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Two people are killed and dozens are injured in anti-government protests in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2023-10-31

At least four people are killed and seven others are hospitalized when a water bus carrying 20 passengers capsizes in the Buriganga River near Dhaka, Bangladesh. A rescue operation is ongoing.
2023-07-16

The Directorate General of Health Services in Bangladesh reports the highest single-day count of dengue cases this year, with 678 new infections, primarily in Dhaka.
2023-07-4

A fire breaks out in Dhaka, Bangladesh, at a 22-story tower, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 70 others.
2019-03-28

Gunmen storm a restaurant, exchange fire with security, and take at least twenty hostages in the Gulshan neighborhood of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Two policemen are killed. The Islamic State claims responsibility.
2016-07-1

A Bangladeshi blogger known for his atheist views is hacked to death by a gang armed with machetes, the fourth such incident this year, in the capital Dhaka.
2015-08-7

Avijit Roy, an American writer and blogger from Bangladesh, is hacked to death by unknown attackers in Dhaka.
2015-02-27

Tens of thousands of people demonstrate in Dhaka, Bangladesh, demanding the government step down and hold elections.
2012-03-12

At least 20 people are killed in a garment factory fire near the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka.
2010-12-14

Police and protesters clash in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka over the authorities' bid to evict opposition leader Khaleda Zia from her home.
2010-11-13