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Bangladesh, Myanmar and Honduras were the countries most severely affected by extreme weather events from 1990 to 2008, according to a climate change risk study published on Tuesday.
At least 43 people died in northeastern Bangladesh on Friday after a ferry capsized and sank, police said, the second such accident in the impoverished nation in a week.
An overcrowded passenger boat capsized in northern Bangladesh on Friday after being hit by a small ferry, leaving at least 46 people dead, police said.
An overcrowded passenger boat capsized in northern Bangladesh on Friday after being hit by a small ferry, leaving at least 46 people dead, police said.
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP)--At least 35 people died in northeastern Bangladesh Friday after a ferry capsized, police said, the second accident of its kind this week in the impoverished nation.
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- An overcrowded passenger boat carrying more than 80 people capsized in northern Bangladesh on Friday after being hit by a small ferry, leaving at least 38 people dead and several missing, police said.
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Authorities say a passenger boat has capsized after being hit by a small ferry in a river in northern Bangladesh, leaving at least 36 people dead.
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Authorities say a passenger boat has capsized after being hit by a small ferry in a river in northern Bangladesh, leaving at least 36 people dead.
All Casualties Reportedly from Passenger Boat Carrying 80 that Capsized after Ferry Collision
The death toll from the capsizing of a ferry over the weekend in southern Bangladesh rose Monday to 75 after rescuers recovered an additional 17 bodies.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Brummer & Partners, the largest Scandinavian hedge-fund manager, plans to set up a fund to buy Bangladeshi stocks, betting the south Asian nation will attract investors seeking the world’s next low-cost labor hub.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Brummer & Partners, the largest Scandinavian hedge-fund manager, plans to set up a fund to buy Bangladeshi stocks, betting the south Asian nation will attract investors seeking the world’s next low-cost labor hub.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Brummer & Partners, the largest Scandinavian hedge-fund manager, plans to set up a fund to buy Bangladeshi stocks, betting the south Asian nation will attract investors seeking the world’s next low-cost labor hub.
A rescue ship righted a capsized ferry on Sunday, easing the work of those searching the submerged cabins for scores believed trapped inside more than a day after the boat sank in southern Bangladesh. So far, 51 people have been confirmed dead, authorities said.
Authorities said Monday the death toll from a capsized Bangladesh ferry boat has risen to 63 and will likely go higher.
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - The death toll from the capsizing of a ferry over the weekend in southern Bangladesh rose Monday to 77 after rescuers recovered an additional 19 bodies.
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