Bangladesh
Dozens injured in Bangladesh student protests
Nine days of protests have seen tens of thousands of teenagers and students paralyse traffic in the capital Dhaka and beyond, with around 150 people were injured in clashes with…
Bangladesh protests: "this is a way of demonstrating about the way of governing"
10 consecutive days of protest by tens of thousands of students in Bangladesh after two teenagers were killed by a speeding bus. The students are demanding justice. Police fired…
Bangladesh police fire tear gas into student traffic protests
In Bangladesh student-led demonstrations over road safety continued Sunday. Protests have paralysed parts of the capital Dhaka after two teenagers were killed by a speeding bus…
Clashes in Bangladesh as students protest against traffic deaths
More than 100 people were injured in Bangladesh Saturday after police fired rubber bullets at students protesters, a doctor and witnesses said, a major escalation in a stand-off…
Four million in Indian state risk losing citizenship
India on Monday effectively stripped four million people in Assam of citizenship, sparking fears of mass deportations of Muslims from the northeastern state.
Access Asia
Bangladeshi farmer provides safe haven to Rohingya refugees
Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees have been living in Bangladesh for months, following the army crackdown in Myanmar's Rakhine state last August. An estimated 700,000…
In The Papers
Fashion and ethics: Five years after Bangladesh factory collapse, what's changed?
IN THE PAPERS - Tuesday, April 24: The Canadian papers react after a deliberate attack on pedestrians in Toronto. In Peru, a Canadian man is lynched by a mob for allegedly…
In The World Papers
Actor Aziz Ansari accused of sexual assault, but is it just 'revenge porn'?
IN THE WORLD PAPERS - Wednesday, January 17: We look at reaction to the repatriation deal that sees Bangladesh sending Rohingya people back to Burma. Also, after Aziz Ansari is…
Rohingya refugees to return 'within two years'
Bangladesh has agreed to complete the process of returning Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar within two years after repatriation begins, the south Asian nation said on Tuesday,…
The Interview
Bangladeshi PM calls violence in Myanmar 'unacceptable'
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called the actions of the army against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar "unacceptable". Hundreds of…
In Bangladesh, Pope urges ‘decisive measures’ to tackle Rohingya crisis
Pope Francis demanded Thursday that the international community take "decisive measures" to resolve the causes of the mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar, breaking his…
UNHCR help agreed for Rohingya return, Bangladesh says
Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to take assistance from the U.N. refugee agency for the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims, Bangladesh Foreign Minister…