Two-child limit for Muslims in parts of Myanmar
Associated Press | Saturday May 25, 2013
Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists in the area and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing in the aftermath of sectarian violence.
Two-child limit for Muslims in parts of Myanmar
Associated Press | Saturday May 25, 2013
Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have introduced a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families in an effort to ease tensions with the Rohingya's Buddhist neighbors after a spate of deadly sectarian violence, an official said on Saturda...
IPL spot-fixing: Baburao Yadav planned to play in Bangladesh Premier League, say police
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 23, 2013
Baburao, who is a former Ranji cricketer, was arrested in New Delhi on Tuesday as part of the Indian Premier League spot fixing scandal.
History of ICC Champions Trophy
NDTVCricket | Thursday May 23, 2013
Inaugurated in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1998, the Champions Trophy was played every two years until 2009, switching to a round-robin format in 2002 (in Sri Lanka).
Bangladesh factory collapse: volunteers haunted by rescue trauma
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 22, 2013
Mamun was hailed a hero for pulling survivors from the ruins of Bangladesh's Rana Plaza factory complex but now he struggles to sleep, haunted by the memory of sawing off a young woman's hand.
Bangladesh panel to recommend life in prison over building collapse
Reuters | Tuesday May 21, 2013
A committee investigating a deadly collapse of a building housing garment factories in Bangladesh will recommend that nine people detained in connection with the disaster be sentenced to life in prison, the panel's chief said on Tuesday.
Protests erupt in Bangladesh's troubled garment hub
Agence France-Presse | Monday May 20, 2013
Bangladeshi police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at thousands of garment workers Monday as they demanded a wage hike at a protest in a manufacturing hub outside the capital Dhaka.
After cyclone Mahasen, Myanmar camps face monsoon threat
Agence France-Presse | Monday May 20, 2013
Myanmar's victims of sectarian strife were spared the full force of Cyclone Mahasen, but many are now returning to flimsy tents in flood-prone camps with the monsoon just weeks away.
Bangladesh factory banned by Wal-Mart still makes Wrangler shirts
Reuters | Monday May 20, 2013
A Bangladesh factory where Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Inditex SA inspectors spotted cracks in the wall this month is still making Wrangler shirts for the world's largest apparel maker, US-based VF Corp.
Dubai labourers stage rare strike for more pay
Reuters | Sunday May 19, 2013
Thousands of workers employed by Dubai's largest construction firm, Arabtec, stayed away from work on Sunday to back wage demands, a rare labour protest in the Gulf emirate, where trade unions are banned, staff said.
Bangladeshi baby born in storm shelter named Mahasen after cyclone
Agence France-Presse | Friday May 17, 2013
A baby boy who was born in a Bangladeshi storm shelter was named after an impending cyclone by villagers who hoped the gesture would protect them from the storm's wrath, an official said on Friday.
Bangladesh garment hub reopens after unrest
Agence France-Presse | Friday May 17, 2013
Hundreds of garment factories in a Bangladesh manufacturing hub reopened Friday, days after they were closed down due to unrest sparked by the country's worst industrial tragedy, employers said.
After Cyclone Mahasen, Bangladesh begins cleaning up trail of wreckage
Agence France-Presse | Friday May 17, 2013
Bangladesh began cleaning up on Friday after a killer cyclone wrecked thousands of homes along its coast while breathing a sigh of relief that the damage was not much worse.
Cyclone Mahasen hits Bangladesh, 45 people killed
Associated Press | Friday May 17, 2013
Cyclone Mahasen weakened by Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm and then dissipated, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh and spared Myanmar almost entirely, meteorological officials said.
Cyclone Mahasen fizzles as it hits Bangladesh
Associated Press | Thursday May 16, 2013
Cyclone Mahasan weakened Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over coastal Bangladesh and spared Myanmar almost entirely.
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