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2006 Bangladesh announced a fresh round of polio vaccination drives, first since 2004, amid growing signs that the lethal disease has staged a comeback.
Google | Bangladesh Polio Timeline | 2007 Deaths from monsoon rains in Bangladesh topped 200, with at least 16 more fatalities reported overnight. 7.5 million people have been either marooned or displaced from their homes.
Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 2008 A fire swept through a five-story building in a crowded section of the capital, Dhaka, killing at least 10 people and injuring five others.
Google | Fire in Bangladesh Timeline | 2014 M.V. Pinak ferry, licensed at 85 capacity, capsized in the Padma river southwest of Dhaka with about 200 passengers on board. About 100 people were rescued with 19 bodies recovered and at least 125 presumed dead.
Google | Open Timeline | 2024 At least 91 people are killed in violent clashes between anti-government protesters and policemen, pro-government activists nationwide. It was the single largest death toll in a day during the movement.
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