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Congested Dhaka navigates cleaner transport, jobs with first metro rail

Wasif Mohammad Abdullah, a 34-year-old banker, was thrilled to take his first trip this month on Dhaka's new metro rail line, while visiting the northern part of the Bangladeshi capital, one of the world's most crowded cities.

Reuters

Boat carrying 71 Rohingya refugees lands in Indonesia

A boat carrying 71 weak and hungry Rohingya Muslims fleeing from refugee camps in Bangladesh has landed in Indonesia’s Aceh province, Fifteen-year-old Shorif Uddin, who was on the boat with his parents, says two or three people died while they were at sea because of a lack of food

The Independent UK

Boat carrying 69 Rohingya lands in Indonesia's Aceh

A boat carrying 69 Rohingya Muslims landed in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said, the latest in a wave of arrivals as hundreds flee desperate conditions in Bangladeshi refugee camps.

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Australia's Georgia Wareham returns from a knee injury, earns spot in WPL and takes wickets at the T20 World Cup

The leg-spinner says there were times she wasn't sure if she would be able to return to international cricket after a knee injury — now she's on her way to the WPL and taking wickets at the T20 World Cup.

ABC News

Returning Wareham's 3-20 rocks Bangladesh

Darcie Brown has backed up legspinner Georgia Wareham with 2-23 in Australia's second T20 World Cup fixture against Bangladesh.

AAP

Australia beats Bangladesh by eight wickets thanks to Meg Lanning's unbeaten innings

Australia remains unbeaten after its first two group games at the Twenty20 World Cup thanks to an eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Gqeberha.

ABC News

Australia not taking Bangladesh lightly

Head coach Shelley Nitschke said the defending champions are wary of the threat their next opponents pose at the T20 World Cup.

AAP

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Bangladesh calls for Australia to increase intake of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar

Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen says many countries had substantially increased the number of Rohingya refugees they had taken, and he would like to see Australia take more people in.

ABC News

New research shows CDC exaggerated the evidence for masks to fight COVID

The analysis found that wearing masks in public “probably makes little or no difference.”

Chicago Sun-Times

A Scientific Review Shows the CDC Grossly Exaggerated the Evidence Supporting Mask Mandates

The analysis found that wearing masks in public "probably makes little or no difference."

Reason

Women’s T20 World Cup: a guide to the 10 teams in South Africa

From favourites and serial winners Australia to surprise package Bangladesh, not forgetting Jon Lewis’s aggressive England

The Guardian - UK

Jos Buttler admits "frustration" at "unique situation" as England stars skip Bangladesh tour

England will field a weakened team against Bangladesh next month, with some players absent due to Test commitments and others opting to skip the tour to honour more lucrative franchise deals

Daily Mirror

Jos Buttler ‘frustrated’ as England stars pick Pakistan Super League over Bangladesh tour

England white-ball captain Jos Buttler has admitted to “frustrations” at players choosing franchise commitments over next month’s white-ball tour of Bangladesh, but insists no one will be ruled out of selection for future squads over their decision.

Evening Standard

Jos Buttler understands ‘complicated’ decision for players to skip Bangladesh

Alex Hales, Sam Billings and Liam Dawson are among those missing the white-ball tour to play in the Pakistan Super League.

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Rehan Ahmed’s rise continues with place in England white-ball squads

England have named the 18-year-old leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed in their white-ball squads for the first time for their tour of Bangladesh

The Independent UK

Teenage leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed handed England white-ball call-up

Ahmed became England’s youngest men’s Test cricketer when he lined up against Pakistan in Karachi

Evening Standard

Rehan Ahmed and Tom Abell named in depleted England squad for Bangladesh tour

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Daily Mirror

Moeen Ali to withdraw from Pakistan Super League to focus on England ahead of World Cup

EXCLUSIVE: Moeen Ali is set to pull out of a stint in the Pakistan Super League with Islamabad United to focus on England ahead of their 50-over World Cup defence

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The Conversation

Australia's cotton farmers can help prevent exploitation in the global garment industry

Ten years ago, the garment industry’s worst industrial accident – the Rana Plaza collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh – killed more than 1,100 workers and highlighted the travesty of conditions for millions of garment workers globally.

The Independent UK

UN expert: Deaths of Bangladeshi migrants should be probed

A U.N. expert says the countries where Bangladeshi migrant workers are employed, including former World Cup host Qatar, should thoroughly investigate all cases of deaths and human rights violations

WEKU

Trying to crack the Nipah code: How does this deadly virus spill from bats to humans?

Nipah virus, which can rapidly infect and kill members of a community, is carried by bats. Exactly how does it cross over into humans? Researchers in Bangladesh are trying to find out.

Daily Mirror

Alex Hales 'to skip England's tour of Bangladesh' ahead of World Cup as PSL pays more

Alex Hales has reportedly committed to play the entire Pakistan Super League with Islamambad United, meaning the 34-year-old will miss England's tour of Bangladesh in March

Reuters

Bangladesh secures $4.7 billion from IMF as other South Asian countries see delays

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved loans of $4.7 billion to Bangladesh for disbursal starting immediately, making it the first to secure such funds out of three South Asian countries that applied last year amid economic trouble.

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh to get $4.7bn IMF package

The funding comes under a new programme which aims to help vulnerable middle-income countries and island states.

France 24

Rohingya refugees risk death at sea to escape Bangladesh camps

In early December, a video showing Rohingyas on an overcrowded makeshift boat made the rounds on social networks. It was drifting in the Andaman Sea, between Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia and Thailand, but no country came to its rescue – despite appeals from NGOs and the UN. Many boats meet the…

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