In a packed courtroom in Dhaka on Tuesday, Judge Majibur Rahman of the special anti-terrorism tribunal ruled that six of the eight accused would die for their crimes. Only four of the eight accused were present in court for the sentencing. A further two, including a former army officer, were …
Read More »Bangladesh factory owner among those arrested after over 50 workers die locked inside inferno
Police have detained eight people over the fire, which broke out on Thursday and raged for two days at a factory not far from the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. The owner of the factory, Abdul Hashem of Hashem Foods Ltd, and his four sons are among those arrested on charges of …
Read More »Over 50 killed, dozens injured & many feared trapped in Bangladesh factory fire (VIDEO)
The fire began on the ground floor of a multi-story building in an industrial area some 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Dhaka on Thursday night. It originated at a facility producing noodles and drinks that belongs to Hashem Food and Beverage. On Friday morning, it was still raging, firefighters told …
Read More »15 dead and 400 missing after ‘devastating’ fire at Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
The “massive” blaze at the Balukhali camp, in Bangladesh’s southeastern town of Cox’s Bazar, saw thousands of shelters reduced to rubble and possessions destroyed. With 550 people having been injured and more than 400 so far unaccounted for, UNHCR’s representative in Bangladesh, Johannes Van Der Klaauw, described the scenes as …
Read More »What life is like for children in Bangladesh. Photo
The children daily hard work. Photojournalist Mexican origin Claudio Montesano Casillas went Keraniganj district sub-district in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to show what challenges face daily children living in this country. Every day children go to work at the clothing factory, the clothing which is then sent for export. Bangladesh is considered …
Read More »The photographer has shown how the Bangladesh from the height of bird flight. Photo
29-year-old shameem Sharif Sousse from Bangladesh — a pilot by profession and photographer by vocation. Often he takes with him into the sky a camera and a bird’s eye shoots stunning footage of different parts of their homeland. In his lens fall forests, beaches, Islands, coral reefs, fishing villages and …
Read More »Bangladesh from the height of bird flight. Photo
Incredibly beautiful country. A politically unstable country, which legalized prostitution, regularly occurring natural disasters, and living conditions appalling, is often exactly what we envision Bangladesh. But today’s project is not about that. 29-year-old shameem Sharif Sousse from Bangladesh — a pilot by profession and photographer by vocation. Often he takes …
Read More »Impressionable not to look: it looks like the slums of Bangladesh. Photo
Bangladesh is a developing country, and Dhaka is growing very fast. Armed with flash, fashion photographer Hadi Uddin went to one of the poorest areas of the capital of Bangladesh, to new insights on the topic of social inequality and poverty. “Here in the moment” is the story of people …
Read More »Famous Ukrainian singer was detained at the airport in Bangladesh
Arsen Mirzoyan fell under the “hot hand” of local law enforcement. Ukrainian artist, songwriter and participant of the show “the Voice of the country” Arsen Mirzoyan was arrested at the airport in Bangladesh, where he arrived for the filming of their new clip. Shooting videokartinki for the song “Magellan” took …
Read More »In Bangladesh, a helicopter mistakenly landed the newlyweds in jail
The prison was a strict regime. The guards quickly surrounded the helicopter, assuming the impending escape of someone from the prisoners. They interrogated the pilot and members of the wedding ceremony, then released them. The representative of the prison confirmed the fact of violation, the company Meghna Aviation, which owns …
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