News: Bangladesh

We have started to collect the most important news related to Bangladesh in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Bangladesh – overview

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• December 26th 2020 – August 18th 2019
• July 24th 2019 – July 12th 2018
• June 6th 2018 – June 2nd 2017
• June 1st 2017 – August 5th 2016
• August 4th 2016 – May 14th 2016
• May 10th 2016 – November 2nd 2015
• October 31st 2015 – June 14th 2015
• June 6th 2015 – March 9th 2015
• March 9th 2015 – November 25th 2014
• November 16th 2014 – March 17th 2014
• March 16th 2014 – November 19th 2013
• November 6th 2013 – September 9th 2013
• August 14th 2013 – May 12th 2013
• May 12th 2013 – April 29th 2013
• April 28th 2013 – February 28th 2013
• February 28th 2013 – November 25th 2012
• November 18th 2012 – May 3rd 2012
• April 28th 2012 – November 28th 2011
• November 25th 2011 – July 10th 2011
• July 4th 2011 – March 10th 2011
• March 9th 2011 – December 24th 2010
• December 22nd 2010 – August 15th 2010
• August 12th 2010 – June 4th 2010
• June 3rd 2010 – March 16th 2010
• March 15th 2010 – January 10th 2010
• January 5th 2010 – August 30th 2009
• August 27th 2009 – March 23rd 2009
• March 20th 2009 – December 30th 2008
• December 29th 2008 – June 30th 2008
• June 30th 2008 – March 2nd 2008
• March 1st 2008 – November 18th 2007
• November 18th 2007 – June 28th 2007
• June 26th 2007 – April 13th 2007
• April 12th 2007 – January 31st 2007
• January 30th 2007 – October 13th 2006
• October 11th 2006 – April 20th 2006
• April 19th 2006 – November 12th 2005

Bangladesh: news

The family with no fingerprints

Saturday, December 26th 2020, 0:17

A family in Bangladesh struggles with an extremely rare genetic condition, "immigration delay disease".
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Rohingya relocated to remote island against their will, rights groups say

Friday, December 4th 2020, 10:17

Rights groups say Bangladesh is relocating thousands of refugees to a remote island against their will.
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Bangladeshi teen wins award for anti-cyberbullying app

Friday, November 13th 2020, 18:28

Sadat Rahman, 17, created an app to help young people learn about and report cyberbullying.
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Transgender in Bangladesh: First school opens for trans students

Friday, November 6th 2020, 14:42
related places: Dhaka

More than 150 students will learn free of charge in Dhaka, in a landmark initiative.
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Far from home, Rohingya refugees face a new peril on a remote island

Saturday, October 31st 2020, 0:46

Bangladesh has begun relocating hundreds of refugees to a small remote island, against their will.
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Covid-19 evictions: 'Where will I go with my children?'

Friday, October 30th 2020, 0:02
related countries: Mexico

Three people from around the world who lost their jobs during the pandemic explain how it has affected their lives.
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Rohingya crisis: Nearly 300 refugees land in Indonesia after months at sea

Monday, September 7th 2020, 9:53
related countries: Indonesia

Nearly 300 people come ashore in Indonesia, describing a perilous six-month voyage from Bangladesh.
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Rohingya crisis: Growing up in the world's largest refugee camp

Monday, August 31st 2020, 23:02
related places: Cox's Bazar

Nayeem, 3, is one of 20,000 children born every year in the camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh: Losing my job as a garment factory worker

Thursday, August 13th 2020, 23:08

Sonia is one of thousands of garment workers who have lost their jobs in Bangladesh due to Covid-19.
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Malaysia arrests Bangladeshi migrant who criticised government on TV

Saturday, July 25th 2020, 15:05

The Bangladeshi man criticised the treatment of undocumented workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Cyclone Amphan: Survivors return to face destruction left by storm

Friday, May 22nd 2020, 6:29
related countries: India

A massive clean-up operation begins after the storm flattened homes and left cities without power.
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Amphan: Cyclone lashes India and Bangladesh

Wednesday, May 20th 2020, 22:04
related countries: India

Cyclone Amphan comes at a time when rescue efforts are hampered by coronavirus restrictions.
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Amphan: Cyclone wreaks deadly havoc in India and Bangladesh

Wednesday, May 20th 2020, 19:52
related countries: India

The storm rips into eastern India and Bangladesh but the full extent of the damage is not yet known.
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Coronavirus: Two Rohingya test positive in refugee camp

Thursday, May 14th 2020, 19:09

Aid agencies warn of the impact on the camp in Bangladesh, home to around one million Rohingya.
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Coronavirus: Two million Bangladesh jobs 'at risk' as clothes orders dry up

