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.

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Bangladesh: news

UK team probes Bangladesh mutiny

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 10:29
related countries: United Kingdom

A team from Scotland Yard arrives in Bangladesh to help the investigation into a border guard mutiny that left 74 dead.
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Pakistan's tour of Bangladesh off

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 11:37
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Lahore

Pakistan's tour of Bangladesh is postponed because of security concerns in the wake of the Lahore attacks.
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'Top mutineer' held in Bangladesh

Tuesday, March 3rd 2009, 17:47

Police in Bangladesh say they have arrested the leader of a mutiny staged by border guards which left 74 people dead.
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Bangladesh cuts mutiny death toll

Monday, March 2nd 2009, 22:48

Bangladeshi officials say 74 people died in last week's border guard mutiny, halving the death toll originally given.
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Thousands mourn officers in Dhaka

Monday, March 2nd 2009, 18:34
related places: Dhaka

Thousands of mourners attend a state funeral in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, for army officers killed in last week's mutiny.
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Bangladesh hunt for mutineers

Monday, March 2nd 2009, 10:40
related places: Dhaka

The Bangladesh army launches a manhunt for border guards who mutinied in Dhaka last week, killing about 140 army officers.
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Bangladesh mutiny charges announced

Sunday, March 1st 2009, 18:54

Bangladesh police say they are charging more than 1,000 border guards for a mutiny in which more than 140 people died.
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New Bangladesh graves discovered

Saturday, February 28th 2009, 15:37
related places: Dhaka

Fresh graves containing bodies of murdered officers are found in the Bangladeshi capital following a border guard mutiny.
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Bangladesh army backs government

Friday, February 27th 2009, 23:36

The head of Bangladesh's army pledges support for the government following a bloody mutiny by border guards.
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Bangladesh troops find mass grave

Friday, February 27th 2009, 15:36
related places: Dhaka

Troops searching the site of a mutiny in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, find a grave thought to contain 58 bodies.
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Hasina's test

Friday, February 27th 2009, 12:26

Has the mutiny strengthened Bangladesh's PM?
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Bangladesh mutineers 'arrested'

Friday, February 27th 2009, 10:37

Officials say at least 200 Bangladeshi mutineers are arrested as the hunt begins for missing senior officers.
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Bangladesh guard mutiny is over

Thursday, February 26th 2009, 20:18
related places: Dhaka

Bangladeshi border guards surrender after a two-day mutiny that left 20 people dead, government officials say.
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Bangladesh PM threatens mutineers

Thursday, February 26th 2009, 10:57

Bangladesh's prime minister threatens tough action against mutinous border guards unless they surrender.
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Bangladesh guard mutiny 'spreads'

Thursday, February 26th 2009, 8:11

The mutiny by border guards in Bangladesh spreads outside the capital, Dhaka, where new firing is heard.
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Bangladesh mutineers 'surrender'

Wednesday, February 25th 2009, 22:20

Bangladeshi border guards who have been staging a mutiny have begun laying down their arms, a minister tells reporters.
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Battle zone

Wednesday, February 25th 2009, 17:20
related places: Dhaka

Dhaka runs for cover as border guards mutiny
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Bangladesh offers mutiny amnesty

Wednesday, February 25th 2009, 13:10
related places: Dhaka

Bangladesh's prime minister offers a general amnesty to try to end a mutiny at a paramilitary HQ in the capital, Dhaka.
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Border guard mutiny in Bangladesh

Wednesday, February 25th 2009, 11:59
related places: Dhaka

A mutiny takes places at a paramilitary HQ in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, with talks now under way to end the action.
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Ferry sinks in south Bangladesh

Thursday, February 19th 2009, 7:16

Dozens of people are missing after a ferry capsizes following a collision with a cargo boat in southern Bangladesh.
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Probe of Bangladesh telegraph fraud

Tuesday, January 27th 2009, 9:21

The Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission investigates allegations of massive fraud at the country's telegraph offices.
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Rohingya migrants want to return

Thursday, January 22nd 2009, 6:46
related countries: Burma, India, Thailand

Migrants rescued by India as they tried to reach Thailand from Bangladesh and Burma say they want to return home.
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Thais 'leave boat people to die'

Thursday, January 15th 2009, 14:48
related countries: Burma, Thailand

Illegal migrants from Bangladesh and Burma say Thai soldiers tied their hands and forced them back to sea on boats without engines.
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Nations to hold first joint drill

Wednesday, January 14th 2009, 10:16
related countries: India

India and Bangladesh are to hold their first ever joint military exercise, according to senior military officials.
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Democracy returns in Bangladesh

Tuesday, January 6th 2009, 17:51

Democratic rule returns to Bangladesh as Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina is sworn in as PM for a second time.
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Bangladeshi party softens stance

Friday, January 2nd 2009, 16:09

The defeated party in Bangladesh's election has said its leader is willing to work with the victor Sheikh Hasina's Awami League.
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Crest of a wave

Thursday, January 1st 2009, 9:48

The pioneer promoting surfing in Bangladesh
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Hasina urges rival to accept poll

Wednesday, December 31st 2008, 9:40

The winner of the first national elections in Bangladesh for seven years urges her defeated rival to accept the results.
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Sri Lanka defeat spirited Tigers

Wednesday, December 31st 2008, 9:34
related places: Mirpur

Sri Lanka win the first Test match in Mirpur by 107 runs after bowling out a resilient Bangladesh for 413.
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Hasina urged to build on victory

Tuesday, December 30th 2008, 15:25

Bangladesh's media praise the general election and urge landslide winner Sheikh Hasina to make democracy work.
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