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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• 'Army coup foiled' in Bangladesh – Aussie bowlers humble Bangladesh
• Aussie Watson breaks sixes record as Bangl... – Bangladesh bans radical author
• Bangladesh bans school beatings – Bangladesh cricket failure probe
• Bangladesh cuts mutiny death toll – Bangladesh five gallows date set
• Bangladesh food aid set for Burma – Bangladesh Islamist sentenced to die
• Bangladesh Islamists target bloggers – Bangladesh officers lose appeal
• Bangladesh opposition editor held – Bangladesh protesters hold rally
• Bangladesh protests spark law change – Bangladesh sports tours on hold
• Bangladesh storm: many missing – Bangladesh troops prompts concern
• Bangladesh troops take to streets – Bangladeshi lawyer shot dead
• Bangladeshi loses arsenic case – Burmese migrants found dead
• Burmese Muslims to be repatriated – Cook steers England to series win
• Court condemns Bangladesh Islamist – Cricket: SA crush Bangladesh
• Cricket: SA outclass Bangladesh – Dhaka bans 'toxic' French liner
• Dhaka building collapse kills 23 – Dhaka talks on fate of former PMs
• Dhaka teacher 'burns' girls' legs – England on course for Mirpur win
• England on top despite Tamim ton – Ferry sinks in south Bangladesh
• Fierce cyclone batters Bangladesh – Grameen Bank denies cash claim
• Grameen Bank fights Yunus sacking – India hit back after early shock
• India holds Bangladesh 'suspect' – Kohli ton sets up India victory
• Landslides kill 58 in Bangladesh – Malaysia cuts Bangladeshi visas
• Many dead in Bangladesh crash – New Bangladesh corruption charges
• New Bangladesh graves discovered – Patient Bell puts England ahead
• Pay row closes Bangladesh firms – Rat in student's curry prompts Bangladesh ...
• Rat infestation hits Bangladesh – Sri Lanka defeat spirited Tigers
• Sri Lanka overcome India in triangular final – Thais 'leave boat people to die'
• The chance to see in Bangladesh – UK ban for ads aired in Bangladesh
• UK firms 'exploiting Bangladesh' – VIDEO: Bangladesh school start-up success
• VIDEO: Bangladesh strike hit by clashes – VIDEO: Riots continue in Bangladesh
• VIDEO: Rubber bullets and tear gas at prot... – Work resumes after Dhaka disaster
• Yunus eyes 'graceful' bank exit – Zimbabwean equals record

Bangladesh: news

'Army coup foiled' in Bangladesh

Thursday, January 19th 2012, 15:25

The army in Bangladesh foils a coup planned against the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a military spokesman says.
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'Broke but honest' Bangladeshi cabbie returns cash left in his car

Wednesday, January 13th 2010, 9:51

A Bangladeshi taxi driver in New York City goes out of his way to track down the person who left thousands of dollars in cash in the back of his cab.
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'Crackdown' ahead of Dhaka rally

Friday, February 3rd 2006, 8:04
related places: Dhaka

Bangladesh's opposition parties say 1,000 of its activists are detained ahead of an anti-government rally.
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'Dozens hurt' in Dhaka protests

Friday, April 11th 2008, 14:38
related places: Dhaka

Dozens are injured as Islamic protesters in Bangladesh clash with police over plans to give women more rights.
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'Enforced disappearances' haunt Bangladesh

Friday, April 20th 2012, 23:04

Spate of disappearances causes alarm in Bangladesh
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'Eve teasing'

Saturday, June 12th 2010, 11:13

The craze taking a terrible toll in Bangladesh
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'I cut off limbs to save lives'

Friday, May 3rd 2013, 17:41
related places: Dhaka

The factory worker who cut free survivors trapped in Dhaka rubble
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'Many dead' in Bangladesh sinking

Tuesday, March 13th 2012, 16:49

At least 32 people die and scores are missing after a ferry with some 200 people aboard sinks in southern Bangladesh, police 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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'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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'Top Bangladeshi militant' held

Monday, March 6th 2006, 10:09

Officials say they have captured the second most wanted man in Bangladesh, known as Bangla Bhai.
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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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'Toxic vessel' leaves Bangladesh

Thursday, September 29th 2011, 8:50

A suspected toxic ship, which last week sought to enter Bangladesh, left the country's waters in the last few days, officials confirm.
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'Two dead' in India border clash

Tuesday, August 4th 2009, 13:55
related countries: India

Two Bangladeshis are shot dead by Indian border guards, Bangladeshi officials say.
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Activists attack Saudi executions

Saturday, October 8th 2011, 14:19
related countries: Saudi Arabia

The public execution of eight Bangladeshi migrant workers in Saudi Arabia is strongly condemned by a leading human rights group in Bangladesh.
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Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf a hit on streets of Dhaka