Tuesday, April 28th 2020, 23:05

Half of the four million garment industry jobs in Bangladesh could be lost as orders dry up.
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Starving Rohingya refugees rescued off Bangladesh after two months at sea

Thursday, April 16th 2020, 4:52

The Rohingya Muslims are believed to have been drifting at sea for two months.
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Bangladesh overfishing: Almost all species pushed to brink

Thursday, April 16th 2020, 0:37

Overfishing by industrial trawlers in Bangladesh has pushed almost every species to the brink.
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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: Army officer hanged for murder of Bangladesh's founding president

Sunday, April 12th 2020, 0:24

Abdul Majed spent 25 years on the run after he was found guilty of murdering Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
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Landmark Islamic funeral held for sex worker in Bangladesh

Wednesday, February 12th 2020, 12:00

Islamic leaders have previously refused to perform funeral prayers saying sex work is "immoral".
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At least 14 dead as Rohingya boat sinks in Bangladesh

Tuesday, February 11th 2020, 5:45
related countries: Malaysia

The boat was reportedly destined for Malaysia and included Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh.
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Myanmar Rohingya: Government rejects ICJ ruling

Thursday, January 23rd 2020, 19:43

Thousands of Muslims died and more than 700,000 fled to Bangladesh amid an army crackdown.
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Citizenship Amendment Bill: Two dead as violence intensifies in Assam and Tripura

Thursday, December 12th 2019, 15:57

Violent protests have intensified in north-eastern states over a controversial citizenship bill.
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Three jailed in Bangladesh over crash that sparked mass protests

Sunday, December 1st 2019, 17:26

Three transport workers are jailed for life in Bangladesh over a bus crash that killed two students.
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Holey Artisan cafe: Bangladesh Islamists sentenced to death for 2016 attack

Wednesday, November 27th 2019, 14:37

Seven Islamists are sentenced to death for an attack on a Bangladesh cafe that killed 22 people.
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Cyclone Bulbul kills 13 across India and Bangladesh

Sunday, November 10th 2019, 18:48
related countries: India

Cyclone Bulbul hits India and Bangladesh, ripping trees from the ground and damaging thousands of homes.
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Cyclone Bulbul makes landfall amid India and Bangladesh evacuations

Sunday, November 10th 2019, 5:11

The storm, expected to unleash surges as high as 7ft, has prompted the evacuation of 2m people.
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Why is India's pollution much worse than China's?

Wednesday, November 6th 2019, 9:08
related countries: China, India, Pakistan

You may think China has Asia's worst pollution - but Pakistan, India and Bangladesh are far worse.
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Nusrat Jahan Rafi: Death penalty for 16 who set student on fire

Thursday, October 24th 2019, 11:29

The killing shocked Bangladesh and led to a series of protests demanding justice for Nusrat.
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Bangladesh MP 'hired eight proxies to sit exams'

Monday, October 21st 2019, 16:09

Tamanna Nusrat is expelled from Bangladesh's Open University after an alleged exam-sitter is caught.
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Abrar Fahad killing: Bangladesh student was beaten for four hours

Wednesday, October 9th 2019, 16:19

Abrar Fahad was attacked in his dormitory days after posting criticism of the government online.
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Abrar Fahad: Killing of Bangladesh student triggers protests

Tuesday, October 8th 2019, 16:35

The brutal death of Abrar Fahad has shone fresh light on a culture of violence in universities.
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How these workers get healthcare with their groceries

Tuesday, October 8th 2019, 0:18

One man in Bangladesh is trying to improve workers' lives by opening a shop with a twist.
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Inside one of the world's largest licensed brothels

Wednesday, September 25th 2019, 23:27

A BBC investigation found children as young as seven at risk of being forced into prostitution.
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Bangladesh bride walks to groom's home in stand for women's rights

Wednesday, September 25th 2019, 0:35

Khadiza Akter Khushi broke with ancient Bangladeshi tradition to walk to her future husband's home.
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Rome stall owner refuses reward for €2,000 cash find

Monday, September 16th 2019, 13:38
related countries: Italy
related places: Rome

The Bangladeshi stall owner finds a wallet in a Rome street and makes it his mission to return it.
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Rohingya crisis: Rallies mark two years of exile in Bangladesh

Sunday, August 25th 2019, 10:03

Two years after what the UN calls ethnic cleansing, refugees from Myanmar mark their "genocide day".
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Bangladesh fire: Thousands of shacks destroyed in Dhaka slum

Sunday, August 18th 2019, 11:01
related places: Dhaka

At least 1,500 homes are destroyed after a blaze sweeps through a shanty town in the capital Dhaka.
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