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Pollution linked to one in six deaths Global: Pollution has been linked to nine million deaths worldwide in 2015, a report in The Lancet has found. Bangladesh and Somalia were the worst ...
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Rohingya crisis: 12 die as boat capsizes off Bangladesh
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Deadly South Asia floods affect 16m people. Nepal
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Saudi Arabia house fire leaves 11 foreign workers dead
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Cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh with heavy wind and rain 
Map of Chittagong Bangladesh The powerful storm made landfall on Tuesday morning between the fishing port of Cox's Bazar and the city of Chittagong, with winds of up to 117 km/h
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At least 10 killed in Bangladesh factory fire
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Cyclone Roanu: Half a million flee in Bangladesh |
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Lightning strikes kill 50 in Bangladesh |
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Bangladesh stampede kills 17 at free clothing drive |
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Murder trial over Rana Plaza factory collapse |
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| Feb.23 |
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Angry relatives wait for news after deadly ferry crash |
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48 dead after Bangladesh ferry with 100 passengers sinks Map of Daulatdia-Paturia Bangladesh A river ferry carrying up to 140 passengers capsized in central Bangladesh on Sunday after being hit by a cargo vessel
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Fire at plastics factory kills at least 13
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4 Bangladeshi citizens suffocate in Lebanon amid storm |
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Bangladesh electricity restored after major blackout
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Bangladesh hit by major blackouts Map of Kushtia Bangladesh Bangladesh has been hit by major blackouts after a power line connecting the country to India's electricity grid failed, reports say
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| May.17 |
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54 bodies found as Bangladesh ferry search resumes |
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| May.15 |
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Ferry capsizes; at least 22 bodies recovered and others still missing |
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7 children dead, more injured in Bangladesh school bus accident |
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| Dec.22 |
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Charges over Bangladesh factory fire |
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| Nov.29 |
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Arson blamed for big Bangladesh fire |
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| Nov.28 |
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Fire guts closed garment factory in Bangladesh
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| Oct.8 |
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Deadly fire at Bangladesh factory |
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| Jun.5 |
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450 garment factory workers fall ill |
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| May.15 |
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Cyclone Mahasen hits Bangladesh |
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Cyclone bears down on Bay of Bengal 
Cyclone Mahasen is bearing down on the Bay of Bengal, with thousands of people ordered to evacuate low-lying areas in Bangladesh and Burma
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Survivor pulled from Bangladesh rubble 'I'm alive!' a woman's voice as workers approached the basement 16 days after the building had collapsed and 10 days since rescuers had given...
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| May.9 |
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Dhaka collapse toll passes 1,000 Map of Dhaka Bangladesh The death toll from Bangladesh's worst industrial accident has passed 1,000 as recovery teams continue to find more bodies in the wreckage
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8 killed in Bangladesh garment factory fire A fire broke out in an 11-story building housing a garment factory and apartments in Bangladesh's capital
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Bangladesh collapse toll tops 800
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| May.7 |
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Bangladesh death toll climbs above 700
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Dhaka collapse death toll passes 500 The death toll from the collapse of an eight-storey factory building in Savar, near the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, has passed 500
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| May.1 |
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Death toll from Bangladesh building collapse climbs above 400
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| Apr.29 |
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Dhaka defends collapse aid refusal
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Tragedy spurs nationwide probe of garment factories
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| Apr.28 |
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Bangladesh rescuers' hopes fade
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Fire in wrecked Bangladesh building A fire has broken out in a collapsed factory building, hampering efforts to reach remaining survivors of a disaster that has killed 377 peop...
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Collapsed Dhaka building owner held
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| Apr.27 |
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Search continues for Dhaka survivors
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| Apr.26 |
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Arrests over Dhaka building collapse
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Survivors found in collapsed factory Bangladeshi rescue workers say a large group of people has been found alive inside a garment factory on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka
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Fears for hundreds missing in Dhaka
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| Apr.24 |
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Frantic search for Dhaka survivors A frantic search for survivors is under way at a building outside the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, which collapsed, killing at least 147 peop...
