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Bibi was given $4 a day to survive. Now that allowance has been cut to zero

Bibi was given $4 a day to survive. Now that allowance has been cut to zero

As humanitarian crises unfold around the globe, the United Nations is looking at its books.

  • by Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies

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‘Hundreds’ including women and children killed in drone attacks crossing river to flee war
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‘Hundreds’ including women and children killed in drone attacks crossing river to flee war

Horrific stories are emerging of an atrocity in war-ravaged Myanmar, allegedly at the hands of a rebel army, which has denied responsibility.

  • by Zach Hope and Saiful Arakani
The Nobel Prize winning banker tasked with leading his country out of chaos

The Nobel Prize winning banker tasked with leading his country out of chaos

Student leaders who organised the protests in Bangladesh have wanted Muhammad Yunus to lead an interim government.

  • by Sheikh Saaliq and Julhas Alam
Protesters who forced PM to flee want Nobel laureate to lead Bangladesh

Protesters who forced PM to flee want Nobel laureate to lead Bangladesh

Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday as thousands of protesters defied a military curfew and stormed her official residence.

  • by Julhas Alam and Krutika Pathi
Protesters to march on the capital after weekend of violence leaves dozens dead

Protesters to march on the capital after weekend of violence leaves dozens dead

Renewed anti-government protests have swept across Bangladesh, with protesters calling for the prime minister to resign.

  • by Julhas Alam
Police kill more than 100 students in protests over job handouts
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Police kill more than 100 students in protests over job handouts

The protests erupted out of Bangladeshi students’ anger at a quota system for government jobs that benefited certain groups.

  • by Anupreeta Das
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Pat-trick: Australia’s engine humming after Cummins’ purple patch

Pat-trick: Australia’s engine humming after Cummins’ purple patch

How laser focused is Australia’s World Cup campaign? Pat Cummins forgot he was on a hat-trick against Bangladesh

  • by Daniel Brettig
Australia may be next for Rohingya refugees ‘running out of places to go’

Australia may be next for Rohingya refugees ‘running out of places to go’

Fleeing violence and squalid conditions in the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh, the persecuted Muslim minority from Myanmar is desperate.

  • by Chris Barrett
After arson, deaths and low turnout, Hasina wins fourth consecutive term

After arson, deaths and low turnout, Hasina wins fourth consecutive term

Security incidents intensified tensions ahead of the Bangladesh election that was shunned by opposition MPs, who accuse Hasina of muzzling dissent and civil society.

  • by Krutika Pathi and Julhas Alam
Two boats with 400 Rohingya aboard adrift in the Andaman Sea: UN

Two boats with 400 Rohingya aboard adrift in the Andaman Sea: UN

The captain of one boat said he feared all on board would die if they did not receive help. The whereabouts of the other boat were unclear.

  • by Grant Peck
Arnold admits stress over Palestine game, Duke challenges teammates to keep calm

Arnold admits stress over Palestine game, Duke challenges teammates to keep calm

Australia’s head coach took joy in his side’s win to start their World Cup qualifying campaign, but admits next week’s game against Palestine in Kuwait has been weighing on his mind.

  • by Roy Ward

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