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Bangladesh power cuts may last two more weeks on fuel shortages
Dhaka (Reuters) - Bangladesh could face power cuts for two more weeks, its power minister said late on Sunday, as higher electricity consumption because...
UN agencies face funding challenges in feeding Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, official says
Dhaka (AP) — Bangladesh should not bear the burden of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees alone while U.N. agencies are facing challenges to...
Bangladesh PM confident country able to repay IMF loans
Dubai (Reuters) - The Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday she was confident that the country would be able to meet...
Myanmar and Bangladesh begin cleaning up, counting casualties after devastating Cyclone Mocha
Bangkok (AP) — Recovery efforts were underway Tuesday in Myanmar and Bangladesh after a powerful cyclone smashed into their coastlines, causing widespread destruction and...
Powerful cyclone floods homes, cuts communications in western Myanmar; at least 6 dead, 700 injured
Dhaka (AP) — Rescuers on Monday evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet) deep along western Myanmar’s coast after a...