Portal:Bangladesh/Bangladesh news

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)
7 January 2024 –
A fire in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh destroys hundreds of shelters and facilities and displaces nearly 7,000 Rohingya refugees. (Dhaka Tribune) (The Washington Post)