A man from Bangladesh who wanted to hijack a plane on Sunday had a toy gun with him. That is what the police report in Bangladesh. He did not have real weapons or explosives.
A Boeing 737 with 142 passengers on board has returned to the airport of Chittagong city in Bangladesh. A passenger would have tried to hijack the plane. The man behaved...
At least ten women were killed in a charity campaign in Bangladesh. The owner of a steel factory distributed clothing, resulting in chaos.
In the Bengali town of Chittagong, at least ten people were crushed to death and over fifty wounded. That happened according to the local police when a prayer meeting where free food stamps were handed out was completely out of hand.
Pope Francis dedicated a mass for more than 100,000 people on Friday in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. During the service he dedicated sixteen priests. Of the more than 160 million inhabitants of the country, the majority is Muslim; Catholics make up only 0.24 percent of the population.
The Red Cross is working with man and power at work in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to help victims of the cyclone Mora. The relief organization reported Tuesday that the death toll in Sri Lanka has increased by natural violence to 177.
In Bangladesh, at least 22 people were killed by a cyclone. Most of the victims were slain by fallen trees or collapsed houses, reported local authorities Saturday. More than 50,000 homes have been damaged by the natural disaster.
