work has culminated in a heart-rending series of before and after photos, depicting children who are now able to attend…

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