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More than 1000 dead in Dhaka collapse Map of Dhaka Bangladesh Many more are feared trapped after an eight-storey building collapsed on the outskirts of the capital
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Eight-storey building collapses in Bangladesh
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| Nov.25 |
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Second fire breaks out at clothes factory Map of Dhaka Bangladesh| A fire has broken out in a multi-storey building housing clothes-making factories in the capital two days after a blaze in another clothes factory | |
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| Nov.24 |
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'At least 120 dead' in Dhaka fire The fire broke out late on Saturday in the nine-floor Tazreen Fashion factory in the Ashulia district on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka
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| Nov.18 |
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Deadly slum fire in Bangladesh
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| Mar.12 |
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6 dead, dozens missing after ferry sinks
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| Jun.3 |
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Housing-block fire kills more than 100 A fire in a densely populated part of the capital has killed more than 100 people began after an electrical transformer exploded
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| Mar.8 |
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Burma refugees 'face starvation'
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| Nov.29 |
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54 bodies recovered from ferry disaster
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| Nov.20 |
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Villagers dispute cyclone death toll |
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| Nov.18 |
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Cyclone death toll surpasses 3,000 | The number of dead killed from Cyclone Sidr is expected to rise as the country continues to assess the damage. Rescue and relief teams have reached much of remote Bangladesh devastated by a po... | |
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Cyclone death toll hits 2,000
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| Nov.17 |
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Cyclone death toll hits 1,700 |
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| Nov.16 |
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Cyclone rescue effort under way |
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| Nov.15 |
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Cyclone hits: More than 200 dead Cyclone Sidr packing 150 mph winds slammed southeast coast, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes
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| Nov.14 |
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Bangladesh braces for cyclone |
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| Aug.7 |
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Millions face flood disease threat India: The UN is warning of a health crisis in southern Asia, where 30 million people have been overwhelmed by the rains and flash flooding
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| Aug.6 |
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Monsoon recedes, death toll rises |
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Millions flee 'worst ever' floods| India: United Nations: the worst flooding in living memory. More than 1,000 people have been killed or injured by waters. the floods affected India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. 20 million people are known to have ... | |
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Monsoon floods claim more than 160 |
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| Jun.11 |
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Mudslides kill at least 71
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| Feb.23 |
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85 killed in blaze
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| Apr.11 |
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Factory blast kills 17 |
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| Feb.20 |
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83 dead, 130 missing in ferry disaster |
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Flood aftermath compounds misery
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| Jul.13 |
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Flood havoc mounts in South Asia More than 10 million people are battling what some officials are calling the worst monsoon floods for over a decade
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| May.23 |
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180 missing in river ferry capsize |
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| Jul.9 |
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500 feared dead in ferry tragedy A passenger ferry sank in a river in southern Bangladesh. 250 people either swam to shore or were rescued
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| Apr.21 |
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Scores dead in ferries |
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| Dec.1 |
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Stampede kills 36
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| May.3 |
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More than 100 dead in ferry tragedy |
before year 2000
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1970 Bhola cyclone Map of Ganges Delta Bangladesh| A devastating tropical cyclone that struck East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and India's West Bengal. Up to 500,000 people lost their lives | |
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| 2017 |
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| Jul.12 |
Saudi Arabia house fire leaves 11 foreign workers dead
| 2016 |
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| Sep.9 |
At least 10 killed in Bangladesh factory fire
| 2015 |
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| Jan.31 |
Fire at plastics factory kills at least 13
| 2013 |
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| Dec.22 |
Charges over Bangladesh factory fire |
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| Nov.29 |
Arson blamed for big Bangladesh fire |
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| Nov.28 |
Fire guts closed garment factory in Bangladesh
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| Oct.8 |
Deadly fire at Bangladesh factory |
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| May.8 |
8 killed in Bangladesh garment factory fire A fire broke out in an 11-story building housing a garment factory and apartments in Bangladesh's capital
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| Apr.28 |
Fire in wrecked Bangladesh building A fire has broken out in a collapsed factory building, hampering efforts to reach remaining survivors of a disaster that has killed 377 peop...
