Portal:Bangladesh/Bangladesh news

19 June 2024 –: Landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains in Bangladesh and India kill at least 15 people, injure several others, and displace millions of people. (Al Jazeera)
13 March 2024 – Piracy off the coast of Somalia: The European Union's counter-piracy mission says that one of its warships is currently shadowing the hijacked Bangladeshi bulk carrier Abdullah as it sails toward the coast of Somalia. At least 23 crew members are being held hostage by pirates on the ship. (AP)
12 March 2024 – Piracy off the coast of Somalia: About 20 armed pirates hijack a Bangladeshi bulk carrier in the Indian Ocean that was en route to the United Arab Emirates. The vessel is under the control of the pirates and is heading towards the coast of Somalia. (The National News)
29 February 2024 – 2024 Dhaka Bailey Road fire: Forty-six people are killed and 75 more injured during a fire at a seven-storey shopping mall in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (BBC News)
9 February 2024 – Myanmar civil war: At least 340 members of Myanmar's Border Guard Police flee into neighboring Bangladesh and are disarmed and detained by Border Guard Bangladesh in the past week amid continued fighting against the Arakan Army. (ABC News)

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