Police Back on Bangladesh Capital’s Streets As Strike Riots Ends

Bangladeshi police resumed patrols of the capital Dhaka on Monday, ending a weeklong strike that left a law and order vacuum following the abrupt ouster of autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina.

Bangladesh PM resigns and flees country as protesters storm palace

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country via military helicopter on Monday after which the South Asian nation’s army chief announced that an interim government would be formed.

At least 300 killed in Bangladesh anti-government protest

The overall death toll from clashes in Bangladesh has risen to at least 300 people, after 94 died Sunday in the deadliest day in weeks of anti-government demonstrations, according to an AFP tally.

Bangladesh Calm After Court Scraps Job Quotas

Bangladesh appeared calm on Monday amid a curfew, but widespread disruption of telecoms prevailed a day after the Supreme Court scrapped some quotas for government jobs that sparked protests this month that killed scores.

Floods kill nine in India and Bangladesh, millions affected

 Torrential rains and surging rivers across northeast India and neighbouring Bangladesh have killed at least nine people, disaster officials said Thursday, with more than three million people affected. 

Thousands flee as cyclone heads towards Bangladesh

Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis left their coastal villages Sunday for concrete storm shelters further inland as the low-lying nation prepared for the expected landfall of an intense cyclone, officials said.

16 confirmed dead in Bangladeshi commercial building explosion: official

At least 16 people were killed and many others injured in a massive explosion that took place in a commercial building in the old part of Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Tuesday, an official said.

Death toll from Bangladesh cyclone mounts to 28, millions left without power

Bangladesh rescue workers found the bodies of four missing crew of a dredger boat, taking the death toll from Cyclone Sitrang to 28 as millions remained without power, officials said Wednesday.

Nine dead, million seek shelter as cyclone hits Bangladesh

At least nine people have died after a cyclone slammed into Bangladesh, forcing the evacuation of around a million people from their homes, officials said Tuesday.

At least 24 people killed after boat sinks in Bangladesh: Police

At least 24 people were killed and several dozen more were missing after a boat capsized in a river in Bangladesh, police said.

5 fishing boats with over 70 fishermen missing in Bangladesh

At least five fishing boats with more than 70 fishermen in Bangladesh’s southern coastal district of Barguna have been missing since Friday night due to a strong storm, according to local authorities.

Floods have left at least 24 dead in the Indian state of Assam and 60 in Bangladesh.

 

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Al menos ocho desaparecidos tras volcar un barco en Bangladesh

 

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Incendio de ferri mata a más de 30 personas en Bangladés

 

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52 Killed, Many Injured in Bangladesh Food Factory Blaze - Tasnim News Agency

 (Tasnim) - Massive blaze tears through food processing factory, killing at least 52 people trapped by flames that forced many workers to leap for their lives from upper floors.

7 killed, dozens injured in building collapse after explosion in Bangladesh - China.org.cn

At least seven people were killed and dozens of others injured in the collapse of a commercial building after a massive explosion in Bangladesh's capital city of Dhaka on Sunday.

‘Irresponsible’: Bangladesh slams Pompeo’s al-Qaeda attacks claim | Al Jazeera

Bangladesh has strongly condemned remarks by United States’ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, labelling the South Asian country as a place where the al-Qaeda group carried out attacks.

Rohingya refugees continue entering into Bangladesh

Rohingya refugees are continuing to enter into Bangladesh at a fast speed, with over the last 48 hours some 4,000 crossing across the border from Myanmar, the International Organization of Migrants (IOM) said Friday.

Combats entre Rohingyas et l'armée en Birmanie: 400 morts, 250.000 personnes privées d'aide alimentaire

Au moins 250.000 personnes sont privées d'aide alimentaire dans le nord-ouest de la Birmanie où les distributions du Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM) ont été suspendues en raison des combats entre l'armée et la rébellion rohingya.

Search for missing continues as death toll reaches 146 in Bangladesh landslides

The death toll has risen to 146, after two days of searching turned up more bodies following early Tuesday's massive landslides in southeastern Bangladesh hilly districts.