Sources: BBC
Police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at students and professors occupying Dhaka University in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to protest against the ruling Awami League party and its government job quotas. 2024-07-17
About 20 armed pirates hijack a Bangladeshi bulk carrier in the Indian Ocean that was en route to the United Arab Emirates. The vessel is under the control of the pirates and is heading towards the coast of Somalia. 2024-03-12
At least 43 people are killed in a building fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2024-02-29
A cargo train collides with a passenger train in Bhairab, Bangladesh, killing at least 17 people and injuring many others. 2023-10-23
The Singaporean government bans all long-term pass holders and short-term visitors who have been in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka in the last two weeks from entering or transiting through the country. It also tightens its social distancing rules in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19. 2021-05-1
ISIL claims responsibility for the killing of an Italian man in Dhaka. If verified, it would be Islamic State's first attack in Bangladesh. 2015-09-28
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi travels to Bangladesh for the signing of an agreement that dissolves all 162 enclaves in the border region between the two nations and allows thousands of people living in the territories to choose their nationality. 2015-06-6
The death toll in Bangladesh rises to 44 as protests continue following the sentencing of Delwar Hossain Sayeedi. 2013-03-1
At least four people are dead in Bangladesh following clashes between the Islamists and the police. 2013-02-22
Demonstrations against sexual violence after Delhi gang rape spread across Asia and are now happening in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh. 2013-01-4