This week on World's Untold Stories:
The fishermen were hauling in the first net of the morning when the tiger pounced.
Bangladesh police have detained or arrested more than 18,000 people in the last 11 days in a crackdown on crime they say is aimed at improving security ahead of December elections.
Workers in Southeast Asia's shrimp industry suffer regular abuse and sometimes live in what amounts to virtual slavery, a human-rights organization said Wednesday.
Riots from Haiti to Bangladesh to Egypt over the soaring costs of basic foods have brought the issue to a boiling point and catapulted it to the forefront of the world's attention, the head of an agency focused on global development said Monday.
U.S. President George W. Bush has ordered the release of $200 million in emergency aid to help countries where the soaring cost of basic food has spurred riots and instability.
A train slammed into a packed bus at an unmanned railway crossing in central Bangladesh early Wednesday morning, killing 17 people and injuring 25 others.
An airliner flying from Malaysia to Bangladesh made an unscheduled landing Tuesday after a knife-wielding man attacked other passengers, a Thai immigration official said.
South African left-arm spinner Robin Peterson took a career-best five for 33 in an overwhelming innings and 205-run defeat of Bangladesh in Chittagong. which completed a 2-0 series triumph.
Human Rights Watch on Thursday issued a first-person account of the incarceration and torture in Bangladesh of one of its consultants -- an outspoken human rights advocate, journalist and blogger.
This week on World's Untold Stories:
The fishermen were hauling in the first net of the morning when the tiger pounced.
Bangladesh police have detained or arrested more than 18,000 people in the last 11 days in a crackdown on crime they say is aimed at improving security ahead of December elections.
Workers in Southeast Asia's shrimp industry suffer regular abuse and sometimes live in what amounts to virtual slavery, a human-rights organization said Wednesday.
Riots from Haiti to Bangladesh to Egypt over the soaring costs of basic foods have brought the issue to a boiling point and catapulted it to the forefront of the world's attention, the head of an agency focused on global development said Monday.
U.S. President George W. Bush has ordered the release of $200 million in emergency aid to help countries where the soaring cost of basic food has spurred riots and instability.
A train slammed into a packed bus at an unmanned railway crossing in central Bangladesh early Wednesday morning, killing 17 people and injuring 25 others.
An airliner flying from Malaysia to Bangladesh made an unscheduled landing Tuesday after a knife-wielding man attacked other passengers, a Thai immigration official said.
South African left-arm spinner Robin Peterson took a career-best five for 33 in an overwhelming innings and 205-run defeat of Bangladesh in Chittagong. which completed a 2-0 series triumph.
Human Rights Watch on Thursday issued a first-person account of the incarceration and torture in Bangladesh of one of its consultants -- an outspoken human rights advocate, journalist and blogger.
Bangladesh's new government vowed to stamp out corruption and restore order. But a new report outlining the arrest and abuse of a local journalist raises concerns it's pushing too far
Fishermen in Bangladesh beat a rare river dolphin to death because they had not seen "this kind of creature before," according to local news accounts.
New Zealand clinched a 2-0 series victory against minnows Bangladesh with another innings victory early on day three of the second Test at the Basin Reserve.
New Zealand are heading for a crushing victory over Bangadesh in the second Test in Wellington after taking total command on the second day.
Brendon McCullum plundered an unbeaten 80 runs from 28 balls as New Zealand demolished Bangladesh's total of 93 runs in six scintillating overs for a 10-wicket victory in their third one-day international on Monday.
Overburdened relief centers scrambled to help tens of thousands of cyclone survivors Wednesday, and fist fights broke out among victims waiting for rice at a food distribution center.
First we took a speedboat, then motorbikes, flying through the jungle at astonishing speed - avoiding limbs, branches and other debris. Once the jungle was too thick to continue, we carried forward on foot.
Five days after Cyclone Sidr struck Bangladesh, an overwhelming stench filled the air Tuesday as rotting bodies and animal carcasses floated in pools of stagnant water around the coastal city of Patharghata.
Survivors of a storm that killed more than 3,000 people in the impoverished nation of Bangladesh grieved and buried their loved ones Monday as they waited for aid to arrive.
The storm killed thousands, but better preparedness kept the toll down. Still, such storms will only get worse
Bangladesh, low-lying and with isolated villages, is extremely susceptible to the type of conditions Sidr has brought.
