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On February 18, Bangladesh’s new Prime Minister, Tarique Rahman, received a congratulatory letter from U.S. President Donald Trump. It offered more than pleasantries. [1]

DHAKA—Officials from the Bangladesh police’s Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said on Monday they had broken up a syndicate trafficking young female Rohingya refugees to Malaysia via India, mostly to be sold into sex work. [2]

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh—In hotels and restaurants near the beach at Cox’s Bazar in southeast Bangladesh, international and local aid workers sent to help the Rohingya in the world’s largest refugee settlement talk nervously of the major challenge ahe... [3]

DHAKA—Amid a crackdown on illegal migration via sea routes, a number of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh—mostly women and girls—are being given fake documents by suspected human traffickers at various locations across the country in order to get Bangl... [4]

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Left drenched and near destitute by a cyclone that hit Bangladesh a day earlier, thousands of Rohingya refugees hunkered down in the ruins of their camps on Wednesday, waiting for help after a night in the rain. [5]

DHAKA—A sample taken from an elderly Rohingya man who died on Sunday in a hospital in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday night, according to local officials, who vowed to redouble their efforts to slow the spread of the co... [6]

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh — Bangladesh is evacuating one million people with Cyclone Mahasen expected to hit its low-lying delta coast on Thursday evening, said the United Nations, which estimated 4.1 million people were at risk due to gale-force winds,... [7]

As Myanmar’s efforts to contain the coronavirus continue, State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi warned on Saturday that anyone who has illegally entered the country and anyone aiding them will face legal action. [8]

Sources
[1] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-03-20 · 75% match

Dhaka Must Tread Cautiously on ‘Routine Defense Agreements’ with the US

On February 18, Bangladesh’s new Prime Minister, Tarique Rahman, received a congratulatory letter from U.S. President Donald Trump. It offered more than pleasantries.

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-01-28 · 75% match

Bangladesh Police Bust Int’l Gang Trafficking Rohingya Women Into Sex Work in Malaysia

DHAKA—Officials from the Bangladesh police’s Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said on Monday they had broken up a syndicate trafficking young female Rohingya refugees to Malaysia via India, mostly to be sold into sex work.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-02-04 · 75% match

Aid Workers Race to Batten Down Rohingya Refugee Camp with No Sign of Crisis Ending

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh—In hotels and restaurants near the beach at Cox’s Bazar in southeast Bangladesh, international and local aid workers sent to help the Rohingya in the world’s largest refugee settlement talk nervously of the major challenge ahe

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-06-07 · 75% match

300 Rohingya in Bangladesh Traveled Abroad on Bangladeshi Passports

DHAKA—Amid a crackdown on illegal migration via sea routes, a number of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh—mostly women and girls—are being given fake documents by suspected human traffickers at various locations across the country in order to get Bangl

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-05-31 · 75% match

Nowhere to go for Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh After Cyclone Wrecks Camps

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Left drenched and near destitute by a cyclone that hit Bangladesh a day earlier, thousands of Rohingya refugees hunkered down in the ruins of their camps on Wednesday, waiting for help after a night in the rain.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-06-02 · 75% match

First Rohingya Death From COVID-19 Reported in Bangladesh Refugee Camp

DHAKA—A sample taken from an elderly Rohingya man who died on Sunday in a hospital in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday night, according to local officials, who vowed to redouble their efforts to slow the spread of the co

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-05-16 · 75% match

Bangladesh Orders 1 Million Evacuated as Cyclone Mahasen Nears

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh — Bangladesh is evacuating one million people with Cyclone Mahasen expected to hit its low-lying delta coast on Thursday evening, said the United Nations, which estimated 4.1 million people were at risk due to gale-force winds,

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-06-15 · 71% match

Illegal Entry to Myanmar Amid COVID-19 Will Lead to Legal Action: State Counselor Warns

As Myanmar’s efforts to contain the coronavirus continue, State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi warned on Saturday that anyone who has illegally entered the country and anyone aiding them will face legal action.

[9] MM thedailystar.net · 75% match

Bangladesh | The Daily Star

Tourists crowd Lawachara rail line for photos, triggering safety concern 5 hour(s) ago Bangladesh Cumilla train-bus crash: Two railway crossing workers sued among others 5 hour(s) ago Accidents & Fires 32 inches tall, and making a strong stand 9 hour

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-17 · 39% match

Bangladesh

Beijing has offered to train officials as false claims spread Interim leader faces Trump tariffs, calls for early election, wage protests Double-digit growth threatened by strikes, U.S.

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