Sources: BBC
Hundreds of people protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, against violence targeting the country's Hindu minority. 2024-08-9
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
Seven people are killed and 17 others are injured in a fire and subsequent explosion at an oxygen plant in Sitakunda, Bangladesh. 2023-03-4
At least 49 people are killed and over 400 others injured by a fire and explosions at a storage depot in Sitakunda, Chittagong District, Bangladesh. 2022-06-5
An attack leaves at least eight people dead at a camp for Rohingya people in Bangladesh. Bangladeshi authorities detain 12 people after multiple attacks, including arson and gunfire, occurred for several days. 2020-10-9
At least 14 Rohingya people, including 10 children, fleeing violence in Myanmar are killed when their boat apparently hits a submerged object and capsizes just yards from the Bangladesh coast. 2017-09-28
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
A court in Bangladesh clears Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus of misappropriating Norwegian aid money at a micro-finance bank he founded. 2011-04-25
A fire at the Garib & Garib Sweater Factory clothes factory in Gazipur, Bangladesh kills at least 18 people and injures more than 50 others. 2010-02-25