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Bangladesh stories: 27 news summaries

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(Newser) - Satire just doesn't translate well. Two Bangladeshi newspapers have apologized to readers after breathlessly reporting a US scoop: Neil Armstrong thinks the moon landing was a hoax! Problem is, the story appeared in the Onion. "We've since learned that the fun site runs false and juicy reports based on... More »

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NASA • satire • Bangladesh • The Onion • moon landings • Neil Armstrong

 Cyclone Kills 90 in 
 Bangladesh, India 

Hundreds of thousands flee as Aila lashes Bengal region

May 26, 09 4:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 90 people were killed when a cyclone ripped into Bangladesh and eastern India yesterday, Reuters reports. Tens of thousands of others lost their homes and crops as Cyclone Aila caused tidal waves and flooding. Troops in both countries are scrambling to rescue marooned people and deliver emergency supplies.... More »

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India • cyclone • Bangladesh • West Bengal • Cyclone Aila

Fire in Huge Bangladeshi
Mall Kills 1, Injures 20

Thousands flee blaze as 20 hospitalized

Mar 13, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - A fire swept through Bangladesh's largest shopping mall today, killing a security guard, the AP reports. Some 10,000 shoppers poured outside the building and 20 were hospitalized, CNN notes. The blaze broke out on the 18th floor of the capital's 22-story Bashundhara City mall; flames spread to other floors... More »

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Bangladesh • mall • fire

 Mass Grave Found in 
 Bangladesh Mutiny 

At least 60 killed in border guards' rebellion

Feb 27, 09 9:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Bangladeshi troops have discovered a mass grave in the capital after a border guard mutiny shook the country, the BBC reports. The grave contained the bodies of between 20 and 60 officers in what began as a spat over pay and conditions and has now claimed at least 60 lives.... More »

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rebellion • mutiny • Bangladesh • officer • border security • bodies • uprising • mass graves

(Newser) - Mutinous border guards in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka laid down their weapons today, ending the uprising that started yesterday and claimed at least 20 lives, the BBC reports. “All the rebel troops have surrendered with their arms,” a government spokesman said, and urged rebels outside the capital... More »

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mutiny • Bangladesh • officer • surrender • border security • Dhaka • uprising • revolt • paramilitary

 50 Dead in 
 Widening 
 Bangladesh 
 Mutiny 

Border guards take officers hostage as tanks roll through Dhaka

Feb 26, 09 7:15 AM CST
(Newser) - A growing mutiny among troops in Bangladesh has left 50 people dead and forced the army to unleash tanks on the streets of the capital, Dhaka. The unrest began yesterday when border guards rebelled over pay and work conditions and has spread to at least 12 cities throughout the country.... More »

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mutiny • Bangladesh • South Asia • Dhaka • Sheikh Hasina

Bangladeshi Parents Forced Me Into Marriage: UK Doctor

Case prompts other Brits to come forth

Dec 18, 08 10:40 AM CST
(Newser) - The Bangladeshi parents of a 33-year-old doctor living in Britain kidnapped and forced her into a Muslim marriage during a trip home because they disapproved of her Hindu boyfriend, the Independent reports. Humayra Abedin returned to the UK this week after four months in captivity, and is seeking to have... More »

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kidnapping • Muslim • Bangladesh • Hindu • Britain • forced marriage • honor

 Taj Knockoff Angers India 

Say there might be a copyright issue somehow

Dec 12, 08 2:21 PM CST
(Newser) - A knockoff of the Taj Mahal has caused a full-blown diplomatic incident between India and Bangladesh, the London Times reports, and potentially one of the weirdest copyright disputes ever. Bangladeshi film mogul Ahsanullah Moni began showing his $80 million copy of the Taj this week, enraging Indians. “You... More »

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architecture • India • Taj Mahal • copyright • Bangladesh • building

Evidence Grows of Regional Hand in Mumbai

Bangladeshi may have played part; Pakistani group still top suspect

Dec 5, 08 7:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Indian authorities believe that all 10 of the known gunmen in last week's Mumbai attacks were Pakistani, but sources inside the Indian police now say that elements from Bangladesh may have aided the attack. CNN reports that a Bangladeshi national bought cell phone cards for the attackers, which they used... More »

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Pakistan • India • terrorist • Bangladesh • Mumbai • Islamic terrorism • Lashkar-e-Taiba

 Crisis Looms as Rice Prices Soar

Countries ban exports, chastise hoarders

Apr 6, 08 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rice feeds half the world's population, but this year there isn't enough to go around and prices have risen by 50% over the last two weeks alone. Population growth is outpacing production, and stocks are at a 30-year low after droughts decimated harvests in China and Australia. Countries are banning... More »

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climate change • India • drought • McDonald's • Asia • exports • rice • Bangladesh • consumer prices • wheat prices • food riots • rice prices • export ban

