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Residents walk through floodwaters in Malda, West Bengal, India, on Thursday. The death toll from floods sweeping South Asia has climbed above 1,000, according to news services tracking official tallies.

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Floods In South Asia Have Killed More Than 1,000 People This Summer

6:27pm August 29, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

For the past several weeks, monsoon-triggered floods have devastated regions in Nepal, Bangladesh and India. This week, a new series of storms has brought everyday life in Mumbai to a near halt.

A boy on the outskirts of Bogra, Bangladesh, on Aug. 20.

Epic Floods — Not Just In Texas — Are A Challenge For Aid Groups

4:18pm August 29, 2017

by Malaka Gharib

Two weeks before Hurricane Harvey struck, monsoon rains swamped Bangladesh, India and Nepal. Aid groups are struggling to deal with both disasters.

Bangladeshi firefighters pull a man from the mud Wednesday in Rangamati, after a landslide there killed scores of people. As rescue workers continue to search the area for missing people, authorities warn that the death toll is likely to rise.

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Landslides And Floods Kill Scores Of People In Bangladesh And India

11:41am June 14, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Heavy rains have overwhelmed the border region in recent days, setting a deadly amount of mud and water in motion and claiming at least 140 victims, according to disaster management officials.

Bangladeshi villagers evacuate to cyclone shelters in Cox's Bazar district on Tuesday, as more than 350,000 people fled coastal villages to avoid Cyclone Mora.

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Cyclone Hits Bangladesh, Destroying Huts Sheltering Rohingya Refugees

12:25pm May 30, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Some 350,000 people reportedly were evacuated from their homes before Cyclone Mora made landfall. The worst damage was at refugee camps housing thousands who fled neighboring Myanmar.

Bangladeshi activists mark the fourth anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse at the site where the building once stood in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on April 24.

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4 Years After Rana Plaza Tragedy, What's Changed For Bangladeshi Garment Workers?

7:43am April 30, 2017

by Ashley Westerman

Four years after the deadliest garment factory disaster, a new report by Human Rights Watch finds that many global apparel companies have not signed a transparency pledge regarding its supply chains.

Some 2,000 Rohingya refugee families live in the Balukhali camp in southern Bangladesh, according to the camp's leader.

Health & Safety

Can You Still Have Hope When Life Seems Hopeless?

2:50pm April 23, 2017

by Ashley Westerman

We interviewed Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and asked about their hopes for the future. We were shaken by their answers.

Workers at a brick factory toil through sweltering heat to shape, dry and bake bricks. The work is seasonal and labor-intensive. The manager says if he has openings, he'll give a job to anyone willing to do the work.

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Long-Persecuted Rohingya Find Refuge, But Not Acceptance, In Bangladesh

5:34am April 14, 2017

Rohingya Muslims fleeing a recent crackdown in Myanmar are just the latest wave of refugees to arrive in Bangladesh. But patience is wearing thin in the impoverished country with scarce resources.

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The Balukali refugee camp, located about an hour's drive south of the seaside tourist city of Cox's Bazar, is one of many informal camps in southern Bangladesh. An estimated 2,000 Rohingya families who fled neighboring Myanmar live in Balukali.

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Rohingya Fleeing Myanmar Describe Military Tactic Of Systematic Rape

9:26am April 13, 2017

Witnesses say Myanmar forces waged a six-month campaign of murder, arson and mass rape after Rohingya militants attacked border guards. The Muslim minority has long faced persecution in Myanmar.

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Workers empty a pit latrine in rural Bangladesh.

Health & Safety

So What Do You Do With The ... Poo ... In A Pit Latrine?

3:22pm March 21, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

That's a problem in Bangladesh, where pit latrines have brought rates of open defecation down — but led to the dumping of 'fecal sludge' in waterways. A new study proposes a possible solution.

Minara Begum (left) and her sister, Rajna Begum, served coconut Mishti (sweets) at the first Bandhu Gardens pop-up at Rose's Fine Food last July.

This Garden Connects Bangladeshi Women With Restaurants — And Each Other

6:42pm March 14, 2017

by Dorothy Hernandez

The female-run Bandhu Gardens in Michigan sells surplus vegetables from backyards and hosts pop-up dinners and cooking classes to help meet the needs of recent immigrants and their families back home.