Sources: CNN
The death toll from an explosion and fire at a six-story residential building in Chattogram, Bangladesh, rises to three. 2026-02-24
An RSF drone strike on a United Nations base in Kadugli, South Kordofan, Sudan, kills six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and injures eight others. 2025-12-13
At least 300 suspected members of a Muslim mob are arrested for the killing of two Hindu men three days ago at a temple in Noakhali, Bangladesh. The violence occurred after an alleged Quran desecration at a Hindu temple in Haziganj Upazila. Several Hindu temples were also damaged in the clashes. Four members of the mob were also killed when Bangladesh Police personnel opened fire in Chandpur. 2021-10-18
The Rajya Sabha of India votes 125 to 105 to pass a controversial amendment to the Indian nationality law that would expedite citizenship for religious minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. As the bill omits Muslims, critics say it's discriminatory and violates the secular nature of the Constitution. Massive protests break out in the state of Assam in response. 2019-12-11
Bangladesh celebrates Easter as national holiday for first time in 30 years. The South Asian nation of 159 million is 89% Muslim and 10% Hindu. Pope Francis made an apostolic journey to Myanmar and Bangladesh in 2017. 2019-04-20
A fire breaks out in Dhaka, Bangladesh, at a 22-story tower, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 70 others. 2019-03-28
Bangladeshi Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman is executed for war crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War. 2015-04-11
2013 Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh tornado: At least 20 people are killed and more than 200 injured when a powerful tornado rips through the southeastern district of Brahmanbaria in Bangladesh. 2013-03-23
Police in Bangladesh arrest senior opposition leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury on charges of instigating violence and war crimes. 2010-12-16
Humanitarian group Médecins Sans Frontières accuses Bangladesh of a "crackdown" on Muslim Rohingya refugees from Burma. 2010-02-18