Bangladesh investigates massive fire at Rohingya refugee camp

The blaze left 12,000 people homeless and destroyed at least 35 mosques. [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [View in your browser]( [Top of The World]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What The World is following Bangladesh investigates massive fire at Rohingya refugee camp [Rohingya refugees look for their any belongings after a major fire broke in Balukhali camp at Ukhiya in Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh on March 5, 2023] Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP Bangladesh Authorities in Bangladesh are investigating the cause of a massive fire that [destroyed part of a refugee camp]( for Rohingya people in the Cox Bazar district in the south of the country. While no casualties have been reported, the blaze spread quickly through the bamboo-and-tarpaulin shelters at the Balukhali camp at Ukhiya, leaving 12,000 people homeless and destroying at least 35 mosques and 21 schools and training centers. International and local humanitarian organizations are working with the local government to provide food and temporary shelters to those in need. About 1 million stateless Rohingya Muslims live in the refugee camp after fleeing violence in Myanmar. Belarus A court in Belarus [has sentenced Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya]( to 15 years in prison. The exiled opposition leader was charged for conspiring to overthrow the government, among other charges, in a trial in absentia. Tsikhanouskaya, who lives in Lithuania, ran against President Alexander Lukashenko in the 2020 presidential election in which Lukashenko won his sixth term in office. The election was widely considered rigged and its results triggered the largest protests in the history of the country. Pakistan Pakistan's Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) [has imposed a ban]( on airing recorded and live speeches and news conferences by Imran Khan, accusing the former prime minister of promoting hate speech and attacking government institutions. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan condemned the regulator’s decision. Since Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote in parliament in April last year, he has campaigned for early elections. --------------------------------------------------------------- From The World [‘I cannot give up’: Cambodian rapper says he will sing about injustice despite threats from govt]( [Kea Sokun is a rapper who sings about social justice issues in Cambodia.]( Kea Sokun/YouTube Last month, the Cambodian government issued a warning to rapper Kea Sokun over his latest single, “Workers’ Blood,” about a garment workers’ strike, [saying that it threatened]( national security and order. [Thousands of passengers are stranded after Colombia’s Viva Air grounds flights]( [Viva passengers tried to get tickets on other airlines, like Avianca, on Thursday, with limited success.]( Manuel Rueda/The World Thousands of passengers were stranded in airports in Colombia and several other Latin American countries this week following the [collapse of the budget airline](, Viva Air. It's the latest airline company to fold amid decreasing passenger demand and higher oil prices. --------------------------------------------------------------- Bright Spot A handful of salt-makers in Mexico are preserving an ancestral tradition of artisanal salt that goes back 2,000 years. Visiting this salt farm is like stepping back in time. Their salt farming technique has remained roughly the same for generations. Listen to the story by The World's Mike Fox — and check out the [stunning photos of the site]( in the Oaxacan town of Zapotitlan Salinas. [Pedro Salas Díaz and his dad work on the salt farms that their family has done for generations.]( Mike Fox/The World In case you missed it on The World --------------------------------------------------------------- Don't forget to subscribe to The World's Latest Edition podcast using your favorite podcast player: [RadioPublic](, [Apple Podcasts](, [Stitcher](, [Soundcloud](, [RSS]( [The World logo]( [The World on Facebook]( [The World's Twitter account]( [Donate]( | [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [Edit your subscription]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [View in your browser]( Top of the World is written weekday mornings by the team at [The World](. [The World]( is produced by [PRX]( and [GBH](.