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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• April 8th 2009 – February 28th 2009
• February 27th 2009 – December 31st 2008
• December 30th 2008 – November 10th 2008
• November 10th 2008 – June 27th 2008
• June 23rd 2008 – April 16th 2008
• April 14th 2008 – February 15th 2008
• February 14th 2008 – December 4th 2007
• November 30th 2007 – September 18th 2007
• September 15th 2007 – July 11th 2007
• July 8th 2007 – May 21st 2007
• May 18th 2007 – April 12th 2007
• April 11th 2007 – March 15th 2007
• March 15th 2007 – January 10th 2007
• January 9th 2007 – November 13th 2006
• October 30th 2006 – September 7th 2006
• September 6th 2006 – April 28th 2006
• April 26th 2006 – February 24th 2006
• February 16th 2006 – November 12th 2005

Bangladesh: news

Politician hurt in Dhaka clashes

Wednesday, September 6th 2006, 16:07
related places: Dhaka

A senior Bangladeshi opposition politician is injured in clashes between protesters and police in Dhaka.
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Militants' death sentence upheld

Thursday, August 31st 2006, 9:17

Bangladesh's High Court upholds death sentences against the country's top two Islamic militants.
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Bangladesh mine row deal

Wednesday, August 30th 2006, 21:18
related places: Dhaka

Protesters and negotiators in Bangladesh have agreed a deal over a controversial coal mine project, the BBC learns.
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Four dead in Bangladesh protest

Saturday, August 26th 2006, 14:30
related countries: United Kingdom

Police open fire on protesters trying to seize the office of a UK-owned coal company, killing four people.
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Bangladesh mourns poet Rahman

Friday, August 18th 2006, 12:04
related places: Dhaka

About 5,000 grieving Bangladeshis gather to pay their respects to poet Shamsur Rahman in Dhaka.
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India-Bangladesh shelling dispute

Thursday, August 10th 2006, 12:12
related countries: India

India and Bangladesh accuse each other of cross border shelling, with two people reported killed.
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Mystery of stranded airport boy

Thursday, July 27th 2006, 14:20
related countries: Nigeria

A Bangladeshi court hands over an 11-year-old Nigerian boy to a charity after he was deserted at the airport.
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Japanese FM in Bangladesh talks

Tuesday, July 25th 2006, 6:13
related countries: Japan

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso is in Bangladesh on a visit expected to focus on trade and investment.
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Bangladesh train crash 'kills 32'

Tuesday, July 11th 2006, 15:07

At least 32 people are killed after a train ploughs into a bus in northern Bangladesh, officials say.
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Tata halts Bangladesh plans

Monday, July 10th 2006, 11:21
related countries: India

Indian industrial group Tata suspends a $3bn investment in Bangladesh after government delays.
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India lands 2011 World Cup final

Saturday, July 8th 2006, 7:42
related countries: India

India will stage the Cricket World Cup final for the second time in 2011, with the opening ceremony in Bangladesh.
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Bangladeshi loses arsenic case

Wednesday, July 5th 2006, 12:23
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK's House of Lords throws out an arsenic poisoning case brought by a Bangladeshi resident.
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Two killed in Bangladeshi protest

Sunday, July 2nd 2006, 10:56

A protester and policeman die in clashes in Bangladesh during opposition protests over election reform.
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Bangladesh strike turns violent

Wednesday, June 14th 2006, 7:26
related places: Dhaka

Police and protesters clash in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, on the second day of an opposition general strike.
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Strike brings Bangladesh to halt

Tuesday, June 13th 2006, 6:49

Bangladesh comes to a standstill as a 36-hour general strike called by the opposition gets under way.
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'Scores injured' in Dhaka unrest

Sunday, June 11th 2006, 14:20
related places: Dhaka

More than 100 people are injured after Bangladeshi police and opposition activists clash in Dhaka, witnesses say.
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Dhaka factory riots erupt again

Saturday, June 3rd 2006, 16:40

Police in Bangladesh use batons to disperse rival groups of garment factory workers.
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Death penalty for Dhaka militants

Monday, May 29th 2006, 6:43

A court in Bangladesh sentences two Islamic militant leaders to death over the murder of two judges.
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One dead after Bangladesh protest

Tuesday, May 23rd 2006, 8:50
related places: Dhaka

A Bangladeshi textile worker dies after being injured in clashes between protesters and police near Dhaka.
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Militants sentenced in Bangladesh

Sunday, May 14th 2006, 13:41

Ten militants are sentenced to life in jail over a series of co-ordinated bomb attacks last August.
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Cricket: Aussie back-ups triumph

Friday, April 28th 2006, 9:41
related countries: Australia

Debutant Mark Cosgrove hits 74 off 69 balls as an experimental Australia side beats Bangladesh by nine wickets.
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