Sources: BBC
Bangladesh Police arrest Ataullah abu Ammar Jununi, the leader of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, a Rohingya insurgent group, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, accusing him of leading and carrying out attacks against the Tatmadaw since 2016 along with charges of illegal entry, murder, and sabotage. 2025-03-19
The death toll from the protests in Bangladesh increases to 32, with the government shutting down internet access across the entire country, and protesters setting fire to the headquarters of the main state broadcaster in Dhaka. 2024-07-18
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 57 people are dead after severe flooding in eastern India and Bangladesh. 2022-05-21
Seventeen people are killed in northern Bangladesh during a lightning strike on a boat celebrating a wedding. 2021-08-4
Bangladesh reports a record 6,469 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, prompting the government to impose a series of new measures, including banning all travellers from the European Union and 12 other countries for two weeks beginning April 3. 2021-04-1
A massive fire at the Balukhali refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Bangladesh, leaves at least 15 people dead, 550 injured, 400 missing, and 45,000 homeless. 2021-03-22
A bombing of people gathered at Kantajew Temple in Bangladesh leaves 10 injured. 2015-12-5
A collision between a truck and a bus carrying Bangladeshi workers kills 22 people and injures 24 others in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. 2013-02-4
A Saudi Arabian diplomat is killed in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. 2012-03-6