Sources: CNN
Seven people are killed and dozens are injured in a blast in a building in Dhaka, Bangladesh and causing damage to seven buildings. The cause of the blast is unknown but it is suspected to be caused by a gas leak. 2021-06-27
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
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
Two lighter vessels capsize in the Bay of Bengal, near the island of Bhasan Char in Bangladesh. The country's Inland Water Transport Authority report that 13 crew members from one vessel en route to the Narayanganj District from Chittagong are missing, while all 12 crew members from the other vessel were rescued. 2020-08-15
Pope Francis arrives in Yangon to begin a six-day trip to Myanmar and Bangladesh, where he is expected to meet with the Rohingya people. 2017-11-27
Chinese delegates visiting the Burmese capital of Naypyidaw propose a three-phase plan to resolve the conflict in Myanmar's Rakhine State. The governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh expressed support for the plan, which included repatriating refugees that have fled from violence in Rakhine State. 2017-11-19
Hundreds of garment factories in Bangladesh shut down due to strikes by workers seeking higher pay. 2013-09-24
The search of the wreckage of the 2013 Savar building collapse in Bangladesh ends with 1,127 people found dead. 2013-05-13
Bangladesh's finance minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, downplays the impact of last week's factory-building collapse on his country's garment industry. 2013-05-3
At least 35 people are killed across Bangladesh in violent demonstrations sparked when Islamic political leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedi was sentenced to death for war crimes. 2013-02-28