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    Biman Bangladesh to buy 10 Airbus jets, breaking Boeing reliance

    19 Jun 2023

    It was not clear whether the deal would be finalised in time for the Paris Airshow, which opens on Monday.

    Elderly Pakistanis, Bangladeshis in Britain more likely to be living in poverty than older white residents: Report

    25 Nov 2023

    Older people aged 50 or above from ethnic minority backgrounds are also more than five times more likely to be living in poor housing conditions with one in five from minoritised backgrounds living in homes that are either overcrowded, without central heating or a shared property compared to one in 25 older white people.

    Bangladesh in talks with UAE on seaport operations, says minister

    13 Feb 2022

    Bangladesh is keen to establish a direct shipping line with the UAE, which will reduce the existing navigation time by two thirds and pave the way for exponential growth in bilateral trade, a top Bangladeshi diplomat told the Emirates

    'Now they can chase their dreams:' Bangladesh allows Rohingya children to study

    29 Jan 2020

    Human rights groups have long campaigned for the nearly half a million effectively stateless Rohingya children in Bangladesh’s refugee camps to be allowed access to quality education, warning of the costs of a "lost generation."

    Lightning turns wedding celebration into tragedy in Bangladesh

    04 Aug 2021

    A government administrator for the town said to the media that the bride was not with the wedding party, Sakib Al-Rabby, confirming 16 people died as several bolts struck within a few seconds of each other in the western district of Chapainawabganj.

    Bangladesh ferry accident kills at least 21, others missing

    28 Aug 2021

    Local police official Imranul Islam provided the figure of 21 dead, speaking by phone late Friday. Survivors said about 100 people were aboard. Local news reports, quoting the area’s top government administrator, Hayat-Ud-Dola, said about 50 people were missing.

    26 die when speedboat overturns in Bangladesh river

    03 May 2021

    The speedboat was carrying passengers in violation of government restrictions during a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, said Rahima Khatun, a top government official in the area.

    Thousands of Rohingya protest against conditions on Bangladesh island

    31 May 2021

    Since December, Bangladesh has shifted 18,000 out of a planned 100,000 refugees to the low-lying silt island of Bhashan Char from the Cox's Bazar region, where around 850,000 people live in squalid and cramped conditions.

    Sheikh Mohammed orders aid flight to transport cholera kits to Bangladesh

    31 May 2021

    Under Sheikh Mohammed's directives, the International Humanitarian City (IHC) in Dubai chartered an Emirates Sky Cargo aircraft to deliver 50.7 metric tons of cholera kits to Bangladesh.

    VIDEO: At least 39 dead in Bangladesh ferry fire

    24 Dec 2021

    The latest maritime tragedy to hit the impoverished low-lying nation happened in the early hours in a river near Jhalokathi, 250 kilometres (160 miles) south of Dhaka.

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