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A man on the back of a mini truck waves to camera as he leaves after evacuating valuables on the Bay of Bengal coast secure their boats anticipating a storm in Patenga, Chittagong, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. Authorities in Bangladesh were evacuating hundreds of thousands of people across its vast coastal region on Monday as a tropical storm quickly approached amid fears of extensive damage. (AP Photo)

At least 24 dead in Bangladesh from tropical storm

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

A man stands at the doorway of his flooded shop in Sylhet, Bangladesh, Monday, June 20, 2022. Floods in Bangladesh continued to wreak havoc Monday with authorities struggling to ferry drinking water and dry food to flood shelters across the country’s vast northern and northeastern regions. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

South Asia floods hampering access to food, clean water

By JJulhas Alam and Wasbir Hussain - Associated Press

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel rescue flood-affected villagers in Korora village, west of Gauhati, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Floods in India, Bangladesh leave millions homeless, 18 dead

By Julhas Alam and Wasbir Hussain - Associated Press

Muslims shout slogans against Nupur Sharma, a spokesperson of India's governing Hindu nationalist party as they react to the derogatory references to Islam and the Prophet Muhammad made by her, during a protest outside a mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, June 10, 2022. Thousands of people marched in Bangladesh's capital on Friday to urge Muslim-majority nations to cut off diplomatic ties with India and boycott its products unless it punishes two governing party officials for comments deemed derogatory to Islam's Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Anger erupts in Bangladesh, India over comments about Islam

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

A large number of people line up to receive COVID-19 vaccine amid a surge in coronavirus infections in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. Bangladesh has reported more than 1.8 million COVID-19 cases and over 28,000 deaths since the pandemic started. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Digital leaps helped Bangladesh navigate the pandemic

By Sajeeb Wazed

Firefighters work to douse a fire inside a food and beverage factory in Rupganj, outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, July 9, 2021. At least 52 people died in a huge blaze that engulfed a food and beverage factory outside Bangladesh's capital, fire officials said Friday, in the latest industrial disaster to hit the South Asian nation. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

52 dead in Bangladesh factory fire as workers locked inside

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

Shoppers crowd at a marketplace in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, May 7, 2021. India's surge in coronavirus cases is having a dangerous effect on neighboring Bangladesh. Health experts warn of imminent vaccine shortages just as the country should be stepping up its vaccination drive, and as more contagious virus variants are beginning to be detected. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

As India surges, Bangladesh lacks jabs, faces virus variants

By JULHAS ALAM - Associated Press

UN calls on countries to take action to prevent drowning

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 11, 2021, file photo, U.S. special envoy for climate John Kerry attends a press conference with French Environment Minister Barbara Pompili in Paris. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Kerry that India was committed to meeting its climate change pledges, and Kerry said the U.S. would support those goals with affordable access to green technologies and financing. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

US envoy Kerry discusses climate challenges in Bangladesh

By JULHAS ALAM - Associated Press

Rescuers pull out a ferry that sank Sunday night after being hit by a cargo vessel in the Shitalakkhya River in Narayanganj district, outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, April 5, 2021. 25 bodies were recovered as on Monday. (AP Photo/Mushfiqul Alam)

Death toll from Bangladesh ferry capsize rises to 34

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Bangladesh enforcing weeklong lockdown amid virus surge

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Ferry sinks after colliding in Bangladesh; at least 25 dead

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Volunteers from aid agencies rebuild shelters for Rohingya refugees who lost their dwellings to a devastating fire at Balukhali camp at Ukhiya in Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. At least 15 people, including children were killed and thousands of Rohingya refugees became homeless in Monday's fire. (AP Photo/ Shafiqur Rahman)

Fire kills 3 in market near Rohingya camp in Bangladesh

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In this photo provided by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi's twitter handle, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stands for a photograph in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, March 26, 2021. Modi on Saturday concluded his two-day official visit to Bangladesh amid both violent protests and enthusiasm that the bilateral relations between the two neighbors would continue to grow. (Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi's twitter handle via AP Photo)

India’s Modi ends Bangladesh visit that sparked violence

By JULHAS ALAM - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi's twitter handle, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a bouquet of flowers from Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, March 26, 2021. Modi arrived in Bangladesh’s capital on Friday to join celebrations marking 50 years of the country's independence, but his trip was not welcomed by all. The two-day visit, his first foreign trip since the coronavirus pandemic began last year, will also include joining commemorations for 100 years since the birth of independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. (Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi's twitter handle via AP Photo)

4 die in clashes set off by India’s Modi visiting Bangladesh

By JULHAS ALAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 1971, file photo, Pakistan’s Gen. Niazi, second from left, signs the surrender document as chief of India’s Eastern command Gen. Aurora, left, looks on surrounded by other commanders in Dacca, Bangladesh. Bangladesh is celebrating 50 years of independence this year. (AP Photo, File)

AP Photos: Bangladesh celebrates 50 years of independence

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FILE- In this Dec. 7, 1970, file photo, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, center on Rostrum, leader of East Pakistan's powerful Awami League, addresses an election rally in Dacca, East Pakistan. A watershed moment occurred in 1970 amid strikes and rising hostilities, when East Pakistan’s Awami League, led by Bengali politician Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, swept the polls in a national election. The government rejected the results, spawning a civil disobedience movement. On March 26, 1971, Bangladesh declared independence, sparking the nine-month war. Pakistan launched a military operation to stop the move to independence, while India joined on the side of what is now Bangladesh. Pakistani forces surrendered on Dec. 16, 1971. (AP Photo/Dennis Lee Royle, File)

Born in war, Bangladesh marks 50 years of independence

By JULHAS ALAM and KRUTIKA PATHI - Associated Press

Rohingya refugees look at the remains of Monday's fire at the Rohingya refugee camp in Balukhali, southern Bangladesh, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. The fire destroyed hundreds of shelters and left thousands homeless, officials and witnesses said. (AP Photo/ Shafiqur Rahman)

At least 15 found dead after Bangladesh Rohingya camp blaze

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Fire guts hundreds of shelters in Rohingya refugee camp

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Bangladeshis raise their footwear and shout slogans during a protest after Friday prayers, against the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, March 19, 2021. Hundreds of people including Muslim devotees and left-leaning student activists on Friday rallied in Bangladesh's capital to denounce the upcoming visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join the celebration of the country's 50th anniversary of independence. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Muslims, students protest Indian PM’s visit to Bangladesh

By JULHAS ALAM - Associated Press