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Bangladesh’s hilsa are disappearing from shallow waters

KALAPARA: For Siddiq Majhi, a hilsa fisherman from Nilganj in Kalapara, Patuakhali, the decline is not a statistic. It is something he has watched unfold from the deck of a fishing boat.

Rohingya refugees protest dire conditions in camps

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh's sprawling camps protested against their dire conditions, as they marked nine years since a military crackdown drove them out of neighbouring Myanmar.

Seven children die with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh, death toll rises to 950

DHAKA: Seven more children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8am Wednesday (Aug 26), bringing the country's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 950 this year.

Bangladesh could consider joining Mecca pact, in test for foreign ties

DHAKA: Bangladesh could consider joining the Mecca pact, a mutual defence agreement signed this month between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, a minister said, a move that could complicate its foreign relations, particularly with neighbouring India.

Rohingya refugees rally in Bangladesh camps to demand safe return to Myanmar

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in dozens of camps in Bangladesh held a rally Tuesday (Aug 25) to demand their safe return to their home state, nine years after they fled a government crackdown.

UK, EU missions in Dhaka stress Rohingya right to return to Myanmar

DHAKA: On the ninth anniversary of the mass exodus of Rohingya to Bangladesh, 16 diplomatic missions, including those of the UK, Australia, Canada, and the EU, in Dhaka on Tuesday (Aug 25) recalled the Rohingya's right to return to their home country, Myanmar, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

Bangladesh court upholds death sentences over teen burned alive

DHAKA: A Bangladesh appeals court upheld on Monday (Aug 24) the death sentence for an ex-headteacher convicted of murdering a teenage student, who was burned alive after she accused him of sexual harassment, in a case that shocked the country.

Factories shut, homes go dark as gas crisis deepens

The giant structures of the Ashuganj fertiliser factory have stood silent for more than a year, as a natural gas crisis shuts industries, triggers power cuts and sparks protests over fuel shortages.

Retired Hindu teacher, wife and two children found dead in Bangladesh

DHAKA: In a shocking incident, a retired Hindu school teacher, his wife and two children were found dead inside their locked house in the Daspara (Machhuapara) area of Rangpur city in Bangladesh in suspicious circumstances, prompting a police investigation.

Bangladesh's gas crisis hits factories, homes and transport

BRAHMANBARIA: Sheikh Sabiha ALAM The giant structures of Bangladesh's Ashuganj fertiliser factory have stood silent for more than a year, as a natural gas crisis shuts industries, triggers power cuts and sparks protests over fuel shortages

孟加拉国的鲱鱼正在浅水区消失

卡拉帕拉：对于来自帕图阿卡利县卡拉帕拉镇尼尔甘杰村的鲱鱼渔民西迪克·马吉来说，这种衰退并非一个统计数字，而是他亲眼目睹的，发生在渔船甲板上的现实。

罗兴亚难民抗议难民营恶劣的生存条件

在孟加拉国庞大的难民营中，数万名罗兴亚难民举行抗议，谴责他们恶劣的生存状况。与此同时，他们也纪念了缅甸军方镇压将他们驱逐出境九周年。

孟加拉国七名儿童死于类似麻疹的症状，死亡人数升至950人。

达卡：截至周三（8 月 26 日）上午 8 点的 24 小时内，又有 7 名儿童死于类似麻疹的症状，使该国今年确诊和疑似麻疹相关死亡人数合计达到 950 人。

孟加拉国或将考虑加入麦加条约，以此检验其对外关系。

达卡：一位部长表示，孟加拉国可能会考虑加入本月由沙特阿拉伯、土耳其和巴基斯坦签署的《麦加条约》，这是一项共同防御协议。此举可能会使孟加拉国的外交关系复杂化，尤其是与邻国印度的关系。

罗兴亚难民在孟加拉国难民营集会，要求安全返回缅甸

孟加拉国科克斯巴扎尔：周二（8月25日），数万名居住在孟加拉国数十个难民营中的缅甸罗兴亚难民举行集会，要求在逃离政府镇压九年后安全返回家乡。

英国和欧盟驻达卡使团强调罗兴亚人有权返回缅甸

达卡：据阿纳多卢通讯社报道，在罗兴亚人大规模逃往孟加拉国九周年之际，包括英国、澳大利亚、加拿大和欧盟在内的16个外交使团于周二（8月25日）在达卡重申了罗兴亚人返回其祖国缅甸的权利。