Bangladesh's death toll from Cyclone Sidr has reached an estimated 2,000 people, officials said Sunday, amid fears that it could skyrocket to five times that number.
More than 1,700 people have died in Bangladesh after a devastating tropical cyclone ripped through the western coast of the country, and the toll is expected to rise, a government spokesman tells CNN.
Thousands were left homeless Friday after a powerful tropical cyclone crashed ashore in Bangladesh, uprooting trees, destroying homes and damaging buildings where residents had sought shelter.
Jamie Siddons, considered by many experts to be the best Australian batsman never to have played Test cricket, has been appointed coach of Bangladesh's national team.
Bangladesh skipper Mohammad Ashraful scored the quickest 50 in Twenty20 Internationals -- off just 20 balls -- as his side sent the West Indies crashing out of the world tournament in Johannesburg.
Police arrested former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and one of her sons Monday on charges of corruption and misuse of power, a police official said.
Traffic returned to the streets, and residents crowded markets in Bangladesh's six largest cities Friday after the military-backed government temporarily lifted a curfew imposed to quell violent student protests.
Clashes between Bangladeshi police and students demanding an end to emergency rule spilled into the streets of the capital Wednesday, prompting the government to impose an indefinite curfew.
Bangladesh's army-backed interim government briefly relaxed a curfew on Thursday, allowing residents of the capital the chance to stock up on essentials and those stranded at airports and elsewhere to return home.
Angry students burned an army van and damaged at least 50 vehicles during fresh violence with security forces at Bangladesh's Dhaka University on Tuesday, witnesses said.
Eighteen thousand Bangladesh cricket fans were left disappointed when their team's third one-day international against India, in Chittagong, was abandoned without a ball being bowled after heavy overnight rain.
Bangladesh national team coach Dav Whatmore will quit at the end of May, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have confirmed.
Ireland dashed Bangladesh's slim cricket World Cup semifinal hopes after an excellent all-round display handed the debutants a 74-run victory on Sunday.
Bangladesh dealt a potentially fatal blow to South Africa's hopes of qualifying for the World Cup semifinals with a stunning 67-run victory in the Super Eights in Georgetown on Saturday.
Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore has expressed an interest in succeeding Greg Chappell as India coach.
Sanath Jayasuriya recovered from cramps to smash a century and spur Sri Lanka to a 198-run victory over Bangladesh in their World Cup Group B match on Wednesday.
Bangladesh produced one of the biggest shocks in the World Cup with a five-wicket victory over India in a Group B game on Saturday.
Along a dirt road in Bangladesh's green, fertile heartland, 140 miles northwest of Dhaka, workers in flip-flops are hauling bricks, pouring cement and hammering boards. The object of their labor: a...
Bangladesh secured a stunning pre-World Cup warm-up victory over New Zealand at the 3Ws Stadium on Tuesday.
Activists and police clashed in Bangladesh on Sunday, injuring at least 50 people at the start of a three-day transport blockade aimed at derailing upcoming elections.
Opener Shahriar Nafees stroked 123 not out, the highest one-day score by a Bangladesh batsman, to guide his team to a 101-run victory over Zimbabwe in an inconsequential Champions Trophy qualifier on Friday.
Forget billion-dollar development projects. When Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus surveyed a poor village in the mid-1970s and found that all the money borrowed totaled just $27, he set out to ...
West Indies opener Chris Gayle lashed 104 as the holders crushed Bangladesh by 10 wickets to ease into the main round of the Champions Trophy.
Rapid global warming poses a variety of security threats to the Asia Pacific region that have been "seriously underestimated," a new study says.
Andrew Symonds smashed an unbeaten 103 to inspire Australia to a 67-run victory over Bangladesh in Fatullah and a winning 2-0 lead in the three-match one-day series.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting scored a brave unbeaten century to lead his side to a three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first test in Fatullah.
Bangladesh kept alive their hopes of a remarkable victory over Australia by taking three wickets in the final session of the fourth day of the first test in Fatullah.
Shahriar Nafees struck his maiden Test century to lift Bangladesh to 355 for five at the close of play on day one of the first Test against Australia.
Muttiah Muralitharan became just the second man in Test match history to take 600 wickets as his Sri Lankan side stood on the brink of victory over Bangladesh in the second Test in Bogra on Friday.
Michael Vandort stroked an unbeaten 64 to lead Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first Test on Friday.
Sri Lanka have moved within sight of victory in the first Test after restricting Bangladesh to 181 all out on the third day.
