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December

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November

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July

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  • July 30: Bangladesh government sets up a truth commission that would allow corrupt businessmen and politicians to avoid going to jail if they confess and refund money obtained illegally. (AFP)
  • July 30: New research by scientists in Dhaka shows Bangladesh's landmass is increasing, contradicting forecasts that country will be under the waves by the end of the century. (BBC)
  • July 7: At least 21 people are killed and nearly 40 injured when two buses collide on a Bangladesh highway. (reuters)

June

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  • June 20: The Election Commission (EC) announces that polls to four city corporations and nine municipalities will be held on August 4. (Daily Star)

May

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  • May 19: Dhaka high court approves citizenship for Biharis who were minors when Bangladesh won independence in 1971 or born after. (BBC)
  • May 13: At least 44 people drown as a river ferry capsizes. (Reuters)

April

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March

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February

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  • February 13: The immigration advisory service in Britain warn that restrictions on immigration of Bangladeshis to the UK was leading to shortages in curry houses and having an impact on the industry. (guardian)
  • February 8: A plague of rats destroy crops in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (BBC)

January

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