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Death toll rises to 73 as 6 more dengue patients die in 24 hours
UNB, Dhaka : Six more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 73 this year. During the period, 836 more...
Condemned building used by homeless people falls in Brazil, killing 14 people
AP, RIO DE JANEIRO: An apartment building condemned for more than a decade but used by homeless people collapsed in Brazil’s northeastern state of Pernambuco, killing 14 people, including six children, firefighters reported Saturday....
4 killed in Rangpur Road crash
News Desk : A man, his wife, his son and the driver were killed and 20 others injured in a triangular collision between two passenger buses and a truck at Ramnathpur Border Ghar point...
Fire rages on at dump yard near Matarbari Power Plant
News Desk : A fire that broke out near the Matarbari Coal Power Plant area in Moheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar could not be brought under control even after 10 hours. Locals and firefighters...
Three of a family among six dead as bus crushes small passenger vehicle in Jashore
Online Desk : At least six people have been killed and three more injured in a collision between a bus and a small passenger vehicle called Easy bike in Jashore Sadar Upazila. The dead...
5 killed in gunfight in Ukhiya Rohingya camp
UNB, Cox’s Bazar : Five Rohingyas were killed early Friday in a gunfight between two criminal groups over establishing dominance in a Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhiya of Cox’s Bazar, police said. Four of...
15 killed in attack on Myanmar village; military says pro-democracy fighters hit civilians
AP, BANGKOK : Myanmar’s military-controlled government is accusing pro-democracy fighters of killing 15 civilians in a nighttime mortar attack in a restive central area of the country, charges denied by the guerrilla group. A...
Flood situation improves in Sunamganj; water levels of rivers fall
UNB, Sunamganj : The water levels of various rivers in Sunamgan have started to fall due to lack of rains. The water levels of different rivers in the north-eastern part of the country will...