Bangladesh police have arrested three female members of an Islamist extremist group blamed for the deadly Dhaka café siege, officials said Sunday, as authorities continue to crack down on militant outfits a year after the attack. The three women were arrested late Saturday following a failed suicide bombing after their hide-out was raided in western … Read more
Heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 35 people in southeast Bangladesh, most of them buried under landslides, authorities said Tuesday. Police warned that the death toll would likely rise as emergency workers reached remote parts of the affected area, where telephone and transport links had been cut. “The recovery work is still going on,” … Read more
Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers staged a tearful demonstration Monday to mark the anniversary of a factory disaster that killed 1,138 people, demanding justice for the victims and better pay. Four years later, no one has yet been convicted over the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory complex, one of the world’s worst industrial tragedies. … Read more