 World News
 South Asia (682)
 Bangladesh (71)
 2006
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| Jan.18 |
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 UN Bangladeshi troops flee town| United Nations peacekeepers have pulled out of a camp after clashing with supporters of President Gbagbo | |
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| Feb.23 |
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85 killed in blaze| A fire at a textile mill in the south-eastern port city of Chittagong | |
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| Jun.8 |
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Boat capsizes, 16 dead A boat carrying more than 70 people capsized in rough waters. Rescuers recovered at least 16 bodies
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| Jul.11 |
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Many dead in rail crash A train plowed through a bus at an unmanned railway crossing, killing at least 33 people and injuring about 15
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| Oct.13 |
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Nobel winner to use prize to help poor  | Muhammad Yunusa and the Grameen Bank won the award for advancing economic, social opportunities for the poor | |
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| Oct.27 |
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Power shift postponed| The swearing-in ceremony of a caretaker administration has been postponed amid street clashes | |
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| Oct.28 |
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Renewed violence hits Bangladesh | At least 4 people have died in clashes, amid a row over who will run a caretaker government to oversee elections | |
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 Rivals seek to end row Two main parties have agreed to work together to end a crisis over who should lead an interim government
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| Dec.9 |
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Troops take to streets The interim government has deployed army troops in Dhaka ahead of January's general elections.
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