Sri Lanka struggled against Bangladesh's spinners before fighting back to reach 313 for six at the close of the second day of the first Test.
A Bangladeshi court has sentenced 21 Islamic militants to death for their roles in a series of bomb attacks across the country six months ago, according to a government official.
Police said Friday that the death toll in an explosion at a textile mill in Bangladesh had risen to 85.
Underdogs Bangladesh scored their first win over Sri Lanka with victory in the second one-day international in Bogra on Wednesday.
A suicide bomber has killed eight people and wounded 50 others in the central Bangladeshi town of Netrokona, officials said.
Police have detained a total of 97 people over two days in connection with three bombings earlier this week in Bangladesh, which killed 14 people.
Bangladesh police have arrested a person believed to be responsible for an explosion -- the third this week in the country -- that killed at least one person and injured 10 others, authorities say.
A series of bombs exploded nearly simultaneously in dozens of cities across Bangladesh Wednesday, striking regional capitals as well as the national capital, Dhaka, authorities said.
Off spinner Gareth Batty has been added to England's one-day squad for the triangular series with Australia and Bangladesh.
England's hopes of a quick kill in the second test were thwarted as Bangladesh saved some face by wrenching the match into a third day.
England left-arm spinner Ashley Giles has been ruled out of the second and final test match against Bangladesh, starting in Durham on Friday.
England duly wrapped up a comprehensive innings and 261-run victory over Test minnows Bangladesh at Lord's on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
Marcus Trescothick and Michael Vaughan hit centuries before England's bowlers left Bangladesh teetering on the edge of an innings defeat after the second day of the first test at Lord's.
A woman died and 49 people were missing after a passenger ferry collided with a docked ferry and capsized in a river in southern Bangladesh, local police said.
A ferry boat with 260 people on board capsized overnight when it was hit by a tornado near the Bangladesh capital, drowning at least 83 people, local officials said.
Opener Nafis Iqbal made his first test century to help Bangladesh draw the second test against Zimbabwe in Dhaka and and record a first-ever series triumph by 1-0.
Bangladesh broke a four-year Test drought on Monday with left-arm spinner Enamul Haque claiming a career-best six for 45 in a 226-run defeat of Zimbabwe.
Bangladesh are on the brink of their first test victory in 35 attempts after reducing Zimbabwe to 46 for three as the visitors chase 381 for victory in Chittagong.
We received thousands of e-mails in the days after December's tsunamis from people seeking news of friends and relatives in areas affected by the disaster.
India beat Bangladesh by 11 runs in the opening game of their three-match one-day series, with Mohammad Kaif top scoring with 80.
Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action, the International Cricket Council said on Monday.
India's government gave the go-ahead for their cricket team's tour to Bangladesh after officials checked out security precautions in Dhaka following a threat from a militant group.
Daniel Vettori took six wickets as New Zealand romped to victory by an innings and 99 runs against Bangladesh on the fourth day of the first test.
Bangladesh riot police clashed with protesters at the start of a two-day strike called after a deadly weekend bomb attack.
Bangladesh police have recovered two bombs in the capital, Dhaka -- one of them similar to grenades used in Saturday's assassination attempt on the country's former prime minister, which killed 19 and wounded over 300 others.
Flood-stricken Bangladeshis will receive their first major overseas food aid deliveries on Wednesday after the worst rains in six years killed over 600 and displaced millions of people.
A massive health crisis is looming in Bangladesh as sewage mixes with floodwaters swirling through Dhaka, the capital of the South Asian country.
The death toll from South Asian floods has jumped to at least 326 with rising waters and overflowing rivers hitting towns and villages from Nepal to Bangladesh.
Brian Lara, who had threatened to resign as captain if West Indies failed to beat Bangladesh in the second and final test in Kingston, helped keep his job safe.
Relatives of scores of people feared drowned in Bangladesh have been lining the banks of a river where two ferries sank as hopes faded that more survivors would be found.
More than 180 people are missing in southern Bangladesh after a river ferry capsized during a tropical storm.
A bomb attack outside a Muslim shrine in Bangladesh has killed two people and wounded 100 others, including British High Commissioner Anwar Choudhury and his bodyguard.
Bangladesh ended a five-year victory drought when they beat Zimbabwe by eight runs in the third one-day international on Wednesday.
The U.S. State Department said it has received "several possible threats" against the U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh and other U.S. interests there.
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