World Jun 05 At least 49 killed in massive fire at Bangladesh cargo depot The inferno at the BM Inland Container Depot, a Dutch-Bangladesh joint venture, broke out around midnight Saturday following explosions in a container full of chemicals.
World Nov 03 Bangladesh’s villages bear the brutal cost of climate change Impacts of climate change from more frequent cyclones to tidal flooding are devastating Bangladesh, where an estimated 30 million people may be displaced from the coast.
World Jul 29 Floods make thousands homeless in Bangladesh Rohingya camps Days 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 Bangladesh The 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, Bangladesh Wide 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 Bangladesh Authorities 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 scheduled Rohingya 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 election Indians 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 Bangladesh A 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 injured Fire officials said after battling the blaze for several hours, most people in the building had been rescued.