2020-04-07 Coronavirus Concern Grows For Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
Concern is growing about a possible outbreak of the new coronavirus in the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh. Officials…
2020-01-17 Bangladesh Says Island Now Ready for 100,000 Rohingya
A small island in Bangladesh is ready to house 100,000 Rohingya refugees, government officials announced Thursday. No date has been…
2015-10-01 Bloggers in Bangladesh, Vietnam Fight for Free Speech
Bloggers in Bangladesh and Vietnam continue to face threats. Twenty Bangladeshi bloggers received death threats last week from an Islamist…
2015-06-04 Working to End Violence Against Women, Girls in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, domestic violence is a serious problem for women and girls who live in poverty. These women and girls…
2014-10-03 Bangladesh Works to Prevent Child Drowning Deaths
On a hot day, several 12-year-olds are learning to swim at a park in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It…
2014-08-31 UN: Boat People Fleeing Myanmar, Bangladesh
The United Nations says there has been a sudden increase in people fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat. Activists fear…
2014-04-24 Bangladesh Building Collapse Leads to Safety Measures
Hello and welcome back to the program that helps you learn and improve your American English. I’m Jim Tedder in…