Heavy rains have washed away towns, villages and infrastructure, as extreme weather events become more common in South Asia.
Tag: Bangladesh
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Bangladesh Shutters Dozens of Schools Set Up by Rohingya in Camps
More than 30 schools, teaching tens of thousands of Rohingya students, were closed in Bangladesh, where officials are said to have feared the schools would encourage the refugees to stay permanently.
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Facing Disastrous Floods, They Turned to Mangrove Trees for Protection
In the Sundarbans, an ecological treasure straddling India and Bangladesh that is now on the front lines of climate change, local women are leading an effort to mitigate the dangers of rising waters.
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Four Sentenced to Death for Blogger’s Murder in Bangladesh
The victim, who had promoted secularism, was among several writers fatally attacked in the country in 2015.