Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Economic stress fuels anti-government protests in Bangladesh, tensions intensify between Pakistan and the Taliban, and foreign direct investment plunges in ...
Bangladesh has suffered a major power crisis in recent month as a result of higher global energy prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and has imposed regular service cuts to ...
With roosters crowing in the background as he speaks from the crowded refugee camp in Bangladesh that’s been his home since 2017, Maung Sawyeddollah, 21, describes what happened when violent ...
DHAKA — At least 25 people were killed and dozens were missing after a boat packed with Hindu devotees sank on Sunday in Bangladesh, a local official said, in the ...
UNITED NATIONS — In speech after speech, world leaders dwelled on the topic consuming this year’s U.N. General Assembly meeting: Russia’s war in Ukraine. A few, like Nigerian President Muhammadu ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees on Thursday marked the fifth anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh, while the United States, European Union and other ...
The reduced hours take effect Wednesday. In Bangladesh, most schools are closed on Fridays, but now will also close on Saturdays, Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said Monday. He said ...
This was one canary cops didn’t want singing. Bangladesh police forced a quirky singer to sign an apology, telling him he was “too ugly to sing” and pushing him to ...
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