Bangladesh miracle survivor 'doing great': doctor Bangladeshi doctors treating a "miracle" survivor pulled from ruins of a collapsed building after 17 days said Saturday she was doing "great" and had been reunited with her family.
11 May 2013 19:10
Bangladesh toll passes 1,000 as stacks of bodies found The death toll from last month's collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh rose past 1,000 Friday as piles of bodies were found in the ruins of a stairwell where victims had sought shelter.
10 May 2013 14:31
Bangladesh building death toll crosses 750: army The death toll from the collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh passed 750 on Wednesday after a dozen more bodies were found in the rubble overnight, a fortnight after the disaster.
Bangladesh building collapse death toll passes 650: army The death toll from Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster surpassed 650 Monday after dozens of bodies were pulled from the wreckage of a nine-storey building housing garment factories.
06 May 2013 15:59
Bangladesh building disaster death toll passes 500 The death toll from last week's collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh passed 500 Friday as the country's prime minister said Western retailers had to share some of the blame for the tragedy.
04 May 2013 10:51
Cranes clear Bangladesh disaster site as hopes fade Cranes began clearing the wreckage of a ruined garment factory complex in Bangladesh on Monday after the "last survivor" of the country's deadliest industrial disaster was killed by a fire.
29 April 2013 18:33
Bangladesh arrests owners of collapsed garment factory Bangladeshi police said Saturday they had arrested two owners of garment factories based at the eight-storey building that collapsed outside the capital as the death toll rose to at least 324.
27 April 2013 12:57
Bangladesh toll hits 273 as US vows to help crackdown Bangladeshi rescuers pulled dozens more people alive from a razed garment factory building Friday as the US pressed for a crackdown on deadly negligence of safety norms in the clothing industry.
26 April 2013 14:54
Bangladesh garment trade under fire as disaster toll rises Rescuers in Bangladesh Thursday hunted for survivors in a collapsed building as the death toll rose to 152 and criticism mounted of foreign firms that source cheap clothes from the country.
25 April 2013 12:42
Many feared dead as Bangladesh building collapses At least three people were killed and many more are feared dead after an eight-storey building housing a market collapsed Wednesday on the outskirts of Dhaka.
24 April 2013 13:29
Cameras to track tiger numbers in Bangladesh census Bangladesh is to launch a census of tigers next month living in the world's largest mangrove forest in a bid to determine the full extent of the threat to their survival.
27 March 2013 11:12
Death toll in Bangladesh ferry sinking rises to 14 - Rescue divers on Saturday pulled out 12 more bodies from a ferry that sank near the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka with around 100 people aboard, raising the death toll from the latest boat disaster to 14.
10 February 2013 11:58
Bangladesh slaughters 150,000 birds over avian flu Bangladesh's livestock authorities are slaughtering around 150,000 chickens at a giant poultry farm near Dhaka after the worst outbreak of avian flu in five years.
27 December 2012 11:24
Petrol bombs thrown during Bangladesh protest Hundreds of protesters in Bangladesh threw petrol bombs at police on Tuesday as opposition parties enforced a nationwide strike demanding elections under a neutral caretaker government.
12 December 2012 12:33
Bangladesh arrests fire factory managers amid protests Thousands of workers protested for a third day Wednesday after Bangladesh's worst garment factory fire as police arrested three managers over claims they stopped employees from leaving the burning plant.
29 November 2012 12:57
Bangladesh hunts owner after factory inferno Bangladesh police said Tuesday they had launched a manhunt for a fugitive factory boss after 110 garment workers burned to death following claims by survivors that they were ordered not to flee the inferno.
28 November 2012 17:48
Bangladesh charity puts women in the driving seat Mosammat Shahanara, 22, is a rare breed in Bangladesh: a qualified professional female driver, and she is ready to hit the road in a new career that should bring her independence and an income.
01 November 2012 12:18
Busan film fest embraces Asian diversity A Hong Kong action-thriller and a rural drama from Bangladesh will open and close Asia's top film festival next month, as its South Korean hosts look to share more of the spotlight with regional offerings.
