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).
18 Oct 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 3 of the 7 days held.
Most on Friday 23 October 2026: 36 of its 75 stories (48%) 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
People killedArrestsPeople affectedPeople injuredPeople displacedRefugeesAbductionsEvacuationsPeople falling ill
Bangladesh: stories reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
BangladeshThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll 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.
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 1.5 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of the world's rate (8.5 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 & justice33%85 stories
Health21%54 stories
Disasters & accidents17%43 stories
Conflict & violence10%25 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given7%19 stories
Food & livelihood7%19 stories
Shelter & services2%5 stories
Displacement2%4 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed97 Stories reporting arrests41 Stories reporting people affected39 Stories reporting people injured33 Stories reporting people displaced4 Stories reporting refugees3 Stories reporting evacuations2 Stories reporting abductions2 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 258 stories.
Feelings
Angera little less angry than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefabout twice as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
Against its own usual: about as 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
Nepal43 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Bangladesh36 in 100
of its 718 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Myanmar45 in 100
of its 73 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
India24 in 100
of its 28,656 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Bhutan8 in 100
of its 40 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.
Where it happened
Accidents & disasters
Bangladesh (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.