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(MENAFN) Finland has pledged an additional £2 million (around $2.23 million) in humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh, as international funding for the crisis continues to decline, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Finland has pledged a new £2 million (around $2.23 million) to assist the persecuted Rohingya community living on the southeast coast of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, at a time when international funding is facing significant reductions.

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(MENAFN) China announced Monday that Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman will undertake a three-day official visit to Beijing beginning Tuesday, as both nations push to further cement their expanding diplomatic and economic partnership....

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(MENAFN) Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman is set to travel to China for a three-day official visit, as Beijing continues efforts to strengthen diplomatic and economic relations with Dhaka, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Ten more children have died from measles and measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh, health authorities announced Sunday, pushing the cumulative death toll to 294 since the outbreak first erupted in mid-March.

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(MENAFN) At least 14 people have been killed in Bangladesh after a series of lightning strikes hit several districts on Sunday, as thunderstorms swept across the country following an extended period of intense heat, according to police officials...

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(MENAFN) At least five people were killed on Sunday following a head-on collision between a passenger bus and an ambulance in Faridpur district, located roughly 101 km from the capital Dhaka, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Bangladesh has reported a further rise in measles-related deaths, with seven additional fatalities recorded on Friday, bringing the total to 240 since mid-March, according to the Health Ministry.

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(MENAFN) Bangladesh’s newly formed administration has opted to acquire 14 airplanes from the US-based Boeing Company, according to an official statement made on Wednesday. “A deal is expected to be signed in April to this effect,” stated State...

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(MENAFN) Bangladesh’s newly formed government has decided to acquire 14 aircraft from US manufacturer Boeing, according to an official statement on Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Bangladesh's newly installed government has greenlighted the purchase of 14 commercial aircraft from US aerospace giant Boeing, a senior official confirmed Wednesday. "A deal is expected to be signed in April to this effect," said State...

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(MENAFN) Bangladesh’s newly formed government has decided to purchase 14 aircraft from Boeing, according to an official statement on Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Bangladeshi lawmakers voted unanimously on Wednesday to formally codify a ban on the political party of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, transforming an executive ordinance into binding national law and delivering a sweeping blow to...

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(MENAFN) Bangladesh is facing a rapidly escalating measles crisis, with authorities recording over 1,000 suspected infections in a single day as the death toll among children climbs past a grim milestone.

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(MENAFN) A court in Bangladesh on Thursday handed death sentences to two police officers for the killing of Abu Sayed, a university student, on the eve of the 2024 uprising that ended Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year tenure.

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WASHINGTON, May 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 2026 Sabin Awards were presented yesterday at the National Academy of Sciences building in Washington, D.C., with Professor Uğur Şahin, MD, and Professor Özlem Türeci, MD, receiving the Sabin...

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For Sathi, Lamia, Sifat, and 25 other young athletes, the Junior Amputee Football Programme was more than just a game.

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(MENAFN) Bangladesh has recorded at least 130 child deaths linked to a rapidly escalating measles outbreak, including 113 suspected fatalities and 17 laboratory-confirmed cases over the past six weeks, according to official health figures...

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(MENAFN) Bangladesh reports that at least 130 children have died in the past six weeks, including 113 suspected measles deaths and 17 confirmed cases, according to health authorities.

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(MENAFN) The once-constant rhythm of production across Bangladesh’s expansive garment industry is beginning to slow, as a distant geopolitical crisis starts to weigh heavily on one of the country’s most vital economic sectors.