World news about “Bangladesh” published by euronews.
Bangladesh clothes factories reopen after safety shutdown Hundreds of textile factories in Bangladesh have reopened after protests over pay and working conditions in the wake of last month’s deadly building… 17/05/2013
Retailers back safety initiatives in Bangladesh factories Leading international retail brands are forging agreements to help protect low-paid workers in Bangladesh after the Rana Plaza building collapse. While… 15/05/2013
Bangladesh Mourns Prayers have been said in Bangladesh for the victims of a garment factory building collapse. Among the thousands in of mourners … military forces, who… 14/05/2013
“When I saw the light I shouted ‘save me brother!’” says Dhaka survivor Dubbed the miracle girl in Bangladesh, Reshma Begum was pulled from the rubble of the Rana Plaza factory building in Dhaka 17 days after it collapsed. The… 13/05/2013
More bodies found in collapsed Bangladesh building The death toll in the Bangladesh textile building collapse has risen to 1,125 as 15 more bodies are pulled from the wreckage. The last survivor was discovered… 12/05/2013
Bangladesh miracle survivorRescue workers pull out a woman from the rubble of the Rana Plaza building 17 days after the building collapsed in Bangladesh. REUTERS/Sohel Ahmed 11/05/2013
Bangladesh miracle survivor speaks Rescue workers had given up hope of finding anyone else alive in the rubble of the Rana Plaza, except Reshma Begum. The moment of rescue was tense… 11/05/2013
Woman pulled from rubble in Bangladesh factory disaster A woman has been rescued from the the collapsed factory building in Bangladesh after 17 days. Local television stations broadcast live images of emergency… 10/05/2013
Death toll from Bangladesh disaster climbs The death toll from the collapse of a factory in Bangladesh has climbed to over 1,000. It is believed that more bodies might still be trapped two weeks after… 10/05/2013
Bangladesh: deadly factory fire and over 900 dead after Rana Plaza collapse Eight people have been killed in a fire at a clothing factory in Bangladesh. Most of the workers at the facility in the industrial district of Dhaka had… 09/05/2013
Eight killed in Dhaka garment factory fire A fire has ripped through a garment factory in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, killing at least eight people. The blaze, which happened overnight in the… 09/05/2013
Bangladesh building collapse death toll over 800 The army in Bangladesh say 804 people have been confirmed dead after the collapse of an eight-storey factory building near the capital Dhaka. Authorities… 08/05/2013
Bangladesh: clashes over blasphemy law – nocomment More than 20 people have been killed in the Bangladeshi capital after police clashed with Islamic activists who were calling for a new anti-blasphemy law. 06/05/2013
Dozens killed in Bangladesh protest over blasphemy law More than 20 people have been killed in the Bangladeshi capital after police clashed with protesters demanding a new blasphemy law. Authorities estimate… 06/05/2013
Bangladesh death toll spirals above 600 The number killed in Bangladesh’s worst -ever industrial disaster now stands at over 600, and with hundreds more still missing over a thousand dead is a… 05/05/2013
Search for bodies continues in Bangladesh – nocomment More than 500 people are now known to have died in the Bangladeshi garment factory collapse, and scores were still missing nine days after the tragedy. 04/05/2013
ILO pushes Bangladesh to improve work safety standards The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has called on Bangladesh to act quickly to improve its work safety laws — in the wake of the April 24 factory… 03/05/2013
Death toll tops 500 in Bangladesh factory disaster More than 500 people are now known to have died in the Bangladeshi garment factory collapse, and scores are still missing nine days after the… 03/05/2013
Bangladesh workers dying for lack of responsible regulation The Bangladesh garment building disaster prompted some western clothing brands that were having items made there to promise financial compensation for the… 02/05/2013
Bangladesh mayor suspended over factory building collapse The mayor of the Dhaka suburb in Bangladesh where a factory building collapsed last week causing hundreds of deaths has been suspended from office. Mohammad… 02/05/2013
Bangladesh textile factories resume production after post-accident strike Textile production has resumed in Bangladesh after an eight-day shutdown following the collapse of a building housing a clothes factory. Thousands of… 02/05/2013
Bangladesh buries garment factory collapse victims – nocomment The Bangladeshi authorities buried 18 unidentified victims of the Dhaka building collapse exactly a week after the disaster, as many bodies still remained unclaimed. 02/05/2013
