Lonely Rhino ‘Kanchi’ Seeks Mate in Bangladesh
A lonely rhinoceros at a Bangladesh zoo is looking for new love after losing her partner seven years ago, but pandemic travel restrictions are hampering her keeper’s attempts to play matchmaker.
Category: Bangladesh
Race to Save Bangladesh Hound From Extinction
In a rickety hut on the border with Bangladesh and India, two brothers are among the last local breeders of the Sarail hound, a dog on the brink of extinction.
Rohingya Trafficking Network Sells Dreams, Delivers Violence and Extortion
Auto rickshaws slip easily past barbed-wire checkpoints at the world’s biggest refugee camp, their drivers among the smallest players in a complex human trafficking network involving high-seas extortion gangs, corrupt police and drug lords.
Transgender People to Gain Inheritance Rights in Bangladesh
Transgender people will soon be able to inherit property from their families, Bangladesh’s law minister said Sunday, the latest effort to give the minority group more rights in the conservative Muslim-majority nation.
Myanmar Next Generation Youth Look to Election and Beyond
Five million young voters will be able to cast their ballots for the first time in Myanmar’s election on Sunday — about 14 percent of the electorate.
The Biggest South Asian Film Festival Kicks off Online
Seven of the leading South Asian film festivals join hands to launch a one of a kind 15-day digital event that will showcase amazing stories on diaspora, family, and the LGBTQ community, among others.
People with Neanderthals DNA Can Make Covid-19 More Severe
Covid-19 patients with a snippet of Neanderthal DNA that crossed into the human genome some 60,000 years ago run a higher risk of severe complications from the disease, researchers have reported.
Terror at Sea: Rohingya Migrants Tell of 200-Day Ordeal
When hundreds of Rohingya refugees paid traffickers to escape their squalid camp in Bangladesh, they were promised a new life in Malaysia after just one week at sea.
Multiple Turtles Rescued from Entangled Plastics on Bangladesh Beach
At least 20 turtles were dead and dozens more were rescued Sunday after being entangled in plastic waste washed ashore on one of the world’s longest beaches in Bangladesh, officials and conservationists said.
Poor Foreign Workers Trapped in Deserted Maldives
Tens of thousands of impoverished foreign laborers have been left stranded and ostracized in one of the world’s most densely packed cities as the tourist paradise of the Maldives battles coronavirus.
‘Tiger Widows’ Ostracized by Society in Bangladesh
Abandoned by her sons, shunned by her neighbors and branded a witch.
Brothels of Bangladesh: Sex Workers to Get ‘Honorable’ Funeral
Often treated as less than human in life, there has been little dignity in death for the sex workers of one of the world’s biggest brothels: their bodies frequently tossed into unmarked graves or dumped in the river.
The World’s Toilet Problem
Having access to water and toilets – is actually a human right. November 19 is World Toilet Day, and on this day, we pause and contemplate the fact that clean water and sanitation remains a pipe dream for billions of people around the world.
Orange Beard is Trending in Bangladesh
From shades of startling red to hues of vivid tangerine, brightly coloured beards have become a fashion statement on the streets of Bangladesh capital Dhaka.
