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A group of Rohingya congregate at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, where aid workers are preparing for a potential COVID-19 outbreak, April 1, 2020.

Bangladesh Faces Stark Shortage of Ventilators to Fight COVID-19, NGO Says

Health minister says the nation of 165 million people has only about 1,475 ventilators.

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Bangladesh’s PM Bumps Up COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Program by $8 bn

“I hope our economy will rebound,” Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says.
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Bangladesh Govt Acknowledges Blocking BenarNews Websites

U.S.-based news portal has been inaccessible for two days amid concerns over a crackdown on criticism of nation's handling of COVID-19.
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COVID-19 Outbreak Forces Muslims to Alter Rituals for Grieving

“The dead can no longer be given a bath or a change of clothes,” says a Philippine Muslim elder.
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Bangladesh Blocks Several Websites amid COVID-19 Crisis

BenarNews websites are now not accessible in Bangladesh.
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Rights Group Blasts Bangladesh for Targeting Doctors, Others over COVID-19

Critics slam government for “alarmingly low” number of tests for suspected coronavirus cases.
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Amnesty International Calls on Bangladesh to Find Missing Journalist

Shafiqul Islam Kajol, who was last seen on March 10, was charged twice under the Digital Security Act.
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Rohingya Refugees on ICJ Ruling: ‘We thank them all’

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