An underground gas line near a mosque outside the capital exploded during evening prayers, leaving dozens of people with critical burns.
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Big Business in Bangladesh: Selling Fake Coronavirus Certificates
A hospital owner was arrested trying to flee in disguise after selling certificates saying that migrant workers were coronavirus-free. Most were never tested.
Monsoons Slam South Asia, Displacing Millions in Bangladesh and India
Flooding in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar and Nepal has killed scores of people, destroyed homes and structures, drowned entire villages, and forced many to crouch on rooftops hoping for rescue.
Coronavirus Rips Into Regions Previously Spared
As the West settles into a grinding battle with the disease, the virus surges across the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and South Asia.
Cyclone Amphan’s Death Toll Rises to 80 in India and Bangladesh
The worst damage was reported in the Indian state of West Bengal, home to the metropolis Kolkata and many small, coastal villages.
After Cyclone Hits India and Bangladesh, the Waiting Begins
The authorities acted quickly to move people from the cyclone’s path, but worried they might be putting them into the path of the coronavirus.
Cyclone Amphan Slams India and Bangladesh
Millions fled, and several deaths have been reported, but for the moment, at least, residents say it appears it could have been much worse.
Cyclone Amphan Live News and Updates
The storm is hitting a starkly vulnerable and densely populated region that is still under coronavirus lockdown.
Cyclone Amphan Bears Down on India and Bangladesh
Hundreds of thousands have been evacuated as Cyclone Amphan approaches, one of the region’s most powerful storms in decades.
‘A Lot of Bad News Out There’: Parenting in a Pandemic
A mother balances coverage of tsunamis, plane crashes, bombings and other tragedies with life at home during a coronavirus lockdown.