Bangladesh: factory victims buried, EU threatens sanctions In the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, volunteers buried 18 unidentified factory workers – victims of the country’s worst-ever industrial disaster. At least 400… 01/05/2013
A sombre May Day in Bangladesh after building collapse In Bangladesh the May Day march took place in the shadow of the nation’s worst industrial disaster. The Rana Plaza complex which housed a textile factory… 01/05/2013
Clashes over Bangladesh building collapse – nocomment There were clashes between thousands of garment factory workers and police in Savar, Bangladesh which left at least 100 injured. Police responded with sticks… 01/05/2013
Bangladesh turns down foreign help after building collapse The government of Bangladesh has praised local efforts to rescue survivors after the collapse of a building housing clothing factories. The words of… 30/04/2013
Primark to pay compensation to Dhaka factory victims British clothing retailer Primark and Canadian clothes distributor Loblaw are to pay compensation and provide emergency food aid and other assistance to… 30/04/2013
Bangladesh army says search for collapsed building survivors has ended The prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has visited the scene of last week’s building collapse in Dhaka for the first time, as rescue workers say they… 29/04/2013
Fire hampers rescuers in Dhaka building collapse Rescuers trying to find more survivors from the collapsed factory building in Bangladesh have been further hampered by an outbreak of fire. Smoke was seen… 29/04/2013
Bangladesh building collapse owner arrested The owner of the eight-story building that collapsed in Bangladesh has been arrested at the border trying to flee to India. Mohammed Sohel Rana had been on… 28/04/2013
Street clashes in Bangladesh after building collapse Anger against those responsible for a building collapse that killed hundreds in Bangladesh has boiled over into street clashes. Police with tear gas, water… 28/04/2013
More arrests over Dhaka building collapse, owner on the run Four more arrests have been made in the wake of the collapsed eight-story building in Bangladesh. They include the owner and managing director of one of… 27/04/2013
Arrests made in Bangladesh building collapse Amid angry protests over the deadly building collapse in Bangladesh, two people have now been arrested. Seventy-two hours after the eight-storey structure… 27/04/2013
Time is running out to rescue Bangladesh building collapse survivors Emergency services are racing against the clock to rescue the remaining survivors trapped inside the building which collapsed in Bangladesh on… 26/04/2013
Bangladeshi textile workers protest over safety conditions Protests have erupted in Bangladesh in the wake of the building collapse that has so far claimed the lives of close to 300 people. Resentment over working… 26/04/2013
Bangladesh building collapse death toll rises to 273 Days after the collapse of a building in Bangladesh, the death toll continues to rise. The building, which houses factories producing low-cost clothes for… 26/04/2013
Bangladesh struggles to find survivors from factory collapse Bangladeshi rescue services in the capital Dhaka are continuing a desperate search for survivors after a building collapsed killing at least 175 people. It… 25/04/2013
More victims feared dead in Bangladeshi building collapse The number of people killed by the collapse of a building in Bangladesh’s capital has risen to at least 147. Another 1,000 people have been injured. Rescue… 25/04/2013
Dhaka building collapse survivors speak of their traumatic experiences Eight storeys reduced to rubble in an instant. The Rana Plaza complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh collapsed during the morning rush hour. Housing a garment… 24/04/2013
Rescue efforts after building collapse in Bangladesh – nocomment Workers trapped in the wreckage of a collapsed factory building in Bangladesh cried out for help as rescuers struggled to reach survivors. The disaster killed… 24/04/2013
Dozens killed after building collapses in Bangladesh At least 82 people have been killed and at least 200 others are injured after an eight-storey building collapsed near the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. Rescue… 24/04/2013
Secularists and Islamists clash at Bangladesh blasphemy protest Islamist protesters demanding Bangladesh have a blasphemy law clashed with secularists and students, who organised their own protest in response. The… 06/04/2013
Bangladeshi police clash with opposition protesters in Dhaka – nocomment Suspected opposition supporters let off small homemade bombs in Bangladesh’s capital on Wednesday, during a nationwide general strike called by government… 28/03/2013
