Bangladesh

Cyclone Giri Intensifies
DHAKA, BANGLADESH (GaeaTimes.com)- Cyclone Giri has attained extensive momentum on Thursday evening and has been upgraded into category 1 storm, weather officials have stated.

DHAKA, Bangladesh - A speeding train plowed into two buses at a busy crossing in Bangladesh's capital on Wednesday, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens, a police official said.

DINAJPUR - Smuggling and human trafficking are the "key issues that sometimes create problem in the border areas of Bangladesh and India", the country's border guard chief has said.

CHITTAGONG - Six drunken young men vandalised a Hindu temple in Gosaildanga here, provoking protests by the minority community, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

YANGON, Myanmar - Floods and landslides triggered by incessant monsoon rains in Myanmar and Bangladesh have killed more than 100 people, officials and reports said Thursday.
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