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Rapists will now face the death penalty in Bangladesh after spate of recent assaults prompted protests Bangladesh’s Cabinet approved an increase in the maximum punishment in rape Law Minister Anisul Huq said the president is expected to issue the ordinance A series of violent sexual attacks has triggered protests in capital city Dhaka By Sophie … Read more
At least 84 people have died after a ‘super-cyclone’ in India and Bangladesh swept away homes with destructive 118mph winds. Cyclone Amphan tore up trees, washed away roads and left millions of people without power after triggering a disastrous storm surge on the subcontinent. The chief minister of India’s West Bengal state said the impact … Read more
Tens of thousands defy Bangladesh lockdown to attend Islamic preacher’s funeral while children queue for free food in a Mumbai slum as coronavirus sweeps through subcontinent Estimated 100,000 people attended funeral of Jubayer Ahmad Ansari, 55, today People were pictured standing side by side in crowds in Sarail, east Bangladesh Country’s outbreak has begun to … Read more
Thousands of Bangladeshi clothes labourers were ordered home after arriving at work to find their factories remained shut, despite owners asking them to come in during a coronavirus lockdown. Staff arrived in Dhaka hoping to get paid for March and resume work after a 10-day break enforced by the government to tackle the spread of the … Read more
A massive coronavirus prayer session with tens of thousands of devotees has sparked an outcry in Bangladesh as the country reported its first death from the illness. Local police chief Tota Miah said some 10,000 Muslims gathered in an open field in Raipur town in southern Bangladesh to pray ‘healing verses’ from the Koran to … Read more
By: PTI | Dhaka | Updated: November 22, 2015 3:14:19 pm Bangladesh on Sunday executed two top opposition leaders simultaneously for war crimes during the 1971 war of independence against Pakistan, triggering sporadic violence by their supporters including attacks on media. Fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary-General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, 67, and BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, … Read more