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Red CrossDead, wounded in strike on Yemen prison: Red Cross
An air strike has destroyed a prison in the Huthi rebel stronghold of Saada in northern Yemen, leaving many dead or wounded, the insurgents said Friday as the Red Cross confirmed an attack
Afghanistan sanctions behind 'infuriating' suffering: Red Cross
Economic sanctions are causing massive suffering in crisis-wracked Afghanistan, a top Red Cross official said Monday, describing the situations as "infuriating"
Cold storage mortuary extension set up at DMCH
DMCH is the primary location in Dhaka for processing victims after mass fatalities and for the storage of unidentified remains before being passed over to charity organisations for burial
Rohingya repatriation
Dhaka seeks ICRC role in creating conducive environment
Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen has said ICRC should work more actively in Rakhine state with Myanmar authorities for creating a conducive environment so that the Rohingyas can go back to their ...
Coronavirus compounds climate disasters but shows action can work: Red Cross
The coronavirus has made it harder for authorities to respond to disasters caused by extreme weather fuelled by climate change, with more severe storms, floods and heatwaves affecting nearly 140 ...
Cyclone season awaits thousands of Myanmar Muslims on refugee island
The Bangladesh government wants to send thousands more Myanmar Rohingya refugees to an isolated island in the Bay of Bengal before the cyclone season starts despite safety concerns raised by the ...
Red Cross urges govts to include migrants in COVID-19 programmes
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has urged governments to systematically include migrants, irrespective of legal status, in their programmes and policies to address the COVID-19 ...
Dengue: Red Crescent opens hotline for safe blood
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) has opened hotline for safe blood and blood platelets (01811458537, 02- 9139940), reports UNB. It has also started distributing leaflets among homebound people ...
Govt asked to issue red alert at borders to bar Rifat killers
The High Court (HC) on Thursday ordered government to issue red alert at all the borders of the country to prevent escape of people those killed a youth in broad daylight in Barguna.A High Court ...
Red Cross fights disasters with fast funding in Bangladesh
A fund launched by the Red Cross aims to deliver life-saving humanitarian aid before rather than after floods, droughts and other natural hazards hit, so as to reduce damage and trauma in some of the ...
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