36 of its 75 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 36 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about twice the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Bangladesh on 6 of the 30 days held.
Most on Saturday 17 October 2026: 66 of its 120 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Bangladesh: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
BangladeshThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightOctober 2026
2 Oct
Mymensinghaccidents & disasters
6 stories, 2 outlets
5 Oct
Jamtaraprotests & strikes
6 stories, 5 outlets
10 Oct
Dhakaattacks & violence
11 stories, 9 outlets
17 Oct
Dhakaaccidents & disasters
35 stories, 30 outlets
17 Oct
Sylhetprotests & strikes
6 stories, 14 outlets
17 Oct
Inaniaccidents & disasters
9 stories, 27 outlets
Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Bangladesh most42 of its 112 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
45 of its 115 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dhaka accounted for 24 of Bangladesh's 45 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets.
66 of its 120 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 35 of Bangladesh's 66 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets.
39 of its 122 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
39 of its 93 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 173 million people live in Bangladesh. Over these days its news carried 6.8 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Rights & justice36%420 stories
Health23%264 stories
Disasters & accidents14%162 stories
Food & livelihood10%116 stories
Conflict & violence9%102 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given4%46 stories
Shelter & services3%35 stories
Displacement2%22 stories
Where it happened
Bangladesh (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed378 Stories reporting arrests220 Stories reporting people affected142 Stories reporting people injured107 Stories reporting refugees25 Stories reporting people displaced17 Stories reporting abductions11 Stories reporting evacuations2 Stories reporting people falling ill1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Bangladesh. Ring: the world. Measured over 1,177 stories.
Feelings
Angera little less angry than the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Griefabout one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Fearabout as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Bangladesh in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Bangladesh's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Nepal57 in 100 of its 1,939 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar47 in 100 of its 370 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Bangladesh36 in 100
of its 3,247 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
India24 in 100
of its 132,856 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Bhutan15 in 100
of its 118 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
outbreaks17 Oct11 of its stories that day, about three times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.