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20 November 2007
Thousands
die in devastating cyclone in Bangladesh
28 August 2007
Bangladesh
regime imposes curfew to suppress student protests
13 August 2007
Bangladeshi
regime arrests former prime minister
4 June 2007
New
wave of political arrests in Bangladesh
17 April 2007
Military-backed
regime in Bangladesh postpones elections for 18 months
15 January 2007
Bangladeshi
president postpones election and imposes state of emergency
16 November 2006
Bangladesh
convulsed by protests over coming election
19 June 2006
Widespread
unrest erupts among textile workers in Bangladesh
2 March 2006
Bangladesh:
54 workers killed in textile factory fire
18 May 2005
An eye for sale
Poverty forces Bangladeshi woman to turn to organ trade
19 April 2005
Bangladeshi
factory collapse kills more than 70 workers
4 September 2004
Attack
on Bangladesh opposition rally heightens political tensions
24 July 2003
South
Asian floods kill hundreds and leave millions homeless
19 July 2003
Ferry
disaster in Bangladesh claims hundreds of lives
8 January 2003
Bangladesh
government exploits bomb blasts to detain political opponents
20 November 2002
Bangladesh's
"crime" crackdown results in the deaths of 24 detainees
8 May 2002
Ferry
disaster in Bangladesh claims 300 lives
21 May 2001
India-Bangladesh
border still tense after worst clash in 30 years
26 April 2001
Another
round of anti-government strikes and protests in Bangladesh
5 January 2001
Bangladesh's
worst ferry disaster claims nearly 200 lives
9 December 2000
Striking
dock workers shot dead in Bangladesh
30 November 2000
Bangladesh factory fire kills 48 workers
Locked gates prevented workers escaping death
6 September 2000
Hundreds
die in floods in southern India and Bangladesh
9 March 2000
Bitter
political feud between the government and opposition in Bangladesh
29 February 2000
Bangladesh
government introduces harsh new security laws
3 November 1999
Child
labour on the increase in Bangladesh
20 October 1999
Hundreds
of thousands hit by Bangladesh floods
16 September 1999
Plan
for transport of Indian goods through Bangladesh provokes factional
strife within country's elite
27 August 1999
Bangladesh
government crackdown on women engaged in prostitution
9 July 1999
Bangladesh
budget heaps on more burdens as poverty grows
24 June 1999
Widespread
repression in Bangladesh countryside
3 April 1999
Bangladesh
government spends on investors rather than hospitals and schools
9 March 1999
Bangladesh:
With protests intensifying, investors decry rivalry among political
elite
3 February 1999
Health hazards in Bangladesh
15,000 children in Dhaka die every year from pollution
12 January 1999
Engineer
in Pakistan writes on arsenic contamination in Bangladesh
8 December 1998
Social
explosion looms in Bangladesh
2 December 1998
Millions
in Bangladesh face slow poisoning from arsenic-contaminated water
29 October 1998
General
strikes in Bangladesh demand government's resignation
15 September 1998
Floods
threaten 20 million lives in Bangladesh
4 August 1998
Crisis
in South Asia reflected in Colombo summit |
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