Sam Jahan

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A transgender woman's fight for dignity in Bangladesh's Rohingya refugee camps

2 months ago | thestar.com.my | Ruma Paul |Sam Jahan

KUTUPALONG REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh (Reuters) - With her tiny studio tucked in the crowded lanes of the sprawling Rohingya refugee camp in south-eastern Bangladesh, Tanya is a popular beautician, with long lines of people waiting for her signature haircuts and facials. But behind her carefully applied makeup lies a harsher reality for Tanya - she is a transgender woman in a community that barely tolerates her existence. "Being Rohingya is hard," she said.
Exclusive-Bangladesh election this year may be difficult due to unrest, says head of youth-led party

Mar 6, 2025 | msn.com | Sam Jahan

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Exclusive-Bangladesh election this year may be difficult due to unrest, says head of youth-led party

Mar 6, 2025 | msn.com | Sam Jahan

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Exclusive-Bangladesh election this year may be difficult due to unrest, says head of youth-led party

Mar 6, 2025 | kfgo.com | Sam Jahan

By Sam JahanDHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s interim government has been unable to fully ensure public safety and holding a general election this year will be difficult, the head of a newly launched political party told Reuters. Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted last August in the wake of mass, sometimes violent, student-led protests.
Wounded and grieving, Rohingya flee deadly attacks in Myanmar

Aug 18, 2024 | dzrh.com.ph | Sam Jahan |Mokammel Mridha

By Sam Jahan and Mokammel MridhaCOX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Ducking as mortar fire exploded around them, Rohingya refugee Mustafa Kamal and his family narrowly escaped the attack by a rebel militia on their town in western Myanmar. Crowds had gathered on a small island to seek shelter after witnessing killings in the coastal town of Maungdaw, he said, but "many died on the spot", including one of his nephews, Noor Sadek. Others crawled and swam to reach neighbouring Bangladesh, he said.
Wounded and grieving, Rohingya flee deadly attacks in Myanmar

Aug 16, 2024 | msn.com | Sam Jahan |Mokammel Mridha

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Wounded and grieving, Rohingya flee deadly attacks in Myanmar

Aug 16, 2024 | kfgo.com | Sam Jahan |Mokammel Mridha

By Sam Jahan and Mokammel MridhaCOX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Ducking as mortar fire exploded around them, Rohingya refugee Mustafa Kamal and his family narrowly escaped the attack by a rebel militia on their town in western Myanmar. Crowds had gathered on a small island to seek shelter after witnessing killings in the coastal town of Maungdaw, he said, but “many died on the spot”, including one of his nephews, Noor Sadek. Others crawled and swam to reach neighbouring Bangladesh, he said.
Wounded and grieving, Rohingya flee deadly attacks in Myanmar

Aug 16, 2024 | msn.com | Sam Jahan |Mokammel Mridha

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Bangladesh garment factories reopen after Sheikh Hasina's flight

Aug 7, 2024 | bilyonaryo.com | Sam Jahan |Tanvi Mehta

Source: REUTERSBy Sam Jahan and Tanvi MehtaDHAKA, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Garment factories in Bangladesh, forecast to account for 90% of the country’s exports, reopened on Wednesday hoping to swiftly resume full operations after production was disrupted by violent protests that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this week. Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday after around 300 people were killed and thousands injured in a crackdown on student-led protests since July.
Bangladesh accepts court ruling to cut state job quotas after unrest, eases curfew

Jul 24, 2024 | dzrh.com.ph | Mohammad Hossain |Ruma Paul |Sam Jahan

By Mohammad Ponir Hossain, Ruma Paul and Sam JahanDHAKA (Reuters) - The Bangladesh government said on Tuesday it would heed a Supreme Court ruling that 93% of state jobs be open to competition, meeting a key demand of students after a week of some of the country's deadliest protests in years.