Bangladesh

Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first female prime minister, dies at 80

Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first female prime minister and a dominant figure in the country’s politics for decades, has died at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness, her Bangladesh…

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Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina: From political dominance to death sentence

Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina, sentenced to death in absentia on Monday for her deadly crackdown on student protesters last year, has been a dominant figure in the South Asian nation for…

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Sheikh Hasina to return to Bangladesh

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will return to her country when its new caretaker government decides to hold elections, her son said, but it was not clear if she…

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Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s other female PM, to be freed after Hasina’s ouster

Days ahead of her 79th birthday, Bangladesh's first female Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is set to get a welcome gift: release from house arrest after anti-government protests ousted her bitter…

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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday and fled the country, as more people were killed in some of the worst violence since the birth of the South Asian…

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Communications widely disrupted in Bangladesh as student protests spike

Telecommunications were widely disrupted in Bangladesh on Friday amid violent student protests against quotas for government jobs in which nearly two dozen people have been killed this week. French news…

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Bangladesh building fire kills 46, injures dozens

By Ruma Paul DHAKA, March 1 (Reuters) - A massive fire in Bangladesh that raged through a six-storey building home to restaurants where many families with children were dining has…

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Bangladesh PM Hasina secures fourth straight term in vote boycotted by main opposition

PM Hasina's ruling party wins 223 out of 298 seats Fifth term overall for Hasina and Awami League Independent candidates bag 61 seats By Sudipto Ganguly and Ruma Paul DHAKA,…

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Bangladesh turnout low in election set to keep Hasina in power

Voting ends at 1000 GMT, results by early Monday PM Hasina's ruling party set for fourth straight term Main opposition BNP boycotting poll Turnout 27.5% an hour before polls close…

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Bangladesh deploys army to keep peace ahead of Sunday’s election

By Ruma Paul and Sudipto Ganguly DHAKA, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Troops deployed across Bangladesh on Wednesday amid fears of violence ahead of a national election which the main opposition…

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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Bangladesh region

Dec 2 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck the Bangladesh region on Saturday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of…

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Photo Story: Durga Puja festival celebration in Dhaka

A man stands next to Goddess Durga's picture at a makeshift pandal of the largest Durga Puja festival of the Bengali Hindu community in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 21 October, 2023. The…

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Bangladesh grapples with record deadly outbreak of dengue fever

By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh is grappling with a record deadly outbreak of dengue fever, with hospitals struggling to make space for patients as the disease spreads rapidly…

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UPDATED: Cyclone Mocha floods Myanmar port city, sparing major refugee camps

By Ruma Paul DHAKA, May 14 (Reuters) - Storm surges whipped up by a powerful cyclone moving inland from the Bay of Bengal inundated the Myanmar port city of Sittwe…

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Bangladesh suffers widespread power outages during relentless heat

Highest temperatures in over 50 years - power minister Overall power supply short of demand by 6.6% in last 7 days Average max weekly temperature 12.5% higher than last year…

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Photo Story: Major fire consumed clothing market in Dhaka

Smoke rises as shop owners and other people look at the burned shops site a day after a fire broke out at the cloth market of Bangabazar Shopping Complex, in…

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Photo story: At least 19 dead in bus accident in Bangladesh

Firefighters hose a fire that after a road accident at Sibchar upazila in the Madaripur district in Bangladesh, 19 March 2023. At least 19 people died and many others were…

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Monsoon floods kill 42 people, millions stranded in Bangladesh, India

DHAKA/ASSAM, India (Reuters) -At least 25 people were killed by lightning or landslides over the weekend in Bangladesh while millions were left marooned or homeless in low-lying northeastern parts hit…

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Millions stranded as floods ravage parts of Bangladesh, India, more rain forecast

DHAKA/GUWAHATI, India, June 18 (Reuters) - Monsoon rains caused widespread flooding in northeastern Bangladesh and India, stranding nearly 6 million people, authorities said on Saturday, warning the situation could worsen. The flooding…

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Firefighters still working to put out deadly Bangladesh container blaze

DHAKA, June 5 (Reuters) - Firefighters were still working on Sunday to put out a massive blaze that killed at least 41 people at a container depot in southeast Bangladesh, the latest…

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Photo Story: Bangladesh ferry fire kills at least 36

Firefighters and coast guards shift body bags of victims after a passenger ferry caught fire near the southern rural town of Jhalakathi, south of Dhaka in Bangladesh, 24 December 2021.…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Dhaka, Bangladesh

A general view of the Dhaka Motijheel commercial area in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM

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Fire at Bangladesh juice factory kills 52, many feared trapped

At least 52 people were killed, 20 injured and many more feared trapped after a massive fire raged through a juice-making factory in Bangladesh, officials said on Friday, the latest…

