Upscale Dhaka restaurant fire kills at least 44, scores injured
DHAKA, Feb 29, 2024 (AFP) - At least 44 people were killed and dozens injured after a fire blazed through…
2 years ago
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At least 37 dead in Bangladesh ferry fire
by Shafiqul ALAM Agence France Presse DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- At least 37 people died when an overcrowded night…
5 years ago
Bangladesh capital awash with plastic-coated posters
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Dhaka is awash with millions of plastic-laminated campaign posters ahead of elections in the Bangladeshi capital,…
6 years ago
Bangladesh factories ordered shut to save key river
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) - Sam JAHAN Bangladesh's high court has ordered the shutdown of 231 factories that have contributed to Dhaka's…
6 years ago
UPDATED: Fire kills 56 in Bangladesh capital, says official
by Shafiqul ALAM Agence France Presse DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- At least 56 people have died in a huge fire…
7 years ago
Bangladesh security forces kill “mastermind” of Dhaka cafe attack
(REUTERS) Bangladesh security forces killed four militants on Saturday, including the alleged mastermind of an attack on a cafe…
10 years ago
Bangladesh kicks out N. Korea diplomat over smuggled goods
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Bangladesh has kicked out a North Korean diplomat after he was caught smuggling more than one…
10 years ago
Bangladesh reels from new deadly attack at start of Eid
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Suspected Islamists carried out another deadly attack in Bangladesh Thursday at the country's biggest prayer service…
10 years ago
Policeman dead after Bangladesh Eid prayer attack
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- At least one policeman was killed and five others wounded Thursday following an explosion and a…
10 years ago
Japanese victims of Dhaka siege arrive home
TOKO, Japan (AFP) -- The bodies of seven Japanese nationals killed in a bloody restaurant attack in Dhaka were returned…
10 years ago
Bangladesh commandos end hostage siege, kill six gunmen
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Bangladesh security forces ended a siege Saturday after storming a cafe in Dhaka where dozens of…
10 years ago
13 hostages rescued after Bangladesh siege: commander
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Thirteen hostages have been rescued after security forces ended a siege at a cafe in the…
10 years ago
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