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Making the ship recycling industry clean up its act

The United Nation's International Maritime Organization (IMO) has gathered this week in the shipping hub of Hong Kong to draw up new rules on ship recycling.

Cyclone death toll near 200 in India, Bangladesh

The death toll from a powerful cyclone that hit India and Bangladesh this week has climbed to at least 180, officials said Wednesday.

Probe calls for Bangladesh troop deaths

Human rights groups in Bangladesh and abroad are calling for an investigation after 16 borders guards accused of participating in a bloody revolt in February died in custody in recent days.

Rare dolphins discovered deep in jungle

The Irrawaddy, one of the world's rarest species of freshwater dolphins, have been found in surprisingly large numbers deep in the waterlogged jungles of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh mall fire death toll hits 7

Bangladeshi authorities found seven bodies in the charred remains of a massive shopping complex that caught fire Friday afternoon.

Bangladesh: Fewer officers missing after mutiny

The Bangladeshi military has revised the number of army officers missing after last week's bloody uprising, from 72 down to six.

Bangladesh army steps up mutineer hunt

The Bangladeshi army fanned out across the country Monday, hunting down paramilitary troops who fled their barracks in the capital, Dhaka, after a deadly uprising that killed dozens of their superiors.

Bangladesh: Body search continues amid retaliation fears

Relief teams dug through rose gardens at the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles Sunday, looking for more than 70 army officers still missing -- and presumed killed -- after a deadly uprising by paramilitary forces last week.

Mass grave found after Bangladesh mutiny

At least 40 bodies -- all of them wearing uniforms identifying them as army officers -- have been found in a mass grave inside the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles paramilitary in the capital, Dhaka, authorities said Friday.

Bangladesh says rebellion by mutinous troops ends

The rebellion by paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles troops apparently ended Thursday after they handed over their weapons inside their headquarters in the capital city's Pilkhana district, the national press agency quoted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as saying in a nationwide televised address.

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