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A court in Bangladesh orders the arrest of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others for crimes against humanity. Hasina is in exile in India.
2024-10-17

At least 23 people are killed and more than 4.5 million people are affected by floods caused by heavy rains in eastern Bangladesh.
2024-08-23

The International Monetary Fund agrees to a preliminary deal with Bangladesh for a US$4.5 billion loan to support the struggling Bangladeshi economy amid rising energy and food prices.
2022-11-9

At least 134 people are dead and dozens are missing in landslides caused by days of heavy monsoonal rain in Bangladesh.
2017-06-13

A rescue operation is underway in Bangladesh as a ferry carrying 100 passengers capsizes in the Padma River after colliding with a trawler. The death toll has reached 41.
2015-02-22

Authorities in Myanmar and Bangladesh prepare for the arrival of Cyclone Mahasen, which has already killed at least seven people and displaced nearly 4,000 in Sri Lanka.
2013-05-15

President of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman dies in office at the age of 84 after a long illness at a hospital in Singapore. [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-world-asia-21855904 (BBC)] [http:--abcnews.go.com-International-wireStory-bangladeshs-figurehead-president-dies-84-18770582 (AP via ABC News)]date=August 2019
2013-03-20

Bangladesh receives a loan from the World Bank to strengthen regional co-operation on wildlife protection.
2011-06-4

New cables show that the British government was involved in the training of the Bangladeshi Rapid Action Battalion, a paramilitary force widely criticised for human rights violations, including torture and over 1,000 extra-judicial killings since its 2004 inception.
2010-12-22

At least 30 people are injured by police while protesting the arrest of opposition party leaders in Bangladesh.
2010-06-30