Sources: AP
At least 23 people are killed and more than 4.5 million people are affected by floods caused by heavy rains in eastern Bangladesh. 2024-08-23
Bangladesh receives a shipment of 781,440 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by Japan. 2021-08-21
Bangladesh reports a record 6,854 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 666,132. 2021-04-8
Bangladesh reports a record 7,213 new confirmed cases and 66 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 651,652 and the nationwide death toll to 9,384. 2021-04-6
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
A rescue operation is underway in Bangladesh as a ferry carrying 100 passengers capsizes in the Padma River after colliding with a trawler. The death toll has reached 41. 2015-02-22
At least 30 people are dead and dozens missing after the MV Shariatpur 1 ferry carrying 200 people collides with an oil tanker. It capsizes on the Meghna River in Bangladesh's Munshiganj District near the capital Dhaka. 2012-03-13
A general strike continues in Bangladesh over a proposed change to the electoral system. 2011-07-7
Bangladesh receives a loan from the World Bank to strengthen regional co-operation on wildlife protection. 2011-06-4
At least 30 people drown after a boat capsizes in northeastern Bangladesh. 2010-12-18