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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• November 5th 2009 – August 16th 2009
• August 4th 2009 – May 21st 2009
• May 5th 2009 – March 2nd 2009
• March 2nd 2009 – January 14th 2009
• January 6th 2009 – December 9th 2008
• December 3rd 2008 – August 25th 2008
• August 5th 2008 – May 19th 2008
• May 14th 2008 – March 7th 2008
• March 3rd 2008 – January 13th 2008
• January 13th 2008 – November 18th 2007
• November 16th 2007 – August 24th 2007
• August 23rd 2007 – June 18th 2007
• June 13th 2007 – May 1st 2007
• April 26th 2007 – April 7th 2007
• April 5th 2007 – March 6th 2007
• March 6th 2007 – January 6th 2007
• January 5th 2007 – October 29th 2006
• October 28th 2006 – August 31st 2006
• August 30th 2006 – April 26th 2006
• April 23rd 2006 – February 24th 2006
• February 16th 2006 – November 14th 2005
• November 12th 2005

Bangladesh: news

Assam rebels 'arrested in Dhaka'

Thursday, November 5th 2009, 8:06
related countries: India

A separatist group in India's troubled north-east says Bangladeshi police have arrested two of their top leaders.
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Bangladesh forms first tiger plan

Wednesday, October 28th 2009, 12:11

The Bangladesh government creates its first national plan to conserve the endangered Royal Bengal tiger.
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Bangladesh Islamist group banned

Friday, October 23rd 2009, 6:06

The Islamist organisation, Hizb-ut Tahrir is banned in Bangladesh, the home ministry announces.
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Jail in Bangladesh toxic medicine

Tuesday, October 20th 2009, 6:23

Chief of a Bangladeshi pharmaceutical firm is sent to jail after a court denies him bail in a case related to producing toxic paracetamol syrup.
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Charges in Bangladesh actor death

Monday, October 19th 2009, 7:40

A Bangladeshi court charges six doctors with criminal negligence over the death of a top film star.
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Mumbai lands 2011 World Cup final

Wednesday, October 14th 2009, 12:13
related countries: India
related places: Mumbai

Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium will stage the final of the 2011 Cricket World Cup, which is being co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh rat king kills 80,000 in a month

Wednesday, September 30th 2009, 18:31

A farmer is crowned Bangladesh's champion rat catcher after leading a team which he says killed more than 80,000 rodents in a month.
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Drowning deaths

Sunday, September 20th 2009, 1:57

Australian experts train Bangladesh's first ever lifeguards
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Bangladesh army controls traffic

Tuesday, September 15th 2009, 6:09
related places: Dhaka

Bangladesh's army is ordered onto the streets of the capital Dhaka, to help deal the city's chronic traffic congestion.
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Seas 'threaten 20m in Bangladesh'

Monday, September 7th 2009, 4:59

Up to 20 million people in parts of Bangladesh are at risk from rising sea levels in the coming decades, says new research.
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Expat money boosts Bangladesh

Sunday, September 6th 2009, 22:33

Money sent home by Bangladeshis abroad has reached a new record high, the country's Central Bank says.
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One giant slip as Bangladesh media report 'faked' moon landings

Friday, September 4th 2009, 9:22
related countries: United States

Two Bangladeshi newspapers apologise after republishing a parody US news article saying the Moon landings were a hoax.
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Plumbers please - blocked toilets delay Bangladesh flight

Monday, August 31st 2009, 12:40
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

A Bangladesh airlines flight to London is delayed by nearly 10 hours - because all five of the plane's toilets were blocked.
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Shifting course

Sunday, August 30th 2009, 0:13

UN plan to tackle river erosion in Bangladesh
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Elusive truth

Thursday, August 27th 2009, 6:35

Unanswered questions of bloody Bangladesh mutiny
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Bangladesh guards in fair trial plea

Thursday, August 27th 2009, 5:51

Human rights groups urge Bangladesh's government to ensure border guards accused of mutiny receive a fair trial.
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Beautician's tips make Bangladesh police an arresting sight

Tuesday, August 25th 2009, 14:52

New police recruits in Bangladesh are given advice on how to smarten up their act by a leading beautician.
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Oil firms win Bangladesh rights

Tuesday, August 25th 2009, 11:09
related countries: Ireland, United States
related places: Bengal

Bangladesh awards US and Irish firms the rights to explore for gas in disputed waters of the Bay of Bengal.
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Cash aid for Bangladesh jockeys

Monday, August 17th 2009, 5:05

Hundreds of Bangladeshi boys who worked as camel jockeys in the UAE begin receiving compensation.
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Zimbabwean equals record

Sunday, August 16th 2009, 15:33

Charles Coventry equals the highest individual one-day international score even as his team lose to Bangladesh.
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