Bangladesh

Bangladesh boat tragedy kills 33 Hindus ahead of major fest

Accidents due to lax rules, poor safety, and overcrowding kill hundreds in frequent ferry tragedies in Bangladesh

Church in Bangladesh welcomes child safety initiatives

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to recruit 6,000 additional social workers to better protect children in communities

Bangladesh to evacuate people from Myanmar border

Fighting between Myanmar military, Arakan Army rebels in Rakhine state poses big risk to locals

Firing from Myanmar kills Rohingya in Bangladesh camp

More than a million Rohingya live in camps in southern Bangladesh that comprise the world’s largest refugee settlements

Bangladeshi mystic confronts demons with psychiatry

Sufi leader Syed Emdadul Hoque knows that his prayers alone are not enough to soothe troubled minds

Islamist attacks on Bangladeshi mystics condemned

Baul singers have come under repeated attacks from Islamic hardliners in Bangladesh in recent years

Bangladeshi activist shot dead during protests

Public anger has intensified over lengthy blackouts in the South Asian nation struggling to pay for imported diesel and gas

Most Bangladeshi women suffer abuse on public transport

About 87 percent face harassment but a huge majority do not lodge police complaints to avoid social humiliation

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh want to go home

Stalled repatriation is causing frustration among the one million refugees and the host community, activist says

Bangladeshi lawmaker accused of usurping tribal land

An aggrieved tribal Catholic said the henchmen of ruling Awami League’s Shibli Sadique also issued death threats

Papal nuncio hailed for empowering Bangladeshi Church

Indian Archbishop George Kocherry, 77, is set to retire after having spent nearly 10 years in Bangladesh

Rohingya sing Myanmar anthem 5 years after exodus

Rohingya children living in Bangladeshi refugee camps are made to sing Myanmar's national anthem before class

The truth behind Japan's Abe state funeral protests

More Japanese women decline to be mothers

Vietnamese Catholics ready to aid storm victims

Iran protest death toll tops 75 as crackdown intensifies

Japan honors Shinzo Abe at controversial funeral

Pope urges young Catholics to be part of Church's mission