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World Jul 29
Floods make thousands homeless in Bangladesh Rohingya campsDays of heavy rainfall have pounded Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, destroying dwellings and sending thousands of people to live with extended families or in communal shelters.
World Jul 09
At least 52 people die after fire engulfs a factory in BangladeshThe blaze began Thursday night at the five-story Hashem Foods Ltd. factory, in Rupganj, just outside Dhaka, sending huge clouds of black smoke billowing into the sky.
World May 21
Death and destruction after cyclone hits India, BangladeshWide swathes of the coasts of India and Bangladesh were flooded and millions of people remained without power Thursday, after the most powerful cyclone to hit the region in more than decade left dozens dead and a trail of destruction.
Health May 15
First COVID-19 case detected in Rohingya refugee camps in BangladeshAuthorities have reported the first coronavirus case in the crowded camps for Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh. More than 1 million refugees from Myanmar are sheltered in the camps.
World Aug 22
Rohingya repatriation to Myanmar unlikely to begin as scheduledRohingya eligible for repatriation have told the U.N. refugee agency and the Bangladesh government they don't want to return to Myanmar unless their citizenship and safety were ensured.
World May 19
Indians vote in final phase of grueling national electionIndians voted Sunday in the seventh and final phase of a grueling national election that lasted more than five weeks, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party seeks to govern for another five years.
World May 04
Cyclone Fani kills at least 15 as it moves to BangladeshA mammoth preparation exercise that included the evacuation of more than 1 million people appears to have spared India a devastating death toll from one of the biggest storms in decades, though the full extent of the damage was yet…
World Mar 28
Bangladesh office building catches fire, 17 dead and about 70 injuredFire officials said after battling the blaze for several hours, most people in the building had been rescued.
World Feb 24
Hijacking foiled on commercial Bangladesh-Dubai flight, suspect killedA flight bound for Dubai from Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, made an emergency landing Sunday in Chittagong, Bangladesh, after a man attempted to hijack the plane, officials said.
World Dec 30
16 dead in election violence as Bangladesh goes to the pollsMore than a dozen people reportedly died in election-related violence in Bangladesh on Sunday, as voters went to the polls to decide whether to give Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a third consecutive term amid critics' claims that her leadership has…