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Bangladesh

A man passionately waves an Iranian flag at a public demonstration.
Fragile truce begins as US and Iran step back from brink
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50:14
Toll of extreme heat on mental health
7:41
After 17 years in exile, he’s now the prime minister of Bangladesh
4:39
A large audience is gathered in a multi-tiered conference hall with a speaker addressing them from a stage with the 'msc' logo displayed prominently.
Munich Security Conference kicks off amid strained transatlantic ties
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In a historic election, Bangladesh chooses someone from a political dynasty
6:14
A group of people sitting on the floor and sorting through a large pile of white and pink paper ballots, possibly for an election.
Bangladeshis head to the polls in consequential elections
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Where do youth in Bangladesh stand on election day?
10:39
Aerial view of a large solar and wind power farm with rows of solar panels lining the ground and a series of wind turbines towering overhead, set in a landscape transitioning from land to water.
China becoming biggest source of renewable exports
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Ousted Bangladeshi prime minister sentenced to death
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Trial begins in absentia for former Bangladesh prime minister
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Exiled, absent, accused: The trial of Bangladesh’s deposed leader
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Federal judge blocks attempt to ban foreign students from Harvard
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Interim leader of Bangladesh threatens resignation amid political turmoil
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Catholics in Argentina pray for pope’s health and a papal visit
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Bangladesh wants to retrieve millions of dollars laundered by former government
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Year in review: climate and weather
17:32
Climate science and solutions
In Bangladesh, warning systems help prevent storm casualties
6:48
Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for ousted prime minister
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Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for former prime minister
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How food growers in Bangladesh and Spain are adapting to increasingly salty conditions
6:22
Climate change supercharging hurricanes
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49:45
In Bangladesh, warning systems help prevent storm casualties
6:48
Taylor Swift Eras Tour shows canceled in Austria over alleged ISIS plot
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Muhammad Yunus takes oath of office in Bangladesh
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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus appointed as head of Bangladesh’s interim government
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48:48
Governing Bangladesh after the prime minister’s departure
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Bangladesh prime minister resigns and flees the country amid protests
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Bangladesh prime minister resigns and flees the country
4:54
Protest
Bangladesh’s prime minister resigns amid violent protests
4:54
Paris goes on maximum alert as it hosts the Olympics
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48:41
Bangladeshi protesters sentenced in the UAE
3:55
Protest
Students in Bangladesh call for leadership change as protests against quota system turn violent
6:57
Bangladesh quota protests
6:57
NATO members form an ice pact to counter growing Russian activity in the Arctic
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48:24
Mystic troubadours sing from three religious traditions
6:34
Sea-level rise and storms made stronger by climate change threaten communities across coastal Bangladesh.
Climate Change
‘They forgot about me’: People with disabilities in Bangladesh face increased risk during natural disasters
Black and white illustration of a boat on rocky waters
Refugees
A boat carrying 180 Rohingya refugees vanished. A frantic phone call helped untangle the mystery.
Rohingya refugees gather near a fence during a government organized media tour, to a no-man's land between Myanmar and Bangladesh, near Taungpyolatyar village, Maung Daw, northern Rakhine State, Myanmar
Justice
Myanmar seeks to have Rohingya case thrown out of UN court
Pastoralists and their livestock at one of the few functioning boreholes in Marsabit County, Kenya. Community leaders organize when people and their animals can drink from the borehole, Nov. 3, 2021.`
Climate Change
Who will pay for ‘losses and damages’ caused by climate change? Developing countries make their case at COP26.
People wearing masks as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus assemble to offer prayers at Dhakeshwari Temple during a Hindu Durga Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh
COVID-19
Randomized study of mask-wearing illustrates their importance in preventing the spread COVID-19
"A Queen's Dream," illustration by Mayyu Khan, a Rohingya artist living in Kutupalong Refugee Camp, from "Rohingya Folk Tales," by Mohammed Rezuwan.
Refugees
This young folklorist is on a mission to preserve Rohingya stories before it’s too late
A 1988 polychrome resin sculpture is displayed of the comic character Tintin and his dog snowy
Global Cartoons
A radio personality drew popular cartoon Tintin into Bangladesh scenes while quarantining — to the delight of fans
A man and woman are shown sitting in chairs while medical workers administer vaccinations.
COVID-19
Virus surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders
Several people are shown standing in the burned down ruins of the Balukhali refugee camp.
Top of The World
Massive fire kills 15 at a Rohingya refugee camp, leaves thousands displaced
Four people walk with their belongings outside. A woman wears a blue scarf on her hair. A barefoot man carries a bag on his shoulder.
Climate and human security: Part I
A woman is show sitting and wearing a medical safety mask and surrounded by health care workers wearing all blue protective gear.
Top of The World
Coronavirus cases surpass 5 million; New laws expected to crack down on Hong Kong; Cyclone Amphan kills dozens
A man is shown wrapped in a blue tarp followed by several other people as heavy rains from Cylone Amphan fall.
Top of The World
One of the strongest cyclones in a decade makes landfall in India and Bangladesh; Germany announces rules to block hostile takeovers of health care companies
Clouds cover the skies over the river Ganges ahead of Cyclone Amphan, in Kolkata, India, May 19, 2020.
Natural disasters
How to deal with a cyclone in the middle of a pandemic?
A man is shown wearing a protective face mask and pointing to an image of a cyclone projected on a screen.
Top of The World
Powerful cyclone prompts millions to evacuate; Trump threatens WHO funding, US membership; Tracking the growing list of COVID-19 symptoms
A man wearing a face mask is seen under a bridge of Yangtze river
Top of The World
China raises coronavirus death toll; political shakeups in Brazil; restoring Notre Dame’s soundscape
Rohingya refugees walk along the road in the evening at Balukhali camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Nov. 16, 2018. 
COVID-19
Rohingya women are traditionally kept out of leadership roles. Will the coronavirus change that? 
A close up of a man on a green background
Climate Change
This Bangladeshi man’s story shows why linking climate change with conflict is no simple matter
Three young men sit closely together and look at a cell phone
Refugees
Fast friends, Rohingya refugees in exile rebuild their lives in Malaysia
Four women sit crosslegged on the floor of a windowless room. Around them are suitcases and bedding. A baby is wrapped in a blanket nearby.
Jobs
‘Discounted maids!’: How ads trap women in modern-day slavery in Jordan
A woman moves her things onto a table in a flooded home.
Environment
How floating homes will help people in flood-prone countries
A woman stands with her back to the camera wearing a plaid green and yellow scarf.
Global Politics
Thousands of Bengali women must prove their Indian citizenship or face statelessness. Most can’t.
children on a beach on earth day
Environment
Earth Day has come and gone, but the work continues
Bangladesh flooded farms.
Climate Change
A climate migration crisis is escalating in Bangladesh
Garment workers block a road as they protest for higher wages.
Jobs
Bangladesh garment workers re-up protest after meager pay raise
Rohingya refugees crew on a fishing boat
Rohingya survivors face a new indignity: Banishment to a half-sunken island