More deaths in Bangladesh war crimes violence Violent clashes in Bangladesh over the past three days have left at least 60 people dead. The protests have been triggered by a death sentence issued… 02/03/2013
Bangladesh: deadly clashes over war crimes sentence – nocomment A special tribunal in Bangladesh has sentenced an Islamic party leader to death for crimes committed during the nation’s 1971 war for independence. The… 01/03/2013
Bangladesh: deadly clashes after Islamist politician gets death penalty At least 30 people have been killed in Bangladesh in clashes with supporters of an Islamist politician. The death toll includes three police officers… 01/03/2013
Balloons to remember – nocomment Colourful balloons brighten the sky of Dhaka as protesters remember those who died fighting for Bangladesh’s independence from Pakistan. 21/02/2013
Sunset colours in DhakaA boy plays with balloons by Buriganga river as smoke emits from a rubbish dump during sunset in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 19, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj 20/01/2013
General strike goes out of hand in Bangladesh – nocomment Police clashed with protesters in Bangladesh’s capital on Thursday, as opposition parties enforced a general strike, demanding that the government restore an… 13/12/2012
Protesters call for early elections in Bangladesh – nocomment Protesters march and burn tyres on the streets of the Bangladeshi capital calling for early polls and a neutral caretaker government. 09/12/2012
Bangladesh: police crack down on opposition demo – nocomment Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets in Bangladesh’s capital to disperse hundreds of opposition supporters calling for an independent caretaker government… 03/10/2012
Bangladesh celebrates Eid al-Fitr – nocomment Thousands of Muslims have celebrated Eid al-Fitr, to mark the end of Ramadan. After the month-long fast, they prayed and sought divine blessings, peace… 21/08/2012
Scuffles as Bangladeshi factory workers strike – nocomment Hundreds of clothing factories in Bangladesh were closed by days of violent wage protests. Police fired teargas and used water cannons to disperse workers… 18/06/2012
Opposition rally in Bangladesh – nocomment Bangladesh’s main opposition leader and thousands of her supporters held a rally in the capital Dhaka to demand that an independent caretaker government… 31/01/2012
Celebrations for Ashura in Bangladesh – nocomment Shi’ite Muslims in Dhaka mark the mourning day of Ashura with self-flagellation. 06/12/2011
Bangladesh: anti-AIDS demonstration in Dhaka – nocomment Hundreds of Dhaka residents march on the streets on the eve of World AIDS Day, to raise awareness of the pandemic. 30/11/2011
Closing the education gender gap This week’s Learning World gives three perspectives on the educational gender gap that exists in the developing world. Second chance for married girls… 11/11/2011
Messi arrives to hero’s welcome in Bangladesh Hundreds of fans gave the Argentine national football team a noisy welcome on their arrival at their hotel in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Monday. But the biggest… 05/09/2011
Bangladesh constitution protest – nocomment Thousands of Islamic protesters took to the streets of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka as part of a 30-hour countrywide strike to protest an amendment removing the… 11/07/2011
Bangladesh general strike clashes – nocomment A six-hour general strike in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka partially disrupting businesses and transportation. It was called to demand the government cancel a… 04/07/2011
Bangladesh strike over election procedures – nocomment Opposition parties called for a general strike to protest against the country’s present election procedures. 12/06/2011
Bangladesh ousts Yunus Bangladesh’s central bank says it is removing Nobel peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus as boss of the microlender Grameen Bank. He was ordered to quit on the… 02/03/2011
Bangladesh still waiting for climate relief The road from the Copenhagen to Cancun climate talks later this month has been a long and potholed one. Money promised for the most vulnerable countries like… 19/11/2010
Improving global food security Improving food security in developing countries has become an urgent global issue. With more than a billion people suffering from hunger, the European Union… 29/07/2010
Bangladesh: Police and anti-government protesters clashMore violence in Bangladesh as protesters clashed with police and attacked a bus during demonstrations organised by the country’s main opposition… 07/03/2013
