IFC backs Epic Group’s green textile push in Bangladesh, India
Under the terms of the deal between IFC and Epic Group, the debt financing package includes a $70m sustainability-linked loan and a $30m green loan – IFC's first green loan with…
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Old photo of submerged India temple falsely linked to 2024 Bangladesh floods
Screenshot of the false post taken on August 25, 2024 The post surfaced as Bangladesh grappled with severe floods that have killed at least 40 people and left nearly 300,000 taking refuge…
Video of Gaza child falsely linked to Bangladesh unrest
Screenshot of the false post The video circulated online after India's Hindu-nationalist government sounded alarm over reports of attacks on Bangladesh's Hindu minority immediately…
Old photo of monk serving Muslims food falsely linked to 2024 Bangladesh unrest
An old image of a monk serving food to Muslims has resurfaced in social media posts that falsely claimed it shows a Hindu priest who was killed by Islamists during the recent unrest in…
Video shows fire at home of ex-Bangladesh ruling party politician, not Bengali Hindu cricketer
A screenshot of the false post on X. Weeks of deadly clashes between protesters and security forces in Bangladesh culminated in Hasina quitting and fleeing to India on August 3, bringing…
UN to probe atrocities during Bangladesh’s deadly protests
A United Nations fact-finding mission is expected to arrive in Dhaka next week, according to information on Thursday, to probe alleged atrocities committed during the violent protests that…
Clip of man wearing female Muslim headscarf filmed in Bangladesh, not India
A video from Bangladesh of a man wearing a female Muslim headscarf in an apparent bid to evade arrest has been falsely portrayed as an incident in Hindu-majority India. The claim was…
Bangladesh to appoint Nobel laureate Yunus as interim government head
Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin is set to appoint Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus as the head of the country's interim government, one day after prime minister Sheikh Hasina was…
India steps up border security after Bangladesh crisis
India has deployed additional troops along its border with Bangladesh after a political crisis in the neighbouring country brought down Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government. Ms Hasina…
Bangladesh mourns some 200 deaths as student protests wind down and thousands are arrested
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh observed a day of mourning Tuesday in memory of more than 200 people killed in recent weeks during violence that evolved from student protests over the…
Bangladesh top court reverses jobs quota plan after street violence
Following deadly clashes between demonstrators and the government over a civil service quota system, Bangladesh's top court on Sunday largely reversed a decision to reintroduce the plan,…