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Bangladesh’s prime minister resigns amid violent protests

Protest

The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with journalist Waliur Rahman about the latest developments after the resignation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Students in Bangladesh call for leadership change as protests against quota system turn violent

Protest
Sea-level rise and storms made stronger by climate change threaten communities across coastal Bangladesh.

‘They forgot about me’: People with disabilities in Bangladesh face increased risk during natural disasters

Climate Change
Black and white illustration of a boat on rocky waters

A boat carrying 180 Rohingya refugees vanished. A frantic phone call helped untangle the mystery.

Refugees
Rohingya refugees gather near a fence during a government organized media tour, to a no-man's land between Myanmar and Bangladesh, near Taungpyolatyar village, Maung Daw, northern Rakhine State, Myanmar

Myanmar seeks to have Rohingya case thrown out of UN court

Justice
Pastoralists and their livestock at one of the few functioning boreholes in Marsabit County, Kenya. Community leaders organize when people and their animals can drink from the borehole, Nov. 3, 2021.`

Who will pay for ‘losses and damages’ caused by climate change? Developing countries make their case at COP26.

Climate Change

Talking about compensation for damages from climate change has been taboo at climate talks. That’s starting to change. 

People wearing masks as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus assemble to offer prayers at Dhakeshwari Temple during a Hindu Durga Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Randomized study of mask-wearing illustrates their importance in preventing the spread COVID-19

COVID-19

The study, a randomized trial set up to demonstrate the effectiveness of masks, was conducted across 600 villages in rural Bangladesh. Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, a Bangladeshi economist at Yale University discussed the findings with The World’s host Carol Hills.

"A Queen's Dream," illustration by Mayyu Khan, a Rohingya artist living in Kutupalong Refugee Camp, from "Rohingya Folk Tales," by Mohammed Rezuwan.

This young folklorist is on a mission to preserve Rohingya stories before it’s too late

Refugees

Mohammed Rezuwan, 24, lives in Cox’s Bazar, the world’s largest refugee camp. He’s gathering Rohingya folk stories before a generation of storytellers dies off.

A 1988 polychrome resin sculpture is displayed of the comic character Tintin and his dog snowy

A radio personality drew popular cartoon Tintin into Bangladesh scenes while quarantining — to the delight of fans

Global Cartoons

Several months ago, Bangladeshi radio personality R. J. Apu, who grew up reading the comics throughout the 1990s — and whose actual name is Zahidul Haque Apu — created cover art that shows Tintin in various cities across the country.

A man and woman are shown sitting in chairs while medical workers administer vaccinations.

Virus surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

COVID-19

The surge in coronavirus cases in India has created huge worries for neighboring countries like Bangladesh and Nepal.

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