Tag: Bangladesh
Cyclone Mocha causes devastation as makes landfall in Bangladesh and Myanmar
Hundreds of thousands of people are sheltering in refuges, government facilities, or schools and at least six deaths were reported in Myanmar, according to Radio Free Asia. According to the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center, the storm is packing winds of up to 259 kilometres per hour. More than 1.2 million people have been evacuated.
Many Killed in Fire at Bangladesh Container Depot
Bangladesh killed at least 49 people and injured more than 300 others, officials and local media said Sunday, as firefighters struggled to get the blaze [Read More…]
Bangladesh: Local Awami League Leader Held in Student’s Horrific Death
Bangladeshi police took in a local ruling party leader for questioning Friday, as authorities expanded their probe into alleged attempts to cover-up the murder of [Read More…]
Suspected Leader of Bangladesh Terror Outfit Arrested in India
A top operative of a Bangladeshi militant group and suspected mastermind of an explosion at the Buddhist holy site of Bodh Gaya earlier this year [Read More…]
Bangladesh Police Arrest 27 Suspected Gays at Community Center
Bangladeshi police stormed a community center outside Dhaka early Friday and arrested 27 men – mostly students between the ages of 18 and 20 – [Read More…]
Bangladesh: Gunfire, Blasts Heard as Police Surround Suspected Militant Dens
Extremists hurled grenades at officers and shots were fired as police encircled two of three suspected militant dens in northeastern Bangladesh, where security forces moved [Read More…]
Bangladesh: 5 Alleged Militants, Child Die During Police Raids
A boy and five suspected militants were killed Thursday during two raids by police in southern and eastern Bangladesh, officials said. The counter-terrorist raids were [Read More…]
Bangladesh Groups Plotting Attacks in India: Intel Report
Operatives of two Bangladeshi militant groups have infiltrated India and together are plotting attacks in major cities including the Indian capital, according to a classified [Read More…]
