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| Dec.11 |
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Man held after Manhattan blast 
Map of Port Authority Bus Terminal Manhattan NY USA The suspect, Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant, was injured by a low-tech explosive device strapped to his body
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Pope Francis uses term Rohingya in Bangladesh meeting |
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| Oct.19 |
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Pollution linked to one in six deaths |
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| Oct.8 |
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Rohingya crisis: 12 die as boat capsizes off Bangladesh |
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| Aug.27 |
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Rakhine: Thousands flee to Bangladesh border |
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| Aug.18 |
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Deadly South Asia floods affect 16m people |
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| Jul.12 |
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Saudi Arabia house fire leaves 11 foreign workers dead |
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| May.29 |
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Cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh with heavy wind and rain The powerful storm made landfall on Tuesday morning between the fishing port of Cox's Bazar and the city of Chittagong, with winds of up to 117...
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| Sep.9 |
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At least 10 killed in Bangladesh factory fire
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| Aug.26 |
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Bangladesh 'café attack planner killed' in police raid |
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| Jul.3 |
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Dhaka's Holey café attack |
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| May.21 |
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Cyclone Roanu: Half a million flee in Bangladesh |
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| May.14 |
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Lightning strikes kill 50 in Bangladesh |
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| May.10 |
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Bangladeshi Islamist leader hanged Map of Dhaka Central Jail Dhaka Bangladesh| Motiur Rahman Nizami, 73, was executed for crimes during the war of independence from Pakistan in 1971 | |
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| Apr.23 |
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Bangladeshi university professor hacked to death
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| Apr.6 |
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Bangladesh student Nazimuddin Samad hacked to death |
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| Dec.31 |
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Death for Bangladesh blogger killers |
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| Dec.29 |
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Bangladesh cricketer charged with torturing maid |
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| Nov.21 |
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Bangladesh hangs two over 1971 war crimes Map of Dhaka Central Jail Dhaka Bangladesh Opposition leaders Chowdhury and Mujahid have been executed for war crimes committed during the independence struggle against Pakistan
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| Nov.8 |
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Bangladesh boy killings: Six sentenced to death |
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| Oct.31 |
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Bangladeshi secular publisher hacked to death |
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| Aug.11 |
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6 Bengal tiger poachers killed in Bangladesh |
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| Aug.7 |
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Bangladesh blogger Niloy Neel hacked to death |
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| Jul.9 |
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Bangladesh stampede kills 17 at free clothing drive |
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| Jun.1 |
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Murder trial over Rana Plaza factory collapse |
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| Apr.11 |
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Bangladesh Islamist politician Kamaruzzaman hanged |
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| Feb.27 |
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US-Bangladesh blogger Avijit Roy hacked to death |
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| Feb.23 |
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Angry relatives wait for news after deadly ferry crash |
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| Feb.22 |
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48 dead after Bangladesh ferry with 100 passengers sinks Map of Daulatdia-Paturia Bangladesh A river ferry carrying up to 140 passengers capsized in central Bangladesh on Sunday after being hit by a cargo vessel
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| Feb.2 |
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Bangladesh petrol bomb attack leaves seven dead |
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| Jan.31 |
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Fire at plastics factory kills at least 13 |
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| Nov.2 |
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Bangladesh electricity restored after major blackout |
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| Nov.1 |
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Bangladesh hit by major blackouts Bangladesh has been hit by major blackouts after a power line connecting the country to India's electricity grid failed, reports say
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| Oct.23 |
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Bangladesh Islamist leader Azam dies |
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| May.17 |
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54 bodies found as Bangladesh ferry search resumes |
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| May.15 |
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Ferry capsizes; at least 22 bodies recovered and others still missing |
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| Feb.20 |
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'End of an era' as DC-10 makes last international trip |
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| Feb.16 |
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7 children dead, more injured in Bangladesh school bus accident |
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| Jan.12 |
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Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh PM |
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| Jan.6 |
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Bangladesh ruling party wins polls marred by boycott, violence |
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| Jan.4 |
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Voting has started in Bangladesh's parliamentary election amid opposition protests |
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| Dec.12 |
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Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader despite U.N. objections
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| Nov.28 |
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Fire guts closed garment factory in Bangladesh |
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| May.15 |
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Cyclone bears down on Bay of Bengal
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| May.10 |
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Survivor pulled from Bangladesh rubble 
'I'm alive!' a woman's voice as workers approached the basement 16 days after the building had collapsed and 10 days since rescuers had given...
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| May.9 |
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Dhaka collapse toll passes 1,000 Map of Dhaka Bangladesh The death toll from Bangladesh's worst industrial accident has passed 1,000 as recovery teams continue to find more bodies in the wreckage
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| May.8 |
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8 killed in Bangladesh garment factory fire
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Bangladesh collapse toll tops 800 |
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| May.7 |
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Bangladesh death toll climbs above 700
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| May.5 |
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Police break up Dhaka Islamist unrest Police have used stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse a huge demonstration by Islamist protesters in the capital Dhaka
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| May.2 |
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Dhaka collapse death toll passes 500 The death toll from the collapse of an eight-storey factory building in Savar, near the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, has passed 500
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| May.1 |
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Death toll from Bangladesh building collapse climbs above 400
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| Apr.29 |
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Dhaka defends collapse aid refusal |
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Tragedy spurs nationwide probe of garment factories
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| Apr.28 |
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Bangladesh rescuers' hopes fade
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Fire in wrecked Bangladesh building A fire has broken out in a collapsed factory building, hampering efforts to reach remaining survivors of a disaster that has killed 377 peop...