Wealth Doesn't Always
Aid Health

UN finds child mortality rates uneven in
developing nations

Feb 18, 08 3:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Citing new child mortality statistics, analysts say a nation's wealth doesn’t always translate into better health for its youngest citizens, the BBC reports. Every year, 10 million children die before their fifth birthday, with 99% of the fatalities occurring in the developing world. But even when conditions improve, survival... More »

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health • India • wealth • Gordon Brown • Tanzania • Malawi • doctor • Nepal • Bangladesh • Save the Children • malnutrition • child mortality • Angola • ancient customs • Millennium Development Goals

Bangladesh in Frenzied Search for Stolen Art

Priceless artifacts
go missing before
flight to Paris

Dec 24, 07 11:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Bangladesh has mounted a massive hunt for two priceless artifacts that went missing yesterday at the Dhaka airport, Reuters reports. The statues of the Hindu god Vishnu, sculpted 1,500 years ago, were on their way to an exhibition at a Paris museum. Bangladeshi authorities have detained 12 suspects and... More »

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art • theft • Paris • Bangladesh • Vishnu • Dhaka airport • Guimet Museum • art heist

1M Bangladesh Cyclone Survivors Still Homeless

Reconstruction donations run short

Dec 23, 07 2:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Five weeks after Cyclone Sidr tore through Bangladesh, more than 1 million people still lack basic shelter, reports Reuters. While rebuilding efforts continue, the Red Cross says the country suffers from acute lack of funding. The cyclone killed 3,300, laid waste to 1.5 million homes, and destroyed 1... More »

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cyclone • aid • Bangladesh • Sidr

Bangladeshi Bridge Collapses

Villagers struggle to free people trapped under fallen concrete slabs

Nov 24, 07 8:47 AM CST
(Newser) - At least three people were killed and scores injured in Bangladesh today when a bridge packed with thousands of cyclone survivors collapsed, the AP reports. Another 20 people were missing. The collapse occurred as Bangladeshis moved toward a relief center to receive much-needed food and supplies in a district hard... More »

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foreign aid • Bangladesh • rescue • natural disaster • US Navy • Cyclone Sidr

US Ship Rides to the Rescue in Bangladesh

Amphibious vessel will provide water, food to cyclone-wracked region

Nov 23, 07 2:51 PM CST
(Newser) - USS Kearsarge, an amphibious assault ship, arrived in Bangladesh today loaded with potable water, food, and medical supplies for some of the 2 million Bengalis displaced by Cyclone Sidr. Another American vessel bearing much-needed aid, USS Essex, is due tomorrow, Reuters reports. The Marine Corps said in a press release... More »

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global warming • foreign aid • Bangladesh • US Navy • Cyclone Sidr • Marine

Bengalis Fight for Survival

Food shortages and disease follow cyclone

Nov 22, 07 6:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Fights broke out among cyclone survivors desperate for meager supplies as aid agencies struggled to get food to the hungry, reports the AP. Cyclone Sidr killed thousands in Bangladesh last week, and food and drinking water shortages could bring a second wave of death—this time from hunger and disease. More »

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cyclone • relief • Bangladesh • Save the Children • aid agencies • disaster

Aid Finally Reaches Bengalis

After six days, relief starts flowing to victims of Cyclone Sidr

Nov 21, 07 5:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Bangladesh’s army has finally reached most parts of the southern coastline devastated by Cyclone Sidr six days ago, delivering small amounts of aid to most affected areas, the AFP reports. With relief efforts thus far stymied by the devastation, any aid was welcomed: "We spent the last six... More »

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World Bank • cyclone • Bangladesh • food shortage • Cyclone Sidr

Cyclone Death Toll Tops 3,100

Death toll could reach 15,000, some relief officials fear

Nov 19, 07 4:27 PM CST
(Newser) - The death toll from Cyclone Sidr surpassed 3,100 today, and relief officials in Bangladesh fear as many as 15,000 have been killed. Helicopters were dropping food, water, and medicine, but relief had yet to reach many remote areas, the Guardian reports. Some $25 million in initial aid has... More »

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cyclone • death toll • Bangladesh • Cyclone Sidr

Bangladesh Toll Passes 2,200

Tropical cyclone Sidr leaves more victims in its wake

Nov 18, 07 2:53 PM CST
(Newser) - The death toll in Bangladesh has climbed above 2,200 since Tropical Cyclone Sidr hit the region Thursday, the AP reports. And that number could keep rising as military helicopters, naval ships, and thousands of Bangladeshi troops continue working alongside international aid agencies to rescue victims. But many of the... More »

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cyclone • Bangladesh • natural disaster • Sidr

UPDATED

Cyclone Deaths in Thousands

Local reports estimate 2,000 dead, as rescue efforts begin

Nov 17, 07 8:46 AM CST
(Newser) - More than 1,000 have been confirmed dead in the wake of Thursday's cyclone in Bangladesh, but local news reports double that number, as a virtual national blackout and debris-filled roads have stymied efforts to assess the true brunt of the storm, reports the BBC. "We are expecting that... More »

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cyclone • death toll • crops • relief • Bangladesh • Cyclone Sidr

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