Bangladesh Ferry fire kills at least 37 in southern Bangladesh There was no word on what caused the fire. 24/12/2021
no comment Protests continue demanding foreign treatment for ailing ex-PM in Bangladesh Thousands of opposition protesters continue to stage demonstrations across Bangladesh, demanding that the government allows ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to fly abroad for medical treatment. 01/12/2021
no comment Rising sea level forces villagers to leave coastal areas Bangladesh is particularly vulnerable to flooding and extreme weather. As cyclones and tidal surges hit its coastal regions, agriculture is being lost and people are being forced to abandon their lands. 31/10/2021
no comment Bangladesh schools reopen after 18-month Covid shutdown Children in Bangladesh return to classrooms as schools reopen after 18 months, one of the world's longest coronavirus shutdowns. 12/09/2021
Nature Are Bangladesh’s floating gardens the future of farming? Vegetables could be safer in the hands of this ancient water-based planting method. 12/04/2021
no comment Sunken ferry retrieved after at least 26 die in accident Ferry sinks after colliding in Bangladesh 05/04/2021
no comment Fire at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh kills at least 15 At least 15 people have died and hundreds are injured and missing after a devastating fire destroyed thousands of shelters in a sprawling Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, a UNHCR spokeswoman said. 23/03/2021
Bangladesh Bangladesh's first transgender news anchor hired by TV station Tashnuva Anan Shishir made her debut on International Women's Day 12/03/2021
Bangladesh Fire razes hundreds of homes at Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh Reports say fire services were delayed in arriving at the scene and took two hours to bring the blaze under control. 14/01/2021
Bangladesh Bangladesh navy ships take 1,700 Rohingya to isolated island The 1,700 refugees were selected because of their willingness to be moved to the island, which the Bangladeshi government said could accommodate 100,000 people. 29/12/2020
Bangladesh Relocation of Rohingya refugees to remote Bangladesh island condemned Bangladesh's government says it is moving the Rohingya because of overcrowding at existing refugee camps after a million fled violence in neighbouring Myanmar. 04/12/2020
no comment Protesters burn Macron effigy amid tensions over right to caricature Thousands of protesters in Bangladesh vent their fury at French president Emmanuel Macron. 30/10/2020
View The need to support Rohingya refugees is at an all-time high ǀ View This year, most of us have had to learn to live amidst a deadly crisis and uncertain future. For the Rohingya, this is not new. COVID-19 is yet another threat to their families, to their lives. 21/10/2020
Bangladesh More than 3 million affected by flooding in Bangladesh Monsoon flooding has left millions homeless, with lost crops and livelihoods. More than 7.5 million more are at risk of flooding according to the National Need Assessment Working Group. 26/07/2020
no comment One-third of Bangladesh underwater due to flooding One-third of Bangladesh is submerged under floodwater as the situation continues to worsen with over 1 million villagers forced to leave their homes. 16/07/2020
Bangladesh Bangladesh MP 'hired lookalikes' to take university exams Bangladesh MP was expelled from university after a private broadcaster reportedly uncovered she had hired lookalikes to take her exams. 22/10/2019
Bangladesh Watch: Motorbike ride sharing gets Dhaka traffic moving The Bangladeshi capital is one of the most congested cities in the world, and it can take more than an hour to drive 6 kilometres – close to walking speed 27/09/2019
no comment Thousands of Rohingya refugees gather for 'Genocide Day' prayer Thousands of Rohingya refugees staying in camps in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar gathered on Sunday for a "genocide day special prayers" rally. 25/08/2019
Bangladesh Fire rips through Bangladesh slum A fire ripped through a slum area of the Bangladesh capital Dhaka leaving thousands of people homeless 18/08/2019
no comment Bangladesh: More than 275,000 people affected by flooding Bangladesh: More than 275,000 people affected by flooding 23/07/2019
no comment Refugee camps hit by monsoons in Bangladesh Thousands of people have been displaced within the Rohingya refugee camps of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh over the last few days after heavy monsoon rains started last Thursday (July 4) causing flooding and landslides. 11/07/2019
no comment Trains overwhelmed as Bangladeshis go home for Eid Thousands of people scrambled to Dhaka's train stations on Tuesday (June 4) in hopes of returning home for Eid 04/06/2019
Bangladesh Watch: Bangladeshis crowd trains and ferries hoping to make it home fo Around 20 million people live in Dhaka for work, and leave the capital to celebrate holidays in their hometowns. 04/06/2019
no comment Muslim prayers spill over into street on the last Friday of Ramadan Tens of thousands of Muslims descended on the Old City of Jerusalem for the last Friday prayers of Ramadan, Islam's holiest month and Hundreds of Bangladeshi Muslims packed one of the mosques in Dhaka to join the special prayers on the last Friday (May 31) of Ramadan. 31/05/2019
no comment Nurses protest against rape in Bangladesh The rape and murder of a nurse in Bangladesh just weeks after a female student was burned to death has sparked ongoing protests. 13/05/2019
no comment Firefighters battle deadly Dhaka building fire A fire in a high-rise office building in Bangladesh's capital on Thursday killed 17 people and injured about 70 others, officials said. 29/03/2019