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2017
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Cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh with heavy wind and rain Map of Chittagong Bangladesh 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 km/h | |
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| Jul.12 |
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Saudi Arabia house fire leaves 11 foreign workers dead Map of Najran Saudi Arabia Workers from Bangladesh and India died from asphyxiation when fire swept though a windowless house they shared. 6 others were injured
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| Aug.18 |
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Deadly South Asia floods affect 16m people More than 16 million people have now been affected by seasonal flooding across a swathe of South Asia, say aid officials
| Aug.27 |
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Rakhine: Thousands flee to Bangladesh border Map of Rakhine Myanmar Muslim Rohingya minority escaped to the border with Bangladesh but Bangladeshi border guards are turning them back
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| Oct.8 |
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Rohingya crisis: 12 die as boat capsizes off Bangladesh Map of Naf river Bangladesh Several people are missing after the incident in the Naf river late on Sunday. It is thought up to 100 people - including children - were on board | |
| Oct.19 |
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Pollution linked to one in six deaths Pollution has been linked to nine million deaths worldwide in 2015, a report in The Lancet has found. Bangladesh and Somalia were the worst affected | |
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| Dec.1 |
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Pope Francis uses term Rohingya in Bangladesh meeting Map of Dhaka Bangladesh Pope Francis has met a group of Muslim Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and referred to them by name for the first time on his Asian visit | |
| 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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