Bangladesh Runs Out Of People

DHAKA, BANGLADESH—A devastating typhoon claimed the lives of the final 290,000 people in Bangladesh Tuesday, reducing the Southeast Asian nation’s population to zero. “After countless natural disasters, we have finally run out of people,” said Bangladesh President Abdur Biswas, who was abroad at the time. “I am not surprised: It was bound to happen sooner or later. A country can only have so many floods, hurricanes, tidal waves, typhoons, monsoons and earthquakes before it runs out of people.” The government of India has rushed to its neighbor’s aid, filling Bangladesh’s population deficit with millions of its own citizens in time for the coming mudslide season.