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Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolves the national parliament in preparation for an interim government following the resignation and departure of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
2024-08-6

The Bangladeshi International Crimes Tribunal sentences former National Security Intelligence director general Wahidul Haque to prison for crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War when Haque was a Pakistani Army general. The convictions relate to the deaths of 500–600 unarmed Bengalis and Santals in Rangpur.
2018-04-25

More than 50 have been killed by lightning strikes in Bangladesh over the past two days.
2016-05-14

A strong 7.9 earthquake strikes between the Nepalese capital Kathmandu and the regional headquarter city of Pokhara. The Government of Nepal declares a state of emergency with 1500 dead. A number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites are destroyed, including the historic Dharahara tower. Deaths are also recorded in India, Bangladesh and the Chinese province of Tibet.
2015-04-25

At least 24 people are killed and 22 injured in a bus accident in southwestern Bangladesh.
2015-04-9

A stampede at a Hindu festival in Langalbandh, Bangladesh, kills at least ten people with dozens more injured.
2015-03-27

A bomb kills one person and clashes break out in Bangladesh between security and opposition protesters during the 40th anniversary of the country's independence.
2011-12-18

At least 17 people are killed and 30 injured after a truck collides with a bus in the Bogra District of Bangladesh.
2011-07-28

U.S. diplomats applied pressure on Bangladesh to allow the London-based Global Coal Management company to reopen a large open-cast coal mine in the Phulbari area that was closed due to violent protests over foreign ownership of Bangladeshi resources succeeded in closing the mine.
2010-12-22

At least 12 people drown and 9 others disappear after a boat sinks in Sunamganj District, Bangladesh.
2010-06-8