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Nine people are killed and two others are injured by a lightning strike in Sirajganj, Bangladesh.
2022-09-8

Bangladesh plans to introduce the death penalty for rape, following days of protests about the country's high level of sexual violence against women.
2020-10-12

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

A committee of the United States House of Representatives is looking into the way the Federal Reserve Bank of New York investigated the theft of assets it was holding for the central bank of Bangladesh.
2016-06-1

A train derails in the Bangladesh district of Gaibandha as a result of sabotage resulting in at least 3 deaths. Over 60 people have been killed since an opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party announced a campaign against next months election.
2013-12-4

152 people are sentenced to death in Bangladesh in connection to the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles revolt.
2013-11-5

At least seven workers die in the factory fire in the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka.
2013-01-27

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurs in northwestern Sikkim, northern India, causing shaking in parts of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Tibet Autonomous Region. At least thirty seven deaths are reported.
2011-09-18

Police and protesters clash in Bangladesh over a gas exploration deal with ConocoPhilips; 150 people are detained.
2011-07-3

Shops and schools are closed in Bangladesh due to an anti-government strike.
2011-06-5