#2 day depot fire kills at least 49 in Bangladesh

#2 day depot fire kills at least 49 in Bangladesh

“2 day depot fire kills at least 49 in Bangladesh” DHAKA, Bangladesh — Authorities in Bangladesh were still struggling Monday to determine the cause of a devastating fire that killed at least 49 people, including nine firefighters, and injured more than 100 others, officials and local media reported, as experts have raised concern over the…

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#Fire in food factory in Bangladesh kills

#Fire in food factory in Bangladesh kills

“#Fire in food factory in Bangladesh kills” DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh TV stations say at least 49 people have died in a fire that broke out at a food and beverage factory outside the country’s capital. A fire service official, Russel Shikder, confirmed that a fire began Thursday night at the five-story Hashem Food and…

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#First Rohingya refugees arrive at isolated Bangladesh island

#First Rohingya refugees arrive at isolated Bangladesh island

“#First Rohingya refugees arrive at isolated Bangladesh island” DHAKA, Bangladesh — Authorities in Bangladesh on Friday sent the first group of more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees to an isolated island despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process. The 1,642 refugees boarded seven Bangladeshi naval vessels in the port of Chittagong…

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#Bangladeshi floating hospital treats flood-ravaged community

#Bangladeshi floating hospital treats flood-ravaged community

“#Bangladeshi floating hospital treats flood-ravaged community” DHAKA, Bangladesh — In late July, volunteers from a Bangladeshi charity started getting calls seeking support from people from the country’s vast coastal region that had been flooded for months during this year’s monsoon. As the floodwaters started receding, the Bidyanondo Foundation quickly decided to hire a tourist boat…

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