| 2012 |
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| Nov.25 |
Second fire breaks out at clothes factory Map of Dhaka Bangladesh| A fire has broken out in a multi-storey building housing clothes-making factories in the capital two days after a blaze in another clothes factory | |
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| Nov.24 |
'At least 120 dead' in Dhaka fire The fire broke out late on Saturday in the nine-floor Tazreen Fashion factory in the Ashulia district on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka
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| Nov.18 |
Deadly slum fire in Bangladesh
| 2010 |
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| Jun.3 |
Housing-block fire kills more than 100 A fire in a densely populated part of the capital has killed more than 100 people began after an electrical transformer exploded
| 2006 |
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| Feb.23 |
85 killed in blaze
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| 2014 |
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| Feb.16 |
7 children dead, more injured in Bangladesh school bus accident |
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| 2013 |
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| Jun.5 |
450 garment factory workers fall ill |
| 2007 |
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| Aug.7 |
Millions face flood disease threat India: The UN is warning of a health crisis in southern Asia, where 30 million people have been overwhelmed by the rains and flash flooding
| 2004 |
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| Aug.2 |
Flood aftermath compounds misery
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| 2017 |
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| Oct.8 |
Rohingya crisis: 12 die as boat capsizes off Bangladesh
| 2015 |
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| Feb.23 |
Angry relatives wait for news after deadly ferry crash |
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| Feb.22 |
48 dead after Bangladesh ferry with 100 passengers sinks Map of Daulatdia-Paturia Bangladesh A river ferry carrying up to 140 passengers capsized in central Bangladesh on Sunday after being hit by a cargo vessel
| 2014 |
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| May.17 |
54 bodies found as Bangladesh ferry search resumes |
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| May.15 |
Ferry capsizes; at least 22 bodies recovered and others still missing |
| 2012 |
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| Mar.12 |
6 dead, dozens missing after ferry sinks
| 2009 |
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| Nov.29 |
54 bodies recovered from ferry disaster
| 2005 |
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| Feb.20 |
83 dead, 130 missing in ferry disaster |
| 2004 |
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| May.23 |
180 missing in river ferry capsize |
| 2003 |
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| Jul.9 |
500 feared dead in ferry tragedy A passenger ferry sank in a river in southern Bangladesh. 250 people either swam to shore or were rescued
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| Apr.21 |
Scores dead in ferries |
| 2002 |
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| May.3 |
More than 100 dead in ferry tragedy |
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| 2014 |
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| Nov.2 |
Bangladesh electricity restored after major blackout
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| Nov.1 |
Bangladesh hit by major blackouts Map of Kushtia Bangladesh Bangladesh has been hit by major blackouts after a power line connecting the country to India's electricity grid failed, reports say
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| 2017 |
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| May.29 |
Cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh with heavy wind and rain Map of Chittagong Bangladesh The powerful storm made landfall on Tuesday morning between the fishing port of Cox's Bazar and the city of Chittagong, with winds of up to 117 km/h
| 2016 |
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| May.21 |
Cyclone Roanu: Half a million flee in Bangladesh |
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| May.14 |
Lightning strikes kill 50 in Bangladesh |
| 2015 |
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| Jan.10 |
4 Bangladeshi citizens suffocate in Lebanon amid storm |
| 2013 |
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| May.15 |
Cyclone Mahasen hits Bangladesh |
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| May.15 |
Cyclone bears down on Bay of Bengal Cyclone Mahasen is bearing down on the Bay of Bengal, with thousands of people ordered to evacuate low-lying areas in Bangladesh and Burma
| 2007 |
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| Nov.20 |
Villagers dispute cyclone death toll |
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| Nov.18 |
Cyclone death toll surpasses 3,000 | The number of dead killed from Cyclone Sidr is expected to rise as the country continues to assess the damage. Rescue and relief teams have reached much of remote Bangladesh devastated by a po... | |
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| Nov.18 |
Cyclone death toll hits 2,000
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| Nov.17 |
Cyclone death toll hits 1,700 |
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| Nov.15 |
Cyclone hits: More than 200 dead Cyclone Sidr packing 150 mph winds slammed southeast coast, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes
