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The article discusses how thousands of migrants who fled oppression in Burma have had to deal with potential death while crossing waterways such as the Andaman Sea and uncertainty while living in refugee camps in places such as Indonesia. According to the article, there are more than 50 million displaced people in the world as of June 2015. Bangladeshis fleeing poverty and ethnic Rohingyas escaping persecution are examined, as well as homeless boat people in Southeast Asia.

The article focuses on the targeted death of citizen in Bangladesh by the radical Islamist forces for secularism. Topic discussed includes the history of splitting of Bangladesh from India after departing of the colonial British, grouping up of the terrorist organizations ISIS and al-Qaeda in South Asia making Bangladesh as its ground for growing radical forces and views of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina regarding government's commitment to a secular Bangladesh for all religions.

The article assesses the horrific flood conditions in South Asian countries. Environmentalists believe that global warming, dams and deforestation exponentially exacerbate flood patterns in these countries. Inept and corrupt water management also contributes to the problem. China faces simultaneous floods and droughts every year. Several regions in Bangladesh and India are frequently affected by floods.

Focuses on Taslima Nasrin, 31, an outspoken Bangladesh feminist and author who appeared, out of hiding, at Dhaka's High Court last week in response to charges stemming from her challenge of Scripture. What enraged her opponents; Begum Khaleda Zia, the female prime minister of Bangladesh. INSET: Jane Austen she's not, by Paul Gray.

Reports that the resignation of Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has paved the way for national elections in May, 1996. Reason for Zia's resignation; Who government power was transferred to; Reference to Sheik Hasina Wazed being prime victor of decision; Political rivalry between Wazed and Zia; Zia's political history.

Discusses the increasing incidents of acid attacks on women in Bangladesh. Details on the attacks from the Bangladesh National Women Lawyers' Association; Reasons for the attacks including the rejection of suitors and punishment in property feuds; Example of the attack on Minara Khatun; Pain and suffering caused; Laws such as the Women and Child Repression Control Act seen as ineffective.

Reports on the efforts by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheik Hasina Wazed to bring to justice the men who brutally murdered her father, former Prime Minster Sheik Mujibur Rahman, in 1975 along with 15 other members of his family. How she escaped their fate; Her quest for vengeance through political channels; The hubris of her father's murderers; Comments from Hasina.

Focuses on the cover story that the `Time' magazine ran on July 28, 1958. Visit of Egyptian President Gamal Adel Nasser to Israel.

Describes robots that are used in hazardous conditions in place of humans. Capabilities of the robots.

Describes how Abul Khair, a young boy in Bangladesh saved a crowded train from derailing. Reward the child received for his act; Comparison of the child to the fictional character that saved Holland by plugging a hole in the dike.

Reports on July 29, 1997 that a number of children in Japan became sick after eating the school lunch. Identification of E. Coli bacterium as the cause of the illness; Number of persons affected; Steps taken by the authorities to curb the illness.

Reports that Mexicans would like to know the true identity of masked men and women who gate-crashed a memorial service in Coyuca de Benitez in July 1996. Speculation that the masked people could have been members of the Popular Revolutionary Army; Dispatch of government troops to rout the rebels; Possibility of the incidence being a ploy for politicians to order a military crackdown in the state.

Reports on July 29, 1997 that in Vladivostok, Russia, the local power company cut its output causing a blackout for 21 hours. Effects of the reduced power supply; Reason the plant had to reduce power.

Focuses on the confrontation that Orthodox Jews in Israel had with police over a setback in the governments's plan to close the Bar-Ilan Street during Sabbath prayers. Belief of the Orthodox Jews regarding driving on the Sabbath; View of the secular community.

Presents information on the 1996 general elections in Bangladesh, while focusing on the associated violence and crime. Details on the violence; Information on the success of Begum Khaleda Zia and Sheik Hasina Wazed in boycotting the ballot; Who is to blame for the violence; Background information on Khaleda and Hasina; Reflects on efforts of the women to close Dhaka, Bangladesh, with a series of strikes.

Reports on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheik Hasina Wazed's efforts to avenge the August 1975 murder of her father, former Prime Minister Sheik Mujibur Rahman and the country's first president. Ordinance passed by the government installed after the murder of the first president which protected the murderers from prosecution; Wazed's inability to prosecute the murderrs unless she changes the constitution.