Sources: BBC News
Two people are killed and dozens are injured in anti-government protests in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2023-10-31
Schools are reopened in Bangladesh after an 18-month closure due to the pandemic. 2021-09-12
Bangladesh reports a record 231 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 18,125. 2021-07-19
Bangladesh reports a record 5,358 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 611,295. 2021-03-31
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
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hits central Myanmar, 25km west of the town of Chauk, and was also felt in Thailand, Bangladesh and India, according to reports. At least three people are killed. 2016-08-24
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
Tens of thousands of people demonstrate in Dhaka, Bangladesh, demanding the government step down and hold elections. 2012-03-12
Bangladesh's parliament overturns a requirement, dating from the mid-1990s, that general elections be watched over by non-partisan caretaker governments; the opposition protests over fears that future elections could be rigged. 2011-06-30
29 paramilitary troops are convicted of mutiny and imprisoned for up to seven years at a Bangladeshi tribunal. 2010-04-8