At least 38 dead in Bangladesh ferry fire At least 38 people have died after an overcrowded night ferry caught fire in Bangladesh, police said, as terrified passengers leaped overboard to escape the … World • 24 Dec 21
World's shortest cow gets posthumous recognition A knee-high celebrity cow that became a sensation in Bangladesh has won posthumous recognition as the shortest on the planet, just weeks after its untimely … News Lens • 29 Sep 21
Boohoo to sign new safety pact with Bangladesh workers Online fashion retailer Boohoo said today it intended to sign a new agreement with its garment workers in Bangladesh that makes retailers liable for legal … Business • 27 Sep 21
Lightning kills at least 17 at wedding in Bangladesh At least 17 people were killed and more than a dozen injured when lightning struck a wedding party on a boat in northwestern Bangladesh, officials … World • 04 Aug 21
Bangladesh evacuates refugees from landslide-hit camps Bangladesh has evacuated 10,000 Rohingya refugees from around camps on the Myanmar border after monsoon landslides and flash floods killed at least 14 people. World • 28 Jul 21
Bangladesh factory owner arrested after 52 die in fire Bangladesh police have arrested the owner of a factory where 52 people died in a fire, as it emerged that children as young as 11 … World • 10 Jul 21
400 missing, 15 dead after fire at Rohingya camp At least 15 people have been killed in a massive fire that ripped through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, while at least 400 remain … World • 23 Mar 21
Anti-France protests in Bangladesh over Macron comments Tens of thousands of protesters have marched through the Bangladesh capital Dhaka in the biggest anti-France rally since President Emmanuel Macron defended cartoons depicting the … World • 27 Oct 20
Bangladesh ferry collision kills at least 30 At least 30 people died and a dozen are missing after a ferry capsized and sank in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka following a collision with … World • 29 Jun 20
'Super Cyclone' Amphan makes landfall in India The strongest cyclone in decades landed on Bangladesh and eastern India today, sending water surging inland and leaving a trail of destruction as the death … World • 20 May 20
India and Bangladesh brace for super cyclone India and Bangladesh evacuated around half a million people as coastal areas prepared for the most powerful storm in a decade - with the task … World • 19 May 20
60 Rohingya die, hundreds rescued after weeks at sea Sixty Rohingya are believed to have died on an overcrowded boat stranded in the Bay of Bengal for nearly two months, an official said after … World • 16 Apr 20
Thousands attend Covid-19 prayer session in Bangladesh A massive coronavirus prayer session with tens of thousands of devotees has sparked an outcry in Bangladesh. Coronavirus • 19 Mar 20
16 sentenced to death for burning Bangladesh teen alive Sixteen people have been sentenced to death for burning alive a Bangladeshi teenager, who refused to withdraw sexual assault charges against her head teacher. World • 24 Oct 19
Rohingya refugees mark two years since crisis At least 100,000 Rohingya refugees rallied in camps in Bangladesh, marking two years since the start of a brutal military crackdown in Myanmar that forced … World • 26 Aug 19
No Rohingya turn up for repatriation to Myanmar A fresh push to repatriate Rohingya refugees to Myanmar has fallen flat, with no one turning up to get on five buses and ten trucks … World • 22 Aug 19
60 migrants drown in the Mediterranean - Red Crescent Around 60 migrants, most of them from Bangladesh, have died after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea after it left Libya for Italy, the … World • 11 May 19
At least 19 dead in blaze at Dhaka skyscraper A huge fire in a Dhaka office block has killed at least 19 people, an official said today, with desperate workers leaping to their deaths … Asia • 28 Mar 19
Suspected Bangladesh plane hijacker shot dead - army Bangladesh commandos stormed a passenger jet in the country's southeast today and shot dead an armed man who allegedly tried to hijack a Dubai-bound flight, … World • 24 Feb 19
Apartment fire in Bangladesh capital kills dozens At least 81 people have died in a huge blaze that tore through apartment buildings also used as chemical warehouses in an old part of … Asia • 21 Feb 19
5,000 garment workers sacked over Bangladesh strikes Nearly 5,000 low-paid Bangladeshi garment workers stitching clothes for global brands have been sacked by factory bosses for joining strikes over wages this month that … World • 29 Jan 19
50,000 garment workers go on strike in Bangladesh One person has been killed and 50 others injured in Bangladesh during protests by striking garment workers Asia • 09 Jan 19
UK forced marriage victims charged repatriation costs Britain is charging young women rescued from forced marriages abroad for the cost of their repatriation, a newspaper reported today. UK • 02 Jan 19
Sheikh Hasina: Bangladesh's icon-turned-iron lady To her supporters, Sheikh Hasina is Bangladesh's "mother of humanity" for giving Rohingya refugees shelter, but to her detractors she's a creeping autocrat who has … Asia • 31 Dec 18
Bangladesh PM wins election amid claims of vote rigging Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's alliance has won the country's election with a thumping majority, the country's Election Commission has said, following a vote that … World • 02 Jan 19
