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From 'Banker' to 'Bloodsucker': The Trials of Muhammad Yunus
Time via Yahoo Canada News· 1 week agoThe Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate renowned for fighting poverty is now fighting against what...
UN rights chief: Rohingya have 'nowhere to flee' in western Myanmar fighting
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoTens of thousands of Muslim-minority Rohingya, who were feared to be trapped amid fighting in western Myanmar, had nowhere to flee, the United Nations human rights chief said on Tuesday. The ...
Thousands of Rohingya feared trapped in fighting in western Myanmar
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoThe Arakan Army (AA), which is fighting for autonomy for Myanmar's Rakhine region, said late on Sunday that residents of Maungdaw town, inhabited primarily by the Rohingya, should leave by 9 ...
Coca-Cola ad denying ties to Israel sparks outrage in Bangladesh
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 3 weeks agoAn advertisement distancing Coca-Cola from Israel sparked a backlash in Bangladesh even as the...
Myanmar's Rohingya in the crosshairs as fighting escalates in Rakhine
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoMyanmar's Muslim-minority Rohingya community is once again under threat of attacks and displacement as fighting between a powerful ethnic army and the country's ruling junta escalates in the ...
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The Canadian Press - Olympics 2022 via Yahoo Canada Sports· 1 month agoAt least 15 dead after severe weather carves path of ruin across multiple states in the South VALLEY VIEW, Texas (AP) — Powerful storms have killed at least 15 people, injured hundreds and left ...
Zimbabwe wins final T20 by eight wickets to avoid series sweep against Bangladesh
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada Sports· 2 months agoZimbabwe avoided a series clean sweep by beating Bangladesh by eight wickets in the fifth and final Twenty20 match on Sunday. After being put in to bat, Bangladesh made 157-6 but Brian Bennett ...
Activists in Bangladesh march through universities to demand end to Israel-Hamas war
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoThousands of activists in Bangladesh backed by the ruling party's student wing marched through...
Rohingya who moved to island in Bangladesh are learning job skills, says Japanese charity chief
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoJapan's Nippon Foundation will spend $2 million to help move tens of thousands more Rohingya...
Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoAs a speed boat carrying more than a dozen Somali pirates bore down on their position in the western Indian Ocean, the crew of a Bangladeshi-owned bulk carrier sent out a distress signal and ...