Bangladesh

by Sumon Corraya | BANGLADESH – SOMALIA

The cargo ship, which was sailing from Maputo to Dubai, was diverted to Somali territorial waters. An Indian Navy ship that intercepted the hijacked vessel is monitoring the situation. The Bangladesh government pledged to rescue the sailors. Another Bangladeshi ship was seized in 2010, and its crew held in captivity for 100 days.


Today's news: In Russia more than 400 protesters arrested for taking to the streets in the wake of Naval'nyj's death; A survey reveals that nearly 70 per cent of Japan's 108 tsunami-prone coastal municipalities would be unprepared for the disaster; The police forcibly keep protesting farmers out of New Delhi; Thaksin Shinawatra returned to freedom; After Cop28 the United Arab Emirates set a record for non-oil exports.

| 19/02/2024
| ASIA TODAY
by Sumon Corraya

Pope Francis appointed Fr Subroto Boniface Gomes, the current parish priest of Tejgaon, to work alongside Archbishop Bejoy Nicephorus D'Cruze. Ordained a priest on 16 April 1990, the new prelate will fill a post that became vacant in 2021.

| 16/02/2024
| BANGLADESH

Today's news: Fugitives and defectors to Bangladesh increase among Myanmar border guards who report losing contact with commanders; Escalation between the Philippines and China continues in the South China Sea near Scarborough Shoal; Qatar wins the Asian football cup for the second time in a row; In Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliev is re-elected president for the fifth time with a 'Bulgarian majority'.

| 12/02/2024
| ASIA TODAY
by Sumon Corraya

At least 106 Burmese paramilitary border guards fled to Bangladesh in one day due to clashes caused by the 1027 offensive in Myanmar. Shots fired on the border by the army resulted in the death of two civilians, including a Rohingya refugee. Dhaka protest with the Myanmar ambassador.

| 06/02/2024
| BANGLADESH - MYANMAR

Today's news: Tibetan Buddhist monk arrested by Chinese police for publishing books of the exiled community; Yemen's foreign minister is the new premier of  internationally recognised government; Singapore wants to keep 'dangerous' prisoners in jail even at the end of their sentences; Tokaev dismisses the entire Kazakh government, appointing a new interim premier.

| 06/02/2024
| ASIA TODAY
by Sumon Corraya

The missionary institute is run by the Congregation of the Holy Cross. For three days, meetings and activities were held with students and the Christian community. About 90 per cent of the student body is made up of non-Christians. For Archbishop Kevin Randall, Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh, “One can see the [college’s] effects in civil society in Bangladesh”.

 

| 29/01/2024
| BANGLADESH
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