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Protestors storm the prime minister's residence and the National Parliament building in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2024-08-5

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

Police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at students and professors occupying Dhaka University in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to protest against the ruling Awami League party and its government job quotas.
2024-07-17

Over 100 people are injured in violent clashes in Dhaka, Bangladesh, between supporters of the ruling Awami League party and opposition demonstrators protesting government job quotas which benefit pro-government families.
2024-07-15

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

At least 32 people die when their ferry collides with another vessel and sinks in the Buriganga River, near Bangladesh's capital Dhaka. There are still about 20 passengers missing.
2020-06-29

A fire at a hospital kills five patients being treated for COVID-19 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. No cause for the fire has been determined.
2020-05-27

A garment factory boiler explosion in Dhaka, Bangladesh, kills 10 people and injures dozens.
2017-07-4

ISIL claims responsibility for the killing of an Italian man in Dhaka. If verified, it would be Islamic State's first attack in Bangladesh.
2015-09-28

The Bangladeshi army distributes drinking water among more than 12 million people in Dhaka as fears grow over the city's water crisis.
2010-04-8