Tag: Bangladesh

Exclusive: ‘Can’t eat, can’t sleep’ – Rohingya on Myanmar repatriation list

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh – For Nurul Amin, a Rohingya Muslim living in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, the days since learning he and his family were among a group of people set to potentially be repatriated to Myanmar have been among the most frightening since they fled their […]

Bangladeshi plane crashes in Nepal, killing at least 50

open view web desk KATHMANDU – A Bangladeshi airliner crashed on Monday after making an unexpected turn in cloudy weather as it came in to land at the airport in Nepal’s capital, killing at least 50 people, officials said. There were 71 people on board the US-Bangla Airlines […]

Bangladesh court sends former leader Khaleda Zia to prison

open view web desk DHAKA, Bangladesh— A Bangladesh court sentenced former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Thursday to five years in prison on corruption charges. The conviction means that Zia, the archrival of the current prime minister, could be barred from running in December national elections. Zia was […]

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