Friday, November 27th 2009, 8:46
related places: Dhaka

Roadside booksellers touting their wares in the heavy traffic of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, find an unusual best-seller- Hitler's Mein Kampf.
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Agencies told to end Rohingya aid

Thursday, August 2nd 2012, 15:29
related countries: Burma

The Bangladeshi authorities order three international charities to stop providing aid to Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Burma.
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Aid 'reaching cyclone survivors'

Thursday, November 22nd 2007, 10:02

Aid agencies say they are now reaching all the victims of last week's cyclone which struck southern Bangladesh.
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Aid battle for Bangladesh victims

Monday, November 19th 2007, 19:38

Relief teams reach areas of Bangladesh devastated by a huge storm, but survivors are still short of food and water.
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Anthrax outbreak hits Bangladesh

Friday, September 3rd 2010, 17:02

Officials in northern Bangladesh battle to contain an anthrax outbreak that has infected more than 250 people.
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Appeal to Bangladeshi guards

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 12:48

The new head of Bangladesh's border force urges guards to respect the chain of command after a bloody mutiny.
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Army chief lambasts politicians

Tuesday, March 27th 2007, 15:55

Bangladesh's army chief attacks corrupt politicians, saying they have offered nothing but division.
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Arrests before Bangladesh strike

Sunday, November 28th 2010, 17:50

The main opposition in Bangladesh says nearly 1,000 leaders and supporters have been arrested before a general strike.
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Arrests over Dhaka building collapse

Saturday, April 27th 2013, 14:56
related places: Dhaka

Two owners of garment factories in the building that collapsed in Bangladesh are arrested, as 24 more people are rescued from the rubble.
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Ashraful eyes repeat performance

Monday, April 9th 2007, 8:51
related countries: United Kingdom

Bangladesh batsman Mohammad Ashraful is confident his side can test England in their next game.
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Assam rebel handed over to India

Friday, December 4th 2009, 7:24
related countries: India

Bangladeshi security forces hand over to Indian authorities a leader of a separatist group from India's north-east, officials say.
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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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At least 87 dead in Dhaka collapse

Wednesday, April 24th 2013, 20:53
related places: Dhaka

An eight-storey building housing garment factories collapses outside the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, killing at least 87 people and injuring hundreds.
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AUDIO: The moment Tendulkar made history

Friday, March 16th 2012, 12:12
related countries: India
related places: Dhaka

India's Sachin Tendulkar scores his 100th international century in a one-day Asia Cup game against Bangladesh in Dhaka.
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Aussie bowlers humble Bangladesh

Sunday, April 23rd 2006, 7:32
related countries: Australia
related places: Chittagong

Australia bowl Bangladesh out for 195 in the opening one-day game in Chittagong.
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'Army coup foiled' in Bangladesh – Aussie bowlers humble BangladeshAussie Watson breaks sixes record as Bangl... – Bangladesh bans radical authorBangladesh bans school beatings – Bangladesh cricket failure probeBangladesh cuts mutiny death toll – Bangladesh five gallows date setBangladesh food aid set for Burma – Bangladesh Islamist sentenced to dieBangladesh Islamists target bloggers – Bangladesh officers lose appealBangladesh opposition editor held – Bangladesh protesters hold rallyBangladesh protests spark law change – Bangladesh sports tours on holdBangladesh storm: many missing – Bangladesh troops prompts concernBangladesh troops take to streets – Bangladeshi lawyer shot deadBangladeshi loses arsenic case – Burmese migrants found deadBurmese Muslims to be repatriated – Cook steers England to series winCourt condemns Bangladesh Islamist – Cricket: SA crush BangladeshCricket: SA outclass Bangladesh – Dhaka bans 'toxic' French linerDhaka building collapse kills 23 – Dhaka talks on fate of former PMsDhaka teacher 'burns' girls' legs – England on course for Mirpur winEngland on top despite Tamim ton – Ferry sinks in south BangladeshFierce cyclone batters Bangladesh – Grameen Bank denies cash claimGrameen Bank fights Yunus sacking – India hit back after early shockIndia holds Bangladesh 'suspect' – Kohli ton sets up India victoryLandslides kill 58 in Bangladesh – Malaysia cuts Bangladeshi visasMany dead in Bangladesh crash – New Bangladesh corruption chargesNew Bangladesh graves discovered – Patient Bell puts England aheadPay row closes Bangladesh firms – Rat in student's curry prompts Bangladesh ...Rat infestation hits Bangladesh – Sri Lanka defeat spirited TigersSri Lanka overcome India in triangular final – Thais 'leave boat people to die'The chance to see in Bangladesh – UK ban for ads aired in BangladeshUK firms 'exploiting Bangladesh' – VIDEO: Bangladesh school start-up successVIDEO: Bangladesh strike hit by clashes – VIDEO: Riots continue in BangladeshVIDEO: Rubber bullets and tear gas at prot... – Work resumes after Dhaka disasterYunus eyes 'graceful' bank exit – Zimbabwean equals record