Bangladeshi ‘Tree Man’ dreams of cure as rare skin disease returns

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:21:41 +0000

Bangladeshi 'Tree Man' dreams of cure as rare skin disease returns

A Bangladeshi dubbed “Tree Man” because of bark-like growths on his skin will need aggressive surgery to remove them, doctors said Tuesday.

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Bangladesh deploys 600,000 security forces ahead of vote

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2018 06:08:22 +0000

Bangladesh deploys 600,000 security forces ahead of vote

Bangladesh stepped up security Saturday in a bid to contain violence during a general election expected to see Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina win a record fourth term.

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Mass protests over traffic deaths paralyze Dhaka for 5 days

Mass protests over traffic deaths paralyze Dhaka for 5 days

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Five days of protests by tens of thousands of students angry over the traffic deaths of two of their colleagues have largely cut off the capital Dhaka from the rest of Bangladesh, as the demonstrators pressed their demand for safer roads. The protests began last Sunday after two college students were struck and killed by a pair of buses and eventually paralyzed the capital of 10 million.

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