Sources: BBC
Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina announces that she plans to return to the country from exile in New Delhi, India, despite facing a death sentence for her role during a violent crackdown on protesters that led to her resignation two years ago. 2026-08-5
The government of West Bengal, India, deports nearly 5,000 Bangladeshi nationals and detains hundreds more as part of a campaign targeting undocumented migrants following the state's recent election. 2026-06-8
A court in Bangladesh indicts former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home affairs minister Asaduzzaman Khan on mass murder charges in relation to the deaths of protesters that ousted Hasina in 2024. The government of Bangladesh informs India of the arrest warrant and asks for Hasina's repatriation, following her escape to India. 2025-06-1
At least 57 people are dead after severe flooding in eastern India and Bangladesh. 2022-05-21
"The Guardian" reports that over 6,500 migrant workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka died between 2011 and 2020, following Qatar winning the rights to host the tournament. 2021-02-23
At least 14 people are killed in the Indian city of Mumbai as nearly a month's average rainfall fell yesterday during the worst monsoon in years. More than 1,200 people have been killed across India, Nepal and Bangladesh. 2017-08-30
Flooding in South Asia has displaced tens of thousands of people and resulted in an estimated 500 deaths across India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. 2017-08-18
India and Bangladesh have swapped control of some 160 small pockets of land on each other's territory. Residents were asked to choose where they wanted to live and which nationality they would prefer. Most of them decided to change nationality and stay where they live. 2015-07-31
Somali pirates hijack a Bangladeshi cargo ship off the coast of India. [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-world-south-asia-11925616 (BBC)] [https:--web.archive.org-web-20101207041937-http:--www.straitstimes.com-BreakingNews-Asia-Story-STIStory_611002.html ("Straits Times")] [http:--www.capitalfm.co.ke-news-Africa-Pirates-steering-ship-towards-Somalia-10766.html (Capital FM Kenya)]date=August 2019 2010-12-6
Tiny South Talpatti Island off the coast of Bengal disappears, washed away thirty years after the mud flat island was created by delta currents, ending the Indian and Bangladeshi dispute over the territory. The Calcutta Institute raised fears over more islands, such as the Maldives, going under in the future. [http:--news.bbc.co.uk-2-hi-south_asia-8584665.stm (BBC)] [http:--timesofindia.indiatimes.com-home-environment-global-warming-New-Moore-isle-no-more-expert-blames-warming-articleshow-5720685.cms ("The Times of India")] [http:--www.latimes.com-news-nationworld-world-la-fg-disappearing-island25-2010mar25,0,3895432.story ("Los Angeles Times")] [http:--www.miamiherald.com-2010-03-24-1544558-disputed-isle-in-bay-of-bengal.html ("Miami Herald")]date=July 2019 2010-03-24