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 16th 2009 – October 23rd 2009
• October 20th 2009 – July 22nd 2009
• July 13th 2009 – April 10th 2009
• April 8th 2009 – March 1st 2009
• February 28th 2009 – January 1st 2009
• December 31st 2008 – November 17th 2008
• November 17th 2008 – July 11th 2008
• July 1st 2008 – May 9th 2008
• May 9th 2008 – March 1st 2008
• February 29th 2008 – January 3rd 2008
• December 31st 2007 – November 8th 2007
• October 30th 2007 – August 21st 2007
• August 20th 2007 – June 11th 2007
• June 7th 2007 – April 25th 2007
• April 24th 2007 – April 4th 2007
• April 2nd 2007 – February 26th 2007
• February 25th 2007 – December 24th 2006
• December 21st 2006 – October 28th 2006
• October 27th 2006 – August 18th 2006
• August 10th 2006 – April 20th 2006
• April 20th 2006 – February 5th 2006
• February 3rd 2006 – November 12th 2005

Bangladesh: news

Bangladesh seal rare Test victory

Monday, July 13th 2009, 20:57

Off-spinner Mahmudullah takes five wickets as Bangladesh record their second ever Test victory against a weakened West Indies.
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Monsoon watch

Monday, July 13th 2009, 8:15

Bangladeshi silt island awaits annual floods
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Strategic yogurt

Wednesday, July 8th 2009, 23:05

Danone learns how to boost nutrition in Bangladesh
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Bangladesh ex-ruler has heart operation

Thursday, July 2nd 2009, 9:07

Bangladesh's former military ruler, Gen Hussein Muhammad Ershad, is recovering in hospital after a heart operation, doctors say.
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New Bangladesh textile protests

Monday, June 29th 2009, 11:06
related places: Dhaka

Thousands of garment workers clash with the police for a third consecutive day outside the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka.
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Cyclone victims 'still homeless'

Thursday, June 25th 2009, 5:46

A month after the devastating Cyclone Aila hit Bangladesh, many people are still not able to return home.
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Bangladeshis to get storm alerts by text

Wednesday, June 24th 2009, 17:15

Bangladesh officials say thousands of people living in cyclone-prone areas will be warned of coming storms by phone alerts.
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Bangladesh court rules on dispute

Monday, June 22nd 2009, 4:46

Bangladesh's high court names Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the true 'father of the nation', ending a long-running dispute.
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Bangladesh refugee concerns

Friday, June 19th 2009, 12:15

Thousands of Rohingya refugees are at risk of being forcibly removed from camps in Bangladesh, an aid agency says.
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Live text - World Twenty20

Monday, June 8th 2009, 12:04
related countries: Australia, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka need to score 160 to knock Australia out of the World Twenty20 after Ireland beat Bangladesh by six wickets.
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Chinese woo business in Bangladesh

Saturday, May 30th 2009, 11:43
related countries: China

Duncan Bartlett describes some of the tactics used by the Chinese they seek stronger business ties with Bangladesh.
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Cruel necessity

Friday, May 29th 2009, 11:49

A child's income is vital for families in Bangladesh
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Bangladesh cyclone diarrhoea fear

Friday, May 29th 2009, 8:28

Doctors in Bangladesh fear an acute outbreak of diarrhoea in the aftermath of the devastating Cyclone Aila.
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UK minister faces 'torture' writ

Wednesday, May 27th 2009, 11:19
related countries: United Kingdom

A Briton who was detained in Bangladesh is to sue UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith over torture claims, officials say.
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'Over 200 killed' by Cyclone Aila

Wednesday, May 27th 2009, 8:51
related countries: India

More than 200 people are killed by Cyclone Aila which hit Bangladesh and India's West Bengal state, relief officials say.
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Storm lashes Bangladesh and India

Monday, May 25th 2009, 16:51
related countries: India

A cyclone sweeping across eastern India and Bangladesh kills 15 people and makes at least 100,000 homeless, officials say.
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Bangladesh mutiny deaths probed

Thursday, May 21st 2009, 8:52

Bangladesh orders an inquiry into the deaths of 21 border guards held in custody after a mutiny in February that killed nearly 100.
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Bangladesh child jockeys get cash

Tuesday, May 5th 2009, 12:19
related countries: United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates pays $1.43m in compensation to hundreds of former child camel jockeys in Bangladesh.
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New skills

Thursday, April 30th 2009, 2:09

Knitting for the West in rural Bangladesh
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Bangladesh migrant workers suffer

Friday, April 10th 2009, 6:01

Hundreds of Bangladeshi migrant workers are returning every day as the global recession hits an economy reliant on remittances.
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December 16th 2009 – October 23rd 2009October 20th 2009 – July 22nd 2009July 13th 2009 – April 10th 2009April 8th 2009 – March 1st 2009February 28th 2009 – January 1st 2009December 31st 2008 – November 17th 2008November 17th 2008 – July 11th 2008July 1st 2008 – May 9th 2008May 9th 2008 – March 1st 2008February 29th 2008 – January 3rd 2008December 31st 2007 – November 8th 2007October 30th 2007 – August 21st 2007August 20th 2007 – June 11th 2007June 7th 2007 – April 25th 2007April 24th 2007 – April 4th 2007April 2nd 2007 – February 26th 2007February 25th 2007 – December 24th 2006December 21st 2006 – October 28th 2006October 27th 2006 – August 18th 2006August 10th 2006 – April 20th 2006April 20th 2006 – February 5th 2006February 3rd 2006 – November 12th 2005