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| Nov.14 |
Bangladesh braces for cyclone |
| 1970 |
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1970 Bhola cyclone Map of Ganges Delta Bangladesh| A devastating tropical cyclone that struck East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and India's West Bengal. Up to 500,000 people lost their lives | |
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| 2007 |
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| Jun.11 |
Mudslides kill at least 71
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| 2017 |
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| Aug.18 |
Deadly South Asia floods affect 16m people. Nepal
| 2007 |
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| Aug.6 |
Monsoon recedes, death toll rises |
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| Aug.3 |
Millions flee 'worst ever' floods| India: United Nations: the worst flooding in living memory. More than 1,000 people have been killed or injured by waters. the floods affected India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. 20 million people are known to have ... | |
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| Aug.2 |
Monsoon floods claim more than 160 |
| 2004 |
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| Jul.13 |
Flood havoc mounts in South Asia More than 10 million people are battling what some officials are calling the worst monsoon floods for over a decade
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| 2015 |
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| Jul.9 |
Bangladesh stampede kills 17 at free clothing drive |
| 2002 |
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| Dec.1 |
Stampede kills 36
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| 2017 |
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| Oct.19 |
Pollution linked to one in six deaths Global: Pollution has been linked to nine million deaths worldwide in 2015, a report in The Lancet has found. Bangladesh and Somalia were the worst ...
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| 2015 |
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| Jun.1 |
Murder trial over Rana Plaza factory collapse |
| 2013 |
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| May.9 |
Dhaka collapse toll passes 1,000 Map of Dhaka Bangladesh The death toll from Bangladesh's worst industrial accident has passed 1,000 as recovery teams continue to find more bodies in the wreckage
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| May.8 |
Bangladesh collapse toll tops 800
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| May.7 |
Bangladesh death toll climbs above 700
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| May.2 |
Dhaka collapse death toll passes 500 The death toll from the collapse of an eight-storey factory building in Savar, near the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, has passed 500
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| May.1 |
Death toll from Bangladesh building collapse climbs above 400
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| Apr.29 |
Tragedy spurs nationwide probe of garment factories
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| Apr.28 |
Collapsed Dhaka building owner held
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| Apr.27 |
Search continues for Dhaka survivors
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| Apr.26 |
Arrests over Dhaka building collapse
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| Apr.26 |
Survivors found in collapsed factory Bangladeshi rescue workers say a large group of people has been found alive inside a garment factory on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka
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| Apr.25 |
Fears for hundreds missing in Dhaka
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| Apr.24 |
More than 1000 dead in Dhaka collapse Map of Dhaka Bangladesh Many more are feared trapped after an eight-storey building collapsed on the outskirts of the capital
| Firefighters and army personnel are leading the operation to rescue those caught beneath the debris. More than 600 people have been injured
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| Apr.23 |
Eight-storey building collapses in Bangladesh
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| 2010 |
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| Mar.8 |
Burma refugees 'face starvation'
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| 2013 |
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| May.10 |
Survivor pulled from Bangladesh rubble 'I'm alive!' a woman's voice as workers approached the basement 16 days after the building had collapsed and 10 days since rescuers had given...
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| Apr.29 |
Dhaka defends collapse aid refusal
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| Apr.28 |
Bangladesh rescuers' hopes fade
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| Apr.24 |
Frantic search for Dhaka survivors A frantic search for survivors is under way at a building outside the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, which collapsed, killing at least 147 peop...
| 2007 |
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| Nov.16 |
Cyclone rescue effort under way |
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| 2005 |
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| Apr.11 |
Factory blast kills 17 |
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