‘The river is our home’: Bangladeshi boatmen mourn their receding waters
Decreased flows caused by water-hungry neighbours, especially India, are damaging river communities
• All photographs by Kaamil Ahmed
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Vision for Bangladesh is helping the blind to see
A UK registered charity called Vision for Bangladesh is helping the blind to see by funding simple and effective eye treatments in Bangladesh for children whose parents are poor and cannot afford the surgery. Rachel Andrews retired after 25 years from her position as Pediatric and adult Ophthalmic Sister at West Suffolk Hospital’s Eye Treatment Centre in Bury St Edmunds,
Read moreFlight Delays compensation pay-outs by Biman Bangladesh Airline
In December 2017 my family and I took a direct flight from Heathrow to Sylhet on a Biman Bangladesh Airline flight. At Heathrow Airport the flight schedule clearly showed the flight will depart from London Heathrow as planned and will arrive in Sylhet Osmani International Airport the next morning. Everything went smoothly at Heathrow and we boarded the flight without
Read moreFresh explosions rock building occupied by terrorists in Sylhet
According to various news sources elite commandos on Sunday battled to neutralise Islamist terrorists holed up in a building rocked by fresh explosions, hours after six people were killed and over 50 others injured in blasts claimed by the Islamic State outside the complex in Bangladesh’s north eastern city of Sylhet. Previously two explosions ripped through a crowd on Saturday,
Read moreClean water finally flows to transform lives of tea pickers in Bangladesh
Poor sanitation meant Surma valley workers and their families were often sick, but a hygiene project has brought them a healthy water supply and safe toilets
Read moreThe Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters by Nadiya Hussain review – what the Bake Off winner did next
This warm-hearted family saga from the Great British Bake Off star will surely sell like hot cakes – but I wish celebrities wouldn’t dominate the bookshelves
Read moreWho killed the great British curry house?
Why has Britain turned its back on its favourite food – and shut out the people needed to cook it?
Read moreThe best thing I ate in 2016
From a homemade birthday cake to wild pig in the Yucatán, the big names in food, including Nigella Lawson, René Redzepi and Nadiya Hussain, recall their favourite eating experiences of 2016
Read moreBumps stop bruises as safety project cuts accidents on deadly Bangladesh highway
A pilot scheme introducing speed bumps and other basic safety measures to the Dhaka-Sylhet N2 highway has shown how simple infrastructure can save lives
Read moreMaking rainbows in a glass – seven-layer tea in Bangladesh
The magic happens in a humble kiosk in northern Bangladesh’s Sylhet region – by a man unimpressed by Bollywood bling or making big money from his invention
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