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Seven killed, many injured in blast in Bangladesh

At least seven people were killed and more than 50 people were injured in an explosion in the Bangladeshi capital late on Sunday, police said. The cause of the blast,…

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Twenty six killed in boat accident in Bangladesh

At least 26 people died and several were missing after an overcrowded speedboat collided with a sand-laden bulk carrier and sank on Bangladesh's giant Padma River on Monday, police said.…

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Photo Story: Whale carcass washes ashore in Bangladesh

Local people take photos next to the carcass of a whale that washed up at Himchari beach in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Humayun Kabir, divisional forest officer (DFO) of Cox's Bazar…

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Photo Story: Rescue operation after fatal boat accident in Bangladesh

A crane lifts the capsized ferry boat from the waters in the Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 05 April 2021. A ferry carrying around 50 passengers sank after an…

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Bangladesh court sentences five to death for killing U.S. blogger

A court in Bangladesh sentenced to death five members of an Islamist militant group for killing a U.S. blogger critical of religious extremism six years ago. Avijit Roy, a U.S. citizen of…

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Pray floods don’t kill us’: A day on Rohingya’s remote Bangladesh island

BHASAN CHAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - As a Bangladeshi naval ship anchored off a remote Bay of Bengal island, some of the Rohingya Muslim refugees aboard clapped in anticipation of starting…

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Christmas Day celebrations in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Christians offer prayers on Christmas day at the St. Mary's Cathedral Church in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 25 December 2020. Christmas is celebrated in Bangladesh and across the world on 25…

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Photo Story: Christmas preparations in Dhaka

A man sets up a nativity scene at the Holy Rosary Church popular know Japmal Queen Church ahead of the Christmas celebrations in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 24 December 2020. Christmas is…

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Underground gas pipeline explosion kills 11 in Bangladesh

An underground gas pipeline near a mosque exploded during evening prayers outside the capital of Bangladesh, leaving at least 11 Muslim worshipers dead and dozens injured with critical burns, officials…

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Three years on, Rohingya refugees remain in Bangladesh camps

August 25 marked the third anniversary of attacks by Rohingya Muslim insurgents that triggered military retaliation and led to the exodus from Buddhist-majority Myanmar over following days and weeks of…

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Photo Story: At least 28 killed as boat capsizes in Bangladesh

A woman reacts during the rescue operation in the aftermath of a boat capsizing in the Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 29 June 2020. According to local media reports and…

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Cyclone Amphan loss estimated at $13 bln in India, may rise in Bangladesh

A powerful cyclone that tore through India's eastern state of West Bengal this week has caused a damage of 1 trillion rupees ($13 billion) to infrastructure and crops, state officials…

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Cyclone in India, Bangladesh leaves trail of death and destruction

A powerful cyclone pounded eastern India and Bangladesh on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people and destroying thousands of homes, officials said, leaving authorities struggling to mount relief efforts amid…

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India and Bangladesh brace for massive cyclone

Heavy rains and winds have been reported in eastern India and Bangladesh, with a super cyclone expected to make landfall in hours. Amphan is one of the biggest storms in…

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India and Bangladesh prepare for impact of Cyclone Amphan

India began evacuating thousands of villagers and halted port operations ahead of a cyclone expected to hit its east coast this week, piling pressure on emergency services grappling with the…

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Photo Story: Scores gather in Bangladesh for annual Bishwa Ijtema

Muslim devotees leave on an overcrowded train after attending the Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims in the world, in Tongi, about 30 kilometres north of Dhaka, Bangladesh,…

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Bangladesh Islamists sentenced to death for 2016 cafe attack

Seven Islamists have been sentenced to death for a 2016 attack on a cafe in the Bangladeshi capital in which 22 people, mostly foreigners, were killed. The attack on the…

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Death penalty in Bangladesh for 16 who set student on fire

A Bangladesh court has sentenced 16 people to death for the murder of a student set on fire after accusing her teacher of sexual harassment. Nusrat Jahan Rafi, 19, died…

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Photo Story: Durga Puja festival preparations in Dhaka

A Bangladeshi artist gives the final touches to an idol of the Goddess Durga ahead of the largest Durga Puja festival of the Bengali Hindus community in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The…

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Monsoon destroys Rohingya shelters, sparking record UN emergency food agency response in Bangladesh

Unusually heavy monsoon rains have inundated shelters in refugee camps in southern Bangladesh creating “havoc”, the World Food Programme (WFP) said, as it launched its biggest emergency response of the…

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Former Bangladesh military dictator Ershad dies, aged 90

Former Bangladeshi military dictator Hussain Muhammad Ershad died on Sunday at the age of 90, local media reported. Ershad was suffering from kidney and liver complications and was admitted…

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