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Yes, the floods are awful, but we must keep a sense of proportion

 

Countries where we send aid suffer disasters on scale we can't imagine, says Peter Oborne

12 Feb 2014

Bangladesh garment factory owners surrender to court over homicide charges

 

Owners of Bangladesh garment factory facing homicide charges for 2012 fire that killed 112 workers turn themselves in to authorities

09 Feb 2014

Workers film factory conditions in Bangladesh

 

An undercover investigation by ITV's Exposure shows the dangerous and inhumane conditions faced by factory workers in the Dhaka, Bangladesh

06 Feb 2014

A year after deadly collapse, abuses continue at Bangladesh factories

 

Two investigations have revealed Dhaka's clothes factories are still using violence, intimidation and child labour to keep fashion cheap

06 Feb 2014

Sham marriage a 'massive loophole' in Britain's border

 

Chief Inspector of Borders warns bogus marriage may be a "growing problem" but authorities are failing to report concerns to Home Office

23 Jan 2014

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Britain reviews aid to Bangladesh after election violence

British government has said it is reviewing its funding of aid programmes in support of Bangladesh’s parliament following an electiom marred by deadly violence and accusations of ballot fixing

10 Jan 2014

Bangladesh prime minister: 'Elections were legitimate'

Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister of Bangladesh, said the bloody election in her country was legitimate – despite a boycott by the opposition, 26 dead and torching of hundreds of polling stations

06 Jan 2014

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At least 18 killed in Bangladesh election violence

Bangladesh's opposition has called a new 48-hour general strike to protest at the killing of its supporters by police during a violence-plagued general election

05 Jan 2014

Renewed violence in Bangladesh ahead of disputed election

Bangladesh was hit by renewed violence, with two more people killed on the eve of elections on Sunday

04 Jan 2014

Bangladesh's former prime minister 'under house arrest'

Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh's opposition leader, has been 'detained' in her home after calling for protests against the country's general election on Sunday

30 Dec 2013

Police in Bangladesh move to shut down opposition rally

Headquarters of Bangladesh's main opposition party surrounded by thousands of police to try and prevent demonstration calling for next month's elections to be cancelled

29 Dec 2013

Riots in Bangladesh kill another eight people

Third day of unrest over the execution of Islamist leader Abdul Quader Molla sees police and Islamist supporters in running battles and further fatalities

15 Dec 2013

Four killed in clashes after Islamist leader executed

Islamist protesters fought pitched battles with police in Dhaka following the execution of the so-called 'Butcher of Mirpur'

13 Dec 2013

Bangladesh hangs 'Butcher of Mirpur' for ‘war crimes’

Fears of violence as Jamaat-e-Islami leader executed for 1971 war crimes after Bangladesh’s Supreme Court dismisses petition for review of sentence

12 Dec 2013

Bangladesh court clears the way for execution of top Islamist

Violence erupts in Bangladesh as court clears execution of Islamist leader Abdul Quader Mollah for war crimes

12 Dec 2013

Bangladesh court sentences 152 to death for mutiny massacre

One of the largest mass trials in history has concluded with 152 soldiers being sentenced to death in Bangladesh for revolting against their officers in 2009

05 Nov 2013

British Muslim leader sentenced to death

One of Britain’s top Muslim community leaders has been sentenced to death in absentia by a Bangladesh court that found him guilty of involvement in one the most notorious atrocities of the country’s 1971 civil war.

03 Nov 2013

Become a Fashion Revolutionary

It's six months since the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh killed 1,133 garment workers. Fashion Revolution Day is a new campaign set to stop any future catastrophe ever happening again - and you can be part of it

18 Oct 2013

Cyclone Phailin damage affects millions

India breathed a sigh of relief this morning as its worst cyclone in more than a decade caused widespread damage but moved inland without claiming the high human toll many had feared.

13 Oct 2013

Bangladesh's former opposition minister sentenced to life for war crimes

A former minister and senior member of Bangladesh’s main opposition party has been sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity during the country’s 1971 independence war.

09 Oct 2013

Fire sweeps through Bangladesh factory

In the latest clothing industry disaster to hit the country, seven have died in a fire in a factory in Bangladesh.

09 Oct 2013

Seven killed in fire at Bangladesh clothing factory

In the latest disaster to hit the country, seven have died in a fire in a clothing factory in Bangladesh

09 Oct 2013

First Bangladesh MP sentenced to hang for war crimes

A Bangladesh court on Tuesday sentenced to death a top opposition MP for genocide, the first politician to be convicted of war crimes during the 1971 war of independence.

01 Oct 2013

'Bangladesh garment workers locked in factories and forced to work 19 hour shifts'

Factory workers making clothes in Bangladesh for high street chains and supermarkets are being locked in and forced to work nineteen hour shifts, a BBC Panorama investigation has claimed.

23 Sep 2013

Islamist leader sentenced to death in Bangladesh

A senior leader of Bangladesh's main Islamic party, Abdul Quader Mollah, has been sentenced to death for war crimes committed during the country's 1971 war of independence from Pakistan.

17 Sep 2013

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