~theguardian-world | Bookmarks (10)
-
Having the right glasses could boost earning power by a third, Bangladesh study shows
Researchers find that in low and middle-income countries owning spectacles can help people over 35 can...
-
Dozens of Rohingya refugees rescued from overturned boat in Indian Ocean
Soaked survivors clung to hull overnight before being taken to safety by Indonesian rescue teamDozens of...
-
Bangladesh launches investigation into children ‘wrongly’ adopted overseas
Police start to interview witnesses following Guardian reports on adoptions to the Netherlands nearly 50 years...
-
Climate crisis to increase cancer risk for tens of millions of people in Bangladesh
Scientists say sea level rises, flooding and extreme weather will accelerate release of arsenic into water...
-
Hasina wins fifth term as Bangladesh PM after opposition boycotts vote
Turnout reportedly as low as 40% after opposition party called general strike over ‘sham election’Bangladesh’s prime...
-
Polls open in Bangladesh election guaranteed to hand Sheikh Hasina a fifth term
Already decimated by mass arrests, opposition parties have boycotted the ‘sham’ election, which will give victory...
-
Bangladesh: polling booths set alight on eve of general elections
Four people also killed in suspected arson attack on a train, which police say was aimed...
-
Bangladesh election: Sheikh Hasina expected to win fourth term amid opposition boycott
The election has been branded a ‘sham’ designed to cement Hasina’s rule by exiled opposition leader...
-
‘I can ride the bus. I can walk the streets’: the joy of freedom for Rohingya resettled in the US
A diplomatic breakthrough has allowed 62 refugees to start a new life in America. Yet a...
-
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus convicted of violating Bangladesh’s labour laws
Prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has accused 83-year-old of ‘sucking blood’ from poor peopleThe Nobel peace laureate...