Bangladesh human rights controversy sparks U.S.-Russia spat
DHAKA -- Bangladesh has become an unlikely focal point in the war of words between the U.S. and Russia as the two sides spar over foreign missions' role in Dhaka's domestic issues. The debate kicked off after the U.S. ambassador on Dec. 14 visited the home of a missing leader from the opposition…#awamileague #bnp #sheikhhasina #dhaka (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Deadliest year for Rohingya at sea in years as 180 presumed drowned By Reuters
NEW DELHI/DHAKA (Reuters) -The possible sinking of a boat in recent weeks with 180 Rohingya Muslims on board could make 2022 one of the deadliest years at sea in almost a decade for the community, a U.N. agency said, as refugees try to flee desperate conditions in Bangladesh camps. Nearly 1…#sayedurrahman #malaysia #mohammedimran #indonesia #buddhist #muslim #similan #bayofbengal #chrislewa #southeastasia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bangladesh to open first metro line Wednesday to ease Dhaka traffic
DHAKA -- Bangladesh's first-ever metro rail line is set to be inaugurated on Wednesday in densely populated Dhaka, promising at least a degree of relief from some of the world's worst traffic congestion. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is to cut the ribbon and become the Japan-backed metro's first…#sheikhhasina #metro #dhaka #nikkeiasia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
As COVID-19 Cases Surge, China Races To Vaccinate a Reluctant Elderly Population
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities are going door to door and paying people older than 60 to get vaccinated against COVID-19. But even as cases surge, 64-year-old Li Liansheng said his friends are alarmed by stories of fevers, blood clots and other side effects.
“When people hear about such incidents, they may not be willing to take the vaccines,” said Li, who had been vaccinated before he caught COVID-19. A few days after his 10-day bout with the virus, Li is nursing a sore throat and cough. He said it was like a “normal cold” with a mild fever.
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Source: TIME: Health - December 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: JOE McDONALD / Associated Press Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 wire Source Type: news
Girl child marriage and the social context of displacement: a qualitative comparative exploration of Syrian refugees in Jordan and Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh - Gausman J, Huda FA, Othman A, Al Atoom M, Shaheen A, Hamad I, Dabobe M, Mahmood HR, Ibnat R, Langer A.
BACKGROUND: There is growing global evidence that girl child marriage (CM) increases during humanitarian crises. Norms, attitudes, and policies that sustain CM are deeply entrenched within families and communities, and may be further exacerbated by conflic... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 26, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
