Pakistan and Bangladesh are put on the travel ‘red list’ sparking fears thousands of Brits abroad will scramble home as UK variant is blamed for countries’ third spike Travellers will be banned from these countries unless they are returning home Crackdown is aimed at reducing the risk of variants such as South Africa strain More … Read more
Five people are feared dead and at least 20,000 Rohingya have fled a huge blaze engulfing shanty homes at refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh, officials said Monday, in the third fire to hit the settlements in four days. Nearly one million of the Muslim minority from Myanmar, many of whom fled a military crackdown in … Read more
Thousands of Muslim worshippers pray together and mingle in crowds at four-day Islamic festival in Bangladesh after country is spared a devastating wave of coronavirus deaths Crowds were mingling at close quarters at the four-day Islamic gathering on the banks of the Kirtankhola river Some worshippers took up positions days beforehand but it was not … Read more
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
British Muslim leader facing the death penalty in Bangladesh sues Home Secretary Priti Patel for £60,000 after she shared report on Twitter linking him to war crimes Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, 71, faces the death penalty for alleged war crimes Mueen-Uddi denies claims linking him to killing of pro-independence activists He claims a Home Office report defamed … 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