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KSrelief to build homes for thousands of Bangladeshi flood survivors

Arbee — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:19:13 +0000

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DHAKA: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center is helping build housing for thousands of Bangladeshis rendered homeless by this year’s devastating floods.

Bangladesh — one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change — faced a series of consecutive climate-related disasters this year.

Following the landfall of Cyclone Remal in May, communities in northeastern and southeastern Bangladesh were hit by flash floods and riverine flooding, affecting an estimated 18 million people. Many lost their homes or had them severely damaged.

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Bangladesh boosts border security as Arakan Army claims control of Myanmar’s Rakhine

Arbee — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:54:18 +0000

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DHAKA: Bangladeshi authorities said on Thursday they had strengthened security along the border with Myanmar after one of the most powerful ethnic minority armies claimed full control of the frontier.

The Arakan Army, a powerful ethnic militia in Rakhine, announced earlier this week that it had captured the last Myanmar army outpost in the border town of Maungdaw, allowing the group to completely control the northern state.

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More Bangladeshis choose to leave Lebanon as Israel violates ceasefire

Arbee — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 11:34:57 +0000

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DHAKA: Bangladeshis living and working in Lebanon continue to return home, saying they fear Israeli attacks that have not stopped despite last week’s ceasefire agreement between the two countries.

There are about 100,000 Bangladeshis in Lebanon — the largest group of migrants from Asia. Thousands have been displaced since the beginning of Israel’s invasion of the country’s south in October and strikes on other cities.

Last month, a Bangladeshi man was killed by an Israeli strike while he stopped at a coffee shop on his way to work in Beirut.

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Bangladesh prepares to send Hajj pilgrims by sea after 40 years

Arbee — Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:22:30 +0000

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DHAKA: Bangladeshi authorities are preparing to resume sending Hajj pilgrims via the sea route, aiming to significantly reduce travel costs starting next year.

For the past few years, Bangladesh, one of the most populous Muslim-majority countries, has struggled to meet its Hajj quota, as fewer people have been able to afford the pilgrimage since international airfares surged after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Bangladesh urges EU states to expedite formal recognition of Palestine

malawi — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 17:50:42 +0000

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Fri, 2024-11-29 20:47

DHAKA: Bangladesh has called on EU member states to expedite the formal recognition of the State of Palestine and use their influence to prevent permanent members of the UN Security Council from obstructing a ceasefire in Gaza.

Bangladesh’s delegation took part in a meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution in Brussels on Thursday, where the EU foreign policy chief emphasized the bloc’s commitment to a two-state solution — providing Palestinians with their own nation-state — as “the only viable path to peace in the region.”

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Bangladesh prepares to send trained nurses to ��Ƶ in 2025

Arbee — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 12:16:08 +0000

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DHAKA: Bangladesh is preparing to send the first batch of trained nurses to ��Ƶ by early next year, the country’s state-owned recruiting agency told Arab News on Sunday.

Bangladeshi nationals make up the largest group of expatriates in ��Ƶ, with nearly 3 million working and residing in the Kingdom. But only a few dozen clinicians are among the group, according to Bangladesh Medical Association data.

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New Bangladeshi tourism initiative empowers marginalized Indigenous groups

jonathanlessware — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:05:47 +0000

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DHAKA: A new initiative by Bangladesh’s largest development organization is fostering community-based tourism in remote rural areas to empower Indigenous groups and help preserve their cultures.

There are more than 50 Indigenous groups in Bangladesh, most of whom, or about 1 million people, live in the flatland districts of the country’s north and southeast, and in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, bordering India and Myanmar.

Launched in early November, the new tourism initiative spearheaded by BRAC is named Othiti, which means “guest” in Bengali.

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UN to hold high-level conference on Rohingya crisis next year

seamus.obuachalla — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 13:21:41 +0000

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DHAKA: The UN General Assembly has adopted an Organization of Islamic Cooperation-sponsored resolution to hold a high-level conference next year to discuss solutions for Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and propose a timeframe to repatriate more than 1.2 million of the refugees from camps in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh has hosted Rohingya refugees for decades, including the hundreds of thousands who fled Myanmar in 2017 to escape a brutal military crackdown and persecution.

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Bangladeshis gear up for legendary Bengali rock star’s Riyadh Season debut

sara.alshurafa — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:44:24 +0000

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Dhaka: Bangladeshi fans are anticipating the upcoming Riyadh Season concert by the legendary singer James, seeing it as an opportunity to showcase their pop culture to a Saudi audience.

A songwriter, guitarist, composer, and playback singer, James started his career with Feelings — currently known as Nagar Baul — a band considered to be the pioneer of psychedelic rock in Bangladesh.

One of the most popular artists performing in Bengali, he has been widely celebrated both in Bangladesh and in the Indian state of West Bengal since the 1990s.

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Bangladesh seeks crucial funding for 50 million climate-vulnerable citizens at COP29

sara.alshurafa — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 13:08:27 +0000

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Dhaka: Bangladesh will focus its negotiations at the COP29 climate conference on boosting crucial funding for a plan that will benefit over 50 million people living in areas most at-risk to climate hazards, authorities said, as the summit began on Monday.

Bangladesh is one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries, ranking seventh globally in the 2021 World Climate Risk Index.

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Bangladesh faces second-deadliest dengue outbreak amid climate, political crises

bassam.zaazaa — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 14:36:33 +0000

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DHAKA: Bangladesh’s dengue fever outbreak this year is its second deadliest on record, raising concerns over widespread transmission as infection rates show no signs of slowing.
Each year, dengue fever becomes a major health concern in Bangladesh during the monsoon season between July and October, with thousands of people contracting the potentially deadly virus transmitted by the Aedes mosquito.
The incidence of the disease has increased dramatically since the early 2000s, with the worst outbreak claiming 1,705 lives last year.

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Bangladesh records rise in skilled migration with ��Ƶ as top destination

seamus.obuachalla — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:23:23 +0000

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DHAKA: The migration of skilled Bangladeshi workers abroad has been on the rise since the beginning of the year, with most seeking employment in ��Ƶ’s giga-projects.

Out of almost 700,000 who sought employment abroad this year, more than 374,000 went to ��Ƶ, which since 2017 has been the preferred destination among Bangladeshi expats.

The Kingdom was followed by Malaysia and Qatar, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training.

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Family mourns Bangladeshi man killed by Israeli strike in Lebanon

fatimah.amjad — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 16:38:37 +0000

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Sun, 2024-11-03 19:33

DHAKA: The family of a Bangladeshi worker who died in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon said on Sunday that Tel Aviv was the only one responsible for his death and called for an immediate stop to the war raging in the Middle East.

There are between 70,000 and 100,000 Bangladeshi nationals in Lebanon, many working as laborers or domestic workers, according to estimates from the Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry.

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Family mourns Bangladeshi man killed by Israeli strike in Lebanon

rbksa — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 14:04:55 +0000

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