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Collapsed Dhaka building owner held
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| Apr.27 |
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Search continues for Dhaka survivors |
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| Apr.26 |
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Arrests over Dhaka building collapse
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Survivors found in collapsed factory Bangladeshi rescue workers say a large group of people has been found alive inside a garment factory on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka
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| Apr.25 |
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Fears for hundreds missing in Dhaka |
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| Apr.24 |
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Frantic search for Dhaka survivors A frantic search for survivors is under way at a building outside the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, which collapsed, killing at least 147 peop...
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More than 1000 dead in Dhaka collapse Map of Dhaka Bangladesh Many more are feared trapped after an eight-storey building collapsed on the outskirts of the capital
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| Apr.23 |
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Eight-storey building collapses in Bangladesh
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| Feb.17 |
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Bangladesh protests spark law change |
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| Nov.25 |
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Second fire breaks out at clothes factory Map of Dhaka Bangladesh| A fire has broken out in a multi-storey building housing clothes-making factories in the capital two days after a blaze in another clothes factory | |
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| Nov.24 |
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'At least 120 dead' in Dhaka fire The fire broke out late on Saturday in the nine-floor Tazreen Fashion factory in the Ashulia district on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka
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| Nov.18 |
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Deadly slum fire in Bangladesh |
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| Mar.12 |
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6 dead, dozens missing after ferry sinks |
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| Jun.3 |
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Housing-block fire kills more than 100 A fire in a densely populated part of the capital has killed more than 100 people began after an electrical transformer exploded
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| Nov.29 |
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54 bodies recovered from ferry disaster
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| Mar.3 |
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Police hold leader of mutiny
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| Mar.1 |
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70 army officers still missing |
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| Feb.27 |
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Troops find mass grave
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| Feb.26 |
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Mutineers 'arrested' |
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Guard mutiny 'is over'
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| Feb.25 |
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Guard mutiny 'spreads' Map of Dhaka Bangladesh| The mutiny by paramilitary troops has spread to towns outside the capital, as troops in Dhaka began laying down their arms. Mutineers rebelled over poor pay and conditions
Nearly 100 people are known to have died in 2days of unrest.
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Fifty feared dead |
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| Feb.24 |
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Gun battle in capital
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| Dec.29 |
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Awami League wins election
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| Dec.17 |
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Bangladesh lifts state of emergency |
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| Nov.3 |
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Government schedules general elections |
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| Nov.20 |
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Villagers dispute cyclone death toll |
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| Nov.18 |
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Cyclone death toll surpasses 3,000 The number of dead killed from Cyclone Sidr is expected to rise as the country continues to assess the damage
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Cyclone death toll hits 2,000
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| Nov.17 |
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Cyclone death toll hits 1,700 |
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| Nov.16 |
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Cyclone rescue effort under way |
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| Nov.15 |
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Cyclone hits: More than 200 dead
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| Nov.14 |
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Bangladesh braces for cyclone |
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| Sep.2 |
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Ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia arrested
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| Aug.24 |
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Bangladesh lifts daytime curfew |
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| Aug.23 |
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Bangladesh bids to quell clashes |
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| Aug.22 |
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Curfew after clashes |
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| Aug.21 |
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Student riots flare Map of Dhaka Bangladesh Angry students burned an army van and damaged 50 vehicles during violence with security forces at Dhaka University
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| Aug.7 |
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Millions face flood disease threat |
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| Aug.3 |
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Millions flee 'worst ever' floods India: United Nations: the worst flooding in living memory. More than 1,000 people have been killed or injured by waters
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| Jun.11 |
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Mudslides kill at least 71
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| Apr.11 |
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Murder charge for ex-PM |
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| Jan.11 |
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State of emergency
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| Jan.7 |
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Police clashes wound 50
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| Oct.28 |
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Renewed violence hits Bangladesh |
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| Oct.27 |
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Power shift postponed |
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| Oct.13 |
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Nobel winner to use prize to help poor
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| Feb.23 |
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85 killed in blaze |
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Blasts kill 6 |
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| Apr.11 |
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Factory blast kills 17 |
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| Feb.20 |
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83 dead, 130 missing in ferry disaster |
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| Aug.21 |
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Grenades kill 18 at Dhaka rally
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| Aug.2 |
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Flood aftermath compounds misery |
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| Jul.13 |
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Flood havoc mounts in South Asia
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| May.23 |
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180 missing in river ferry capsize |
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| Jul.9 |
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500 feared dead in ferry tragedy A passenger ferry sank in a river in southern Bangladesh. 250 people either swam to shore or were rescued
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| Apr.21 |
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Scores dead in ferries |
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| Dec.7 |
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Cinema bombs kill 20 |
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| Dec.1 |
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Stampede kills 36 |
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| May.3 |
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More than 100 dead in ferry tragedy |
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| Oct.1 |
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Power turnaround |
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| Aug.22 |
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Bangladesh arrests 58,000 |
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| Jun.16 |
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21 killed in bombing |
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| Nov. 13, 1970 |
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1970 Bhola cyclone Map of Ganges Delta Bangladesh| A devastating tropical cyclone that struck East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and India's West Bengal. Up to 500,000 people lost their lives | |
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