Bangladesh factory fire – supervisors heldIn Bangladesh, three supervisors at a clothing factory that went up in flames killing more than 100 people have been detained by police. The arrests came as… 28/11/2012
Bangladesh blames sabotage for deadly factory fireA fire that killed 111 textile workers in Bangladesh has been declared as arson. More than 150 others were injured. For the second successive day thousands… 27/11/2012
Fire in Bangladesh kills dozensAt least 120 people were killed when a fire swept through a garment factory in Bangladesh early on Sunday. The blaze broke out in the ground floor of a nine… 25/11/2012
Buddhists protests against attacks in Sri LankaIn Sri Lanka, hundreds of monks have been protesting against attacks on Buddhists. Demonstrators say more than 20 temples have been attacked recently with… 04/10/2012
Buddhist villages ransacked by angry MuslimsMuslim protestors have attacked several Buddhist villages in Bangladesh after an image said to show a burnt Koran was posted on a social website. Homes and… 01/10/2012
Bangladesh: Fire rips through shanty townA fire has swept through a shanty town in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, destroying at least 500 homes. It is not clear what caused the blaze, which took… 21/09/2012
Hundreds of homes washed away in BangladeshFlooding and mudslides have washed away hundreds of homes in Bangladesh after five days of torrential rain. At least 100 people have been killed with many… 28/06/2012
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Bangladesh ferry death toll risesOfficials in Bangladesh say that at least 140 people are now known to have died in Tuesday’s ferry sinking in the country’s Meghna river. The vessel was… 16/03/2012
200 people missing after Bangladesh ferry sinksSome 200 people are reported missing after a ferry capsized on a river in southern Bangladesh, according to local media. The boat was carrying more than 250… 13/03/2012
Protest ship changes rolesAs befits an environmental group, Greenpeace has carried out some recycling on a grand scale. It has retiring its ship the Rainbow Warrior II from active… 16/08/2011
Islamist strike protest ends in violenceThousands of Bangladeshi Islamists have clashed with police during a protest over an amendment to the constitution removing the words “absolute faith and… 10/07/2011
Dozens injured in Bangladesh clashesDozens of people have been injured in Bangladesh in clashes between police and supporters of the main opposition leader, also a former prime minister. The… 14/11/2010
Bangladesh blaze kills at least 100At least 100 people have been killed after fire ripped through a row of tightly-packed buildings in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. Nearly 150 others were… 04/06/2010
Women march to stop gender-based violenceAll over the world women are celebrating 100 years of International Women’s Day. In Bangladesh thousands joined a march in Dhaka to protest against acid… 08/03/2010
Ferry tragedy off BangladeshThe official death toll after the sinking of a passenger ferry in Bangladesh has risen to 33, with dozens more missing. Twelve of the bodies found so far… 28/11/2009
Overcrowded ferry sinks in BangladeshAround 30 people have died and many more are still missing after an overcrowded ferry sank in Bangladesh. 1,500 passengers were aboard, 3 times the boat’s… 28/11/2009
Helping the flood victims of BangladeshIt’s the monsoon season in Bangladesh, when flooding puts the lives and homes of millions of people at risk. Handicap International and local NGO’s are… 25/06/2009
More mass graves found in BangladeshAuthorities in Bangladesh say more mass graves have been found at a military base where soldiers staged a mutiny this week. At least 80 people are reported to… 28/02/2009
Bangladesh hardship better than MyanmarMuslims treated brutally under Myanmar’s military dictatorship for years are still fleeing to Bangladesh. Life as unrecognised refugees is hard enough. For… 12/02/2009
A former PM returns to power in BangladeshIn Bangladesh, an alliance headed by the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed, has won a massive parliamentary majority in the first general election in… 30/12/2008
High turnout, tight security in Bangladesh pollTens of millions of Bangladeshis have voted in a general election in the hope of putting an end to two years of emergency rule. The results are expected later… 29/12/2008
Security high ahead of Bangladesh electionsSecurity has been stepped up on the streets of Bangladesh ahead of Monday’s parliamentary elections. The vote is highly anticipated, coming after two years of… 28/12/2008
Election fever in BangladeshThree days before elections in Bangladesh, the two leading candidates are making last-minute pleas for votes. Begum Khaleda Zia is a former prime minister… 26/12/2008
