COVID-19 has left thousands of people unemployed and homeless in Bangladesh. Several charities are struggling to stay open as people feel exhausted over the pandemic and extended restrictions. Al Jazeera’s Katia Lopez Hoda-Yan reports. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/… Read More
Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe The acting head of Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh has called for a nationwide protest on Sunday after a leader of the group, Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, was sentenced to death for war crimes. Fighting broke out near the capital after the decision was handed down. Al Jazeera’s Caroline Malone reports. At Al Jazeera…… Read More
Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe More bodies are being found in the capital Dhaka, at the scene of a violent revolt by border guards. Those killed are to be buried with state honours. More than 80 bodies have been recovered and authorities expect the number to rise. Evidence is emerging that the mutiny appears to…… Read More
Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe WikiLeaks, a website that publishes anonymously sourced documents, has released video footage of what it says is a US military attack on Iraqi civilians in Baghdad. Al Jazeera cannot independently verify the footage, but WikiLeaks says the images are from a military video from 2007, in which 12 civilians were…… Read More
At least 24 people have been killed in election-related violence, making the vote the bloodiest in country’s history. Sajeeb Wazed, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, tells Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull the violence is the result of the opposition’s “terror tactics”.… Read More
A world exclusive investigation tells the inside story of the fight for the facts behind Yasser Arafat’s death. Following What killed Arafat? which led French prosecutors to open a murder inquiry, this documentary follows the struggle to convince the Palestinian Authority to allow an exhumation of Arafat’s body to test for radioactive poison. Al Jazeera’s…… Read More
India’s red sandalwood is one of the most expensive timbers in the world. It is also an endangered species. An international black-market trade in it has decimated valuable forests, with armies of smugglers terrorising local law enforcement. One man stands accused of being at the top of the trade – Sahul Hameed. Hameed is wanted…… Read More
It was a shocking discovery that made international headlines: mass graves on the border of Thailand and Malaysia, with victims often starved, tortured, raped and beaten to death. The exposure of a brutal human trafficking network prompted an investigation that implicated a leading army general. But the police officer in charge of the investigation says…… Read More
Two gay-rights activists, including editor of Bangladesh’s only LGBT magazine, have been hacked to death in Dhaka. The killings come just two days after the murder of a university professor in an attack claimed by ISIL. It’s the second such attack in two days. Since last February, suspected militants have killed several secular or atheist…… Read More
In this episode of Fault Lines, we look into Florida’s cosmetic surgery industry, which has made national headlines for its high incidence of patient death and disfigurement, especially with regard to the extremely popular Brazilian butt lift (BBL) surgeries. The Florida Board of Medicine has spent years trying to place guardrails on the industry, particularly with…… Read More
The attack on Holey Artisan Bakery killed 30 people – and stunned the upscale neighborhood in the capital Dhaka. Bangladesh police have killed a man they said was a top commander of a group that has carried out several acts of religious violence. Police said Nurul Islam Marzan opened fire when stopped at a checkpoint,…… Read More
Two owners of a garments factory in Bangladesh where a fire killed 112 workers have turned themselves in to face homicide charges, a prosecutor said. Anwarul Kabir said on Sunday Delwar Hossain and his wife Mahmuda Akter, owners of Tazreen Fashion, had pleaded for bail after surrendering. Al Jazeera’s Maher Sattar reports